AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 02:23 PM
PODCAST: Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
2025 Repossession Agent of the Year: Phil Hanks of Connect 1 Recovery
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
ICYMI: FTC delays Safeguards Rule implementation until June
Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, 05:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While a notable portion of the industry was in San Diego for Used Car Week, the Federal Trade Commission made a decision involving the Safeguards Rule that likely delighted attendees mingling about the Manchester Grand Hyatt, but also at dealerships, ... [Read More]
DriveItAway partners with DigiSure to smooth insurance processes
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 04:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BuyAutoInsurance.com recently shared research about uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance coverage, reporting that 13% of American drivers either have inadequate auto insurance coverage or none at all. To help turn those kinds of trends, DriveItAway Holdings announced ... [Read More]
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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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PODCAST: Equifax on intensifying verifications amid affordability challenges
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax vice president of verification services Shelly Nischbach made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss how finance companies are sharpening their underwriting in light of the recessionary and rising interest rate environment they’re facing. Nischbach also touched on ... [Read More]
Car Capital pauses originations, reduces workforce
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 09:58 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In separate letters sent to its investors and dealer clients on Wednesday, Car Capital said it is still in business, but it paused auto finance originations due to “difficult capital market conditions.” As a result, Car Capital also said it ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS expands NY facility for titling & more
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 04:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
To handle client demand and make room for personnel and resources, defi SOLUTIONS on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Amherst, N.Y. facility that houses the company’s newly renamed defi MANAGED SERVICING outsourced servicing operation. According to a news release, ... [Read More]
Creative Business Decisions partners with LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS to improve risk management
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 04:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and Creative Business Decisions (CBD) finalized their full integration to help mutual clients make better underwriting decisions by incorporating generic or custom-developed scorecards created by CBD within Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination System (LOS). The company reiterated appTRAKER ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Soft vehicle inventory continues to drag originations
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing what Cox Automotive and other experts are seeing from a retail perspective, TransUnion’s Q3 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) showed how much auto finance originations are slowing. According to the report released on Tuesday, TransUnion said originations ... [Read More]
3 Chicago men charged with odometer & title fraud
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, 02:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Justice Department described another notable fraud incident this week that could have permeated through the wholesale, retail and finance spaces. A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment, which was unsealed on Wednesday, charging three Illinois men with ... [Read More]
Latest Fed move could push auto interest rates to levels not seen in 21 years
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, 02:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell and Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke made comments before and after the Federal Reserve pushed interest rates higher again on Wednesday. The latest 75-point rise pushed the year-to-date increase in the target ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities where millennials have highest auto balance
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LendingTree recently reported that millennials owe a median of $15,281 in auto debt across the 100 largest metros in the U.S. Researchers used an anonymized sample of credit reports from the first and second quarters of this from more than ... [Read More]
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