AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
New CFPB report spots double-digit drop in debt collection tradelines
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Focused on what auto finance underwriters might see daily, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report this week examining trends in credit reporting of debt in collections from 2018 to 2022. While focused on other parts of the ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus adds Fifth Third Bank to payment network
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If contract holders in your portfolio do business with Fifth Third Bank, here’s an option to help them stay current. AutoPayPlus has engaged with Fifth Third Bank to further diversify its portfolio of bank partners that provide money transmission solutions ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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NAF Association unveils revamped website
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 04:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association has a new look — at least online. This week, the NAF Association launched its newly redesigned website with revamped features such as a modernized logo, streamlined design, improved functionality, and easy access to essential ... [Read More]
Former Chrysler Financial, TransUnion exec joins Intellaegis as head of sales
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 04:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intellaegis, which operates in the repossession and recovery spaces as masterQueue, named a new head of sales this week. Taking on the position is Brynn Layton, who will be reporting to Intellaegis chief operating officer Lance Suder and lead all ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive dissects latest in credit tightening
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
You likely weren’t overreacting if it seemed like it was more difficult to get your dealership’s contracts bought last month. Cox Automotive reported access to auto credit tightened again in January, according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for all ... [Read More]
Open Lending broadens program to older vehicles
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps that older model included in the pitched paper from a dealership in your network now looks a little more appealing when viewed through the updated tool from Open Lending Corp. Last week, the enablement and risk analytics solutions provider ... [Read More]
IAA Loan Payoff tops $3B in transactions in 2022
Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, 04:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
IAA reached another milestone, as the company announced IAA Loan Payoff exceeded $3 billion in total loss transactions in 2022. IAA highlighted this exponential growth follows the tool’s 2021 record of $1.2 billion in installment contracts and leases processed, bringing ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Federal- and state-level government update with AFSA
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, 08:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two of the senior vice presidents from the American Financial Services Association took time during their orchestration of the 2023 Vehicle Finance Conference in Dallas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Celia Winslow and Danielle Fagre Arlowe discussed ... [Read More]
Latest TransUnion study examines new-to-credit consumers
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps those new-to-credit consumers — individuals early in their credit journeys — might be some of the best applicants to land in your finance company’s underwriting department. The main finding from a newly released TransUnion global study showed new-to-credit consumers ... [Read More]
CBA responds to Biden’s characterizations of ‘junk fees’
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, 04:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Bankers Association president and CEO Lindsey Johnson offered a pointed response to a specific part of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address given on Tuesday night. It all had to do with what Biden referred to as ... [Read More]
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