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This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups

Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM

The sixth annual automotive research study by Urban Science in collaboration with The Harris Poll highlighted that nine in 10 U.S. car buyers said a traditional dealership is their top choice for purchasing a vehicle. Now let’s delve deeper into ... Read More

Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%)

Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company

Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM

Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More

EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities

Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM

This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More

Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year

Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM

Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here

SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot

Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM

In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here

FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more

Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM

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

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]

FTC sues VoIP provider that allegedly facilitates robocalls impersonating Social Security Administration

FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts

Monday, May. 15, 2023, 11:27 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Federal officials are responding to an operation that allegedly is sending robocalls saying they originate from the Social Security Administration. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sued to stop a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) provider XCast Labs that the ... [Read More]

Car Capital restarts originations in Midwest & Southeast with 3 new top executives

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Friday, May. 12, 2023, 10:24 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Car Capital paused originations, reduced its workforce and shifted contract servicing to Westlake Financial last November because of “difficult capital market conditions.” On Thursday, Car Capital reemerged with a new leadership team set to do business now in the Midwest ... [Read More]

MBSi begins president transition process

Friday, May. 12, 2023, 10:23 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

MBSi Corp. announced that a top leadership transition began this week. After more than eight years of leadership and growth at MBSi, the provider of repossession assignment software and vendor compliance solutions to the auto finance industry said president Cort ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Credit Availability Index drops to lowest point in 2 years

Thursday, May. 11, 2023, 11:15 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Three ingredients that analysts put in the headwind category had more impact than the trio of trends in the helpful category, resulting in access to auto finance credit tightening in April to the lowest point in more than two years. ... [Read More]

Solutions by Text announces 3 new hires & 1 executive promotion

Wednesday, May. 10, 2023, 11:57 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, Solutions by Text enhanced its leadership team with three new senior level hires and a promotion. The compliance-first provider of enterprise text messaging and payments solutions focused on consumer financial services appointed Danielle Repetti as chief revenue officer, ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Repossessions now highlighted in academia

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Wednesday, May. 10, 2023, 11:56 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

What’s sometimes considered to be a dangerous task of repossessing vehicles now has been highlighted in what some might view as the high-brow world of academia. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, International Recovery Systems resident Jeremy Cross ... [Read More]

McGlinchey Stafford adds to Calif.-based enterprise litigation & investigations group

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Wednesday, May. 10, 2023, 11:51 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, McGlinchey Stafford reinforced its enterprise litigation and investigations group in the firm’s Irvine, Calif., office. Joining the firm as members are attorneys Kere Tickner and Michelle McCliman with the pair being supported by paralegal Kirsten Zell and legal ... [Read More]

Subprime softens even more in new-car world

Monday, May. 8, 2023, 04:59 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealerships and auto finance companies already were not completing many deliveries and installment contracts for new vehicles with consumers who fell into the subprime and deep subprime credit tiers. Now following the significant jump in interest rates, Cox Automotive pinpointed ... [Read More]

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