July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
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
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Solutions by Text to host conference focused on payments, regulation & more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Solutions by Text (SBT) announced highlights of its upcoming conference focused on accelerating revenue through the convergence of real time payments within rich messaging experiences, preparing finance companies for 2024 regulatory changes and more. Its FinText Conference also includes leading ... [Read More]
Westlake highlights success of AI and ML tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial recently shared how much the finance company is using artificial intelligence and machine learning nowadays. According to a news release, Westlake’s proprietary AI and ML tool, Visorbot, computes 800,000 applications per day. In a single month, Westlake said ... [Read More]
2 hopeful thoughts for automotive even as interest rates rise another 25 basis points
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates another 25 basis points this week to leave the federal funds rate at 5.25-5.5%. But two leading automotive economists as well as another top industry analyst remain hopeful on two important fronts for dealerships ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Where finance companies now are seeking human expertise
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel founder Don Jasensky paid another visit to be on the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a discussion about the employment front. Jasensky shared his perspectives with Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich about which departments finance companies are looking to ... [Read More]
PassTime recaps 2 recent cases of aiding law enforcement
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PassTime might not have a badge, but the GPS solutions provider was recently involved in a pair of incidents where the company provided crucial assistance to law enforcement. Through a post on its website and another on social media, PassTime ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Experian on the ‘new normal’ of auto finance data
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski came back for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich asked Zabritski if auto finance data is “normal” again after pandemic anomalies. Listen to Zabritski’s intriguing ... [Read More]
CPS cheers PayNearMe integration with Cash App Pay
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services chief operating officer Mike Lavin explained why PayNearMe now being natively integrated with the Cash App Pay is good for the subprime auto finance company. “The addition of Cash App Pay will give our customers even more ... [Read More]
FedNow Service now used by 35 banks & credit unions, 16 service providers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Reserve is doing more than adjusting interest rates nowadays. On Thursday, the Fed announced that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow Service, is now live. Officials said banks and credit unions of all sizes can sign ... [Read More]
June views of credit performance & defaults continue seasonal moves
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It might ease concerns from finance companies to see watchers of credit performance and defaults observe seasonal movements, according to the newest updates released this week. The auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices generated just a 1 ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus hires new CFO with global professional experience
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus strengthened its financial leadership with someone who brings experience national and international experience in both the public and private sectors. The provider of automated biweekly and early loan payoff services announced on Tuesday that Donald Retreage Jr. has joined ... [Read More]
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