StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
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Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
CFPB roundup: Proposed settlement with credit repair firm totals $2.7B
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Among a series of activities in recent days, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau entered a proposed settlement on Monday with what the regulator called “a ring of corporate entities” operating some of the largest credit repair brands in the country, ... [Read More]
9 industry associations offer suggestions as FCC crafts call-blocking regulation
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nine industry associations recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), pushing back against the regulator’s plan involving call blocking and offering suggestions so financial institutions can still contact their customers. The associations responded because the FCC wants ... [Read More]
Fitch sees subprime ABS deterioration abating, predicts ‘mild’ recession
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A few days after S&P Global Ratings shared its perspectives about how auto securitizations are performing, Fitch Ratings offered its assessment, too, focusing on the subprime sector. Analysts indicated Wednesday that subprime auto ABS loan performance deterioration has recently moderated ... [Read More]
Highlights of 2023 Non-Prime Automotive Financing Survey
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A quartet of industry executives took turns describing data contained in nearly 20 slides highlighting some of the top trends from 2023 Non-Prime Automotive Financing Survey that featured members of the National Automotive Finance Association and the American Financial Services ... [Read More]
4 enhancements to Launcher’s origination platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Launcher unveiled the fifth iteration of its loan origination platform. The technology provider said the latest version of appTRAKER LOS vV blends a “staggering” list of process improvements and workflow efficiencies for finance companies utilizing the appTRAKER LOS ... [Read More]
Latest views from S&P Global Ratings on auto ABS & banking sector
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with taking a deep look at the banking sector, S&P Global Ratings also published its latest views on U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS). Analysts arrived at four assertions when looking at ABS performance for June. They included: —Performance ... [Read More]
3 dealerships settle with Rhode Island AG over alleged vehicle pricing violations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rhode Island’s attorney general recently reached an agreement to resolve three enforcement actions with a trio of franchised dealerships in the Ocean State for charging automatic add-ons and fees not included in the advertised price and other advertising practices. In ... [Read More]
Open Lending CTO now part of Forbes Technology Council
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending announced this week that chief technology officer Sarah Lackey has been elected to the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. As a member of the council, Open Lending highlighted Lackey will provide ... [Read More]
PODCAST: More auto finance insights with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Satyan Merchant, senior vice president and head of TransUnion’s auto finance business, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss findings contained in the company’s Q2 2023 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR). Merchant also described the impact ... [Read More]
Portfolio moves Griggs to board chair & hires new CEO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Portfolio made changes at the top of its leadership. On Wednesday, the provider of reinsurance and F&I programs announced the promotion of Brent Griggs from president and CEO to chairman of the company’s board of directors. Succeeding Griggs as CEO ... [Read More]
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