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4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here

Westlake uses current customer base to test new cash program

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Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services is continuing to diversify its portfolio but leveraging a lending strategy that’s gained industry traction this year. Along with originating indirect auto financing, this week Westlake launched what it’s calling, Cash Now Pay Later. The company said ... [Read More]

Experian collaborates with Citadel API to expand verification solutions

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Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, 02:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian is looking to help finance companies complete one of the most important parts of underwriting — verification of income and employment status. This week, Experian introduced new verification capabilities that can connect finance companies to more than 120 million ... [Read More]

PODCAST: StoneEagle F&I deciphers which financing trends might be sustainable at dealerships

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Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, 02:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle F&I senior vice president of business development Joe St. John made his monthly appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss what’s happening in dealership finance offices. Senior editor Nick Zulovich asked about which elements helping F&I departments this ... [Read More]

Credit Bureau Connection receives investment from CapStreet Group

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Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Investment funds continue to flow into all parts of the automotive industry, with a second development arriving in recent days having a connection to auto financing and retailing. This week, the CapStreet Group — a 31-year-old firm that invests in ... [Read More]

NAC completes 10th acquisition in the past 18 months

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Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, 02:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, National Auto Care (NAC) senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions Courtney Hoffman announced the company’s 10th acquisition in the past 18 months. Now part of the company’s F&I agency portfolio is a firm positioned to help NAC ... [Read More]

Auto default rate ticks up just 1 basis point in September

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Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, 02:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If the auto default rate ticks up only at the pace analysts have seen during the past couple of months, it could take a year — maybe longer — for the metric to return to what it was at the ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Series on digital collections continues with ways to leverage artificial intelligence

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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The series of Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring Dasceq founder and chief executive officer Abhishek Goel continues with a focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) can be the key ingredient in digital collections. Goel defines what AI is in connection with ... [Read More]

TransUnion: 18.7M consumers improved their credit scores while in hardship programs

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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, 02:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps here’s something that both consumers and finance companies can take as a positive from COVID-19. Despite financial challenges brought forth by the pandemic, a new study from TransUnion indicated that 18.7 million U.S. consumers that entered a financial hardship ... [Read More]

KBRA’s September indexes point toward upcoming seasonality

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Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, 02:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is seeing the likelihood strengthen that seasonal payment patterns are coming; that some of your contract holders might purchase holiday gifts rather than maintain their monthly vehicle payment. Analysts delved into the topic when they ... [Read More]

SameDay Auto Finance now using TruDecision solutions

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Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TruDecision landed another client that specializes in providing auto financing in the non-prime segment. The analytic platform-as-a-service provider announced last week that SameDay Auto Finance has integrated with the TruDecision Expert Auto Score in order increase service levels to dealers ... [Read More]
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