Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Westlake gives largest donation in southern California to 2022 Ronald McDonald Walk for Kids
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Friday, Westlake Financial highlighted one of its latest philanthropy endeavors. The finance company said it partnered with Ronald McDonald’s 2022 Walk for Kids and donated $72,000, one of the largest donations in southern California thus far. Westlake indicated the ... [Read More]
Carvana rolls out co-signer option
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What’s often been done in special finance departments at physical dealerships now is being leveraged by Carvana — at least in South Carolina. The online used-vehicle retailer said this week that to make its vehicle financing qualification process easier for ... [Read More]
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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TransUnion: Delinquencies continue on normalization path
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While TransUnion spotted noticeable rises of consumer debt levels in many credit segments, experts also are seeing normalization of delinquencies. That’s the main theme of TransUnion’s Q2 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) released on Thursday. “Consumers are facing ... [Read More]
PODCAST: New leadership tandem at ARA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association’s new leadership tandem made time for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Installed earlier this summer, president Vaughn Clemmons and executive director Joel Kennedy offered their perspective on taking these leadership roles for an industry ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel makes 4th major move of year by hiring CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, F&I Sentinel made its fourth major move so far this year, announcing its chief financial officer. After landing funding from Calera Capital in February and hiring two former F&I Express executives and adding former Hudson Cook partner ... [Read More]
EFG welcomes Kotz-Carroll to expand training, compliance & recruiting capabilities
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies recently reinforced its educational offerings because the company said its F&I training graduates produce an average of $206,000 in additional annual revenue. To help more industry professionals achieve to that degree, EFG Companies welcomed Kim Kotz-Carroll as vice ... [Read More]
Parry shares 3 recommendations no matter if recessionary conditions are happening
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Daniel Parry did not seek to have an economic or political argument about whether the U.S. is officially in a recession. Rather, the co-founder and chief executive officer of TruDecision maintained that risk is in play no matter how well ... [Read More]
CreditMiner & TransUnion partner to curb synthetic fraud
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CreditMiner and TransUnion now are working together to stop auto finance fraud from happening, beginning with what can happen at dealerships. Last week, the firms announced a new partnership to protect the automotive industry from high dollar losses from synthetic ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive & Edmunds dig deep into the numbers as interest rates climb again
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Both Cox Automotive and Edmunds shared intriguing data and insights — such as how much more per month consumers have to pay for a $30,000 retail installment sales contract — following the Federal Reserve raising the target range for the ... [Read More]
CFPB penalizes Hyundai Capital America $19M over credit reporting
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The largest monetary penalties handed out by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since Rohit Chopra became director in October surfaced publicly on Tuesday afternoon. And those penalties surpassing $19 million relate to auto financing. The CFPB penalized Hyundai Capital America ... [Read More]
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