This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 02:34 PM
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Math on Fast-Turn & What the Top 10% of Independent Dealers Are Doing Differently
Most independent dealers are working harder than ever — and still watching inventory sit. The difference between the stores that are winning right now and the ones that are grinding isn’t budget, market size, or luck. It’s discipline. The top-performing ... Listen Here
Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 03:44 PM
Assuring potential buyers about used EV battery health with David Giacobbe of Voltest
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. One of the key questions buyers ask dealers about ... Listen Here
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 04:01 PM
Why vehicle recalls are becoming more complex and frequent
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 03:52 PM
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]
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]
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