Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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As subprime space keeps changing, how long can average terms stretch?
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
Reviewing FICO & FSA data to see how much student loans could be impacting your auto-finance portfolio
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 10:13 AM
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This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines 3 steps now that Anthropic’s Mythos adds more possible AI risk to banking
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:18 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
NAF Association emerges strong after nearly 3 years of change
Wednesday, May. 24, 2023, 09:04 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The National Automotive Finance Association began to navigate challenges triggered by COVID-19 like literally the rest of the world in March 2020. Then, matters became tremendously more complicated 15 months later when the only executive director the NAF Association ever ... [Read More]
Tom Hudson named first recipient of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award
Tuesday, May. 23, 2023, 11:01 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tom Hudson might not be practicing consumer finance law on a daily basis nowadays, but accolades continue to be given to the founding partner of Hudson Cook. On Tuesday, the National Automotive Finance Association announced that Hudson has been named ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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Messages from Truist & Westlake illustrate wide-ranging state of auto financing
Monday, May. 22, 2023, 11:06 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Messages obtained by SubPrime Auto Finance News during the past couple of days perhaps illustrate how wide-ranging the auto finance landscape currently is. On Friday, Cherokee Media Group received an anonymous tip that Truist Bank and Regional Acceptance were set ... [Read More]
24 state AGs send amicus brief to Supreme Court, supporting CFPB
Friday, May. 19, 2023, 11:33 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A coalition of 24 attorneys general threw their support behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week, submitting an amicus brief to the Supreme Court The group is urging the court to overturn a decision by the U.S. Court of ... [Read More]
April auto defaults mimic credit availability time comparison
Thursday, May. 18, 2023, 10:25 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
You can decide how connected the timing of these two auto finance trends are. Cox Automotive reported last week that auto credit availability in April tightened to a point not seen in almost two years. This week, S&P Indices and ... [Read More]
ARA to tackle 3 important questions about repossessing EVs during upcoming webinar
Wednesday, May. 17, 2023, 12:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Electric vehicles are steadily gaining share in both the used- and new-vehicle markets. But not every consumer maintains their monthly payments on those EVs. To help repossession agents handle the unique situations EVs present, the American Recovery Association is hosting ... [Read More]
Launcher integrates with TurboPass to boost underwriting
Wednesday, May. 17, 2023, 11:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two technology providers specializing in originations and underwriting announced this week they’re now working together. Launcher finalized an integration partnership with TurboPass, enhancing multi-verification capabilities and simplifying the funding process for mutual finance company clients utilizing Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination ... [Read More]
FTC begins distribution of $3.3M dealership settlement over ‘junk fees and discriminatory practices’
Wednesday, May. 17, 2023, 11:25 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In October, the Federal Trade Commission announced an action against Passport Automotive Group for what the regulator called in a news release as “deceiving consumers by tacking hundreds to thousands of dollars in illegal junk fees onto car prices and ... [Read More]
TransUnion: As originations soften, focus turns to vintage performance
Tuesday, May. 16, 2023, 10:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been about a decade since TransUnion saw auto finance origination volume at this low of a level. The automotive portion of the Q1 2023 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) from TransUnion showed that Q4 2022 originations — viewed ... [Read More]
California CU gains certification to help underbanked open checking accounts
Monday, May. 15, 2023, 11:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For California customers in your auto finance portfolio who might not have a checking account already, they might have an option to get one through California Credit Union. The institution said last week that it received certification by the national ... [Read More]
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