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Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
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]
Making sense of trends in retail sales, unemployment, vaccinations & more
Monday, Sep. 20, 2021, 03:05 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts at Cox Automotive, the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) and S&P Global Ratings all tried to make sense of recent trends such as retail sales, unemployment, the pandemic and more. [Read More]
PODCAST: Another visit with Joe St. John of StoneEagle F&I
Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021, 07:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable regular guests on the Auto Remarketing Podcast recently returned, as StoneEagle F&I senior vice president of business development Joe St. John came back to discuss what’s happening in dealership finance offices nowadays. We ... [Read More]
Mixed trends within Cox Automotive’s financing indexes for August
Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive’s newest updates of indexes that track auto financing showed mixed developments with regard to dealerships being able to get their potential buyers financed and providers’ appetite to build portfolios. [Read More]
KeyBank sells $3.2B auto portfolio
Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to satisfy shareholders, KeyCorp is getting out of auto financing. Last week, KeyCorp announced that KeyBank has sold its indirect retail auto portfolio, and that KeyCorp has entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. According to ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Lena Bourgeois of Equifax on auto-finance trends that demand more attention
Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Lena Bourgeois discussed auto-finance metrics that are not getting as much attention nowadays but perhaps should. The senior vice president and general manager of automotive services at Equifax also shared anecdotes from recent ... [Read More]
Clarion Capital Partners invests in OpenRoad Lending
Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With some consumers benefitting from refinancing their retail installment contract, the investment world is seeing an opportunity, too. On Monday, OpenRoad Lending and Clarion Capital Partners announced that the New York-based private equity firm that focuses on making equity investments ... [Read More]
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