TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Economic & investment outlooks all hinge on common thread
Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2021, 03:43 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The prognosis for the economy, finance companies and investors continues to be mixed since experts and policymakers keep pointing toward a factor that has shown to be incredibly difficult to control. Cox Automotive, the Federal Reserve, the National Association of ... [Read More]
Advantage GPS acquires Asset Tracking Technology
Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2021, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Mergers and acquisitions continue to permeate the entire automotive industry. Tuesday’s public development involved the GPS and risk mitigation spaces. Advantage GPS announced the acquisition of Michigan-based Asset Tracking Technology, a distributor of GPS tracking devices for finance companies, buy-here, ... [Read More]
SEC charges former Honor Finance principals with securitizations fraud
Monday, Sep. 27, 2021, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Oftentimes when a federal regulator charges after a subprime auto finance company, it’s the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or the Federal Trade Commission doing the investigations and handing out enforcement actions. Last week, it was the Securities and Exchange Commission ... [Read More]
RateGenius rolls out new digital auto refinance tool
Friday, Sep. 24, 2021, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As consumers repair their credit profiles, many individuals are looking to improve the terms of their retail installment contract for their vehicle. RateGenius is looking to help those particular people and other contract holders looking to see if they can ... [Read More]
Startup aimed at connecting independent dealers & finance companies opens crowdfunding campaign
Friday, Sep. 24, 2021, 02:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automatic is trying to modernize what the fintech startup is calling an “outdated, fragmented independent dealer financing ecosystem.” And it’s leveraging an equity crowdfunding campaign to continue on its path. On Friday, Automatic announced the effort to generate resources for ... [Read More]
Auto defaults rise again in August with evidence pointing to more
Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021, 02:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto defaults are slowly ticking up again, and the seeds for more might be germinating, too, as shown by the data assembled and shared by Cox Automotive, Equifax, Experian and S&P. [Read More]
SCUSA chooses Womack to succeed Broderick as operations head
Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021, 09:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA is set to become a private company. And the provider will do so with a new head of operations. According to a news release distributed on Wednesday, Santander named Marc Womack as head of operations in a ... [Read More]
700Credit & TradeVue form product alliance to help consumers & dealers
Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two firms that look to offer critical information to help potential vehicle buyers navigate the path toward financing now are working together. Officials from 700Credit — a leading provider of credit reports, compliance solutions and soft pull products — recently ... [Read More]
Debexpert expands online auction, adding performing paper to charged-off offerings
Wednesday, Sep. 22, 2021, 03:46 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Debexpert chief executive officer Ivan Korotaev has run financial services companies with presences throughout Europe and southeast Asia. Korotaev then saw potential success for an online auction of the sale of bad debts here in the United States. Debexpert not ... [Read More]
KBRA carefully explains softening credit performance
Tuesday, Sep. 21, 2021, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The word choices Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) used to describe its latest auto-finance indexes might be reassuring to executive and managers even if their collections are deteriorating. KBRA reported on Monday that August remittance reports showed softening credit performance ... [Read More]
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