StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
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: 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
Endurance celebrates 20 years, highlighting growth & investment in warranty space
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two years before the Great Recession started, Endurance Warranty Services opened operations as a provider of auto protection plans to consumers and dealerships across the U.S. Now two decades later, Endurance is celebrating with a look back at its milestones, ... [Read More]
Reviewing FICO & FSA data to see how much student loans could be impacting your auto-finance portfolio
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Information from FICO and the Federal Student Aid Data Center showed how much student loans could be impacting your underwriting as well as your outstanding auto-finance portfolio. According to a spring update, the FSA Data Center indicated that the outstanding ... [Read More]
As subprime space keeps changing, how long can average terms stretch?
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive’s Mark Strand and Paul Machin of Vintraxx Automotive each made astute observations about affordability and the subprime market on social media ahead of the newest views of consumer sentiments that keep sagging. The April reading of the Survey ... [Read More]
AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Nick Zulovich
American Financial Services Association president and CEO Celia Winslow recently appeared before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions during a hearing focused on promoting access to credit for American consumers. Winslow spelled out the four primary ... [Read More]
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with extensive research confirming that the U.S. consumer credit market is increasingly splitting along a K-shaped path, TransUnion’s Q1 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) included an update about the auto-finance market, which is still experiencing an origination volume ... [Read More]
Attention focused on future of Fed chair, as economists don’t expect changes in interest rates this month
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jeremy Robb and Comerica Bank chief economist Bill Adams agree that the Federal Reserve is likely to leave interest rates unchanged after this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee concludes. What constituted most of ... [Read More]
Former Revere Capital, Skopos Financial exec joins Edge Financial Services
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a news release, 1803 Capital, which operates as Edge Financial Services, appointed a new chief financial officer this week, turning to an executive who has held leadership positions at Revere Capital, Regional Management Corp. and Skopos Financial. Coming ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance makes another top leadership change with new chief sales officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance continued to reshape its top leadership, announcing late Monday that Robert Bourrier has joined the subprime auto finance company as chief sales officer. The move arrived roughly six weeks after Credit Acceptance hired Steffen Schumann as chief business ... [Read More]
PayNearMe hires chief development officer to lead engineering efforts
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PayNearMe recently announced Niall Hayes joined the company as chief development officer and executive vice president of engineering. The company is asking Hayes to lead its engineering organization and drive the platform’s ongoing evolution, with a focus on scaling its ... [Read More]
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The March edition of CreditGauge from VantageScore showed the average VantageScore 4.0 credit score held steady at 701, reflecting continued consumer resilience amid elevated borrowing costs and broader macroeconomic uncertainty. Analysts explained in the report that the distribution of consumers ... [Read More]
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