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Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here

NAF Association president raises more than $21K for Repo Alliance

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Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021, 04:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
You can say Joel Kennedy literally was running for the repossession industry. Earlier this month, the current president of the National Automotive Finance Association completed what’s known as the 4x4x48 Challenge to benefit the Repo Alliance, a federal lobbying initiative. ... [Read More]

Startup gains $8.8M in funding to drive platform for 100% approvals

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Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021, 04:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With a funding round now completed, a new auto-finance technology company now has more resources to fulfill its pledge to get any deal bought no matter what credit background the potential vehicle buyer has. This week, Car Capital, which said ... [Read More]

2 new studies show rebounding incomes & optimism

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Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2021, 02:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This month marks one year since U.S. lockdowns began and the subsequent financial fallout that ensued from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, data and survey information from Consolidated Credit and TransUnion arriving this week showed rebounding household incomes and consumer sentiments ... [Read More]

CFPB rescinds abusiveness policy statement

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Monday, Mar. 15, 2021, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts projected that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) would become more active with President Biden now in the White House. Randy Henrick put it this way in a previous commentary: “It is reasonable to expect changes in the automobile ... [Read More]

Declining extensions among 3 positive trends for portfolio health

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Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021, 08:08 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Contract extensions for auto financing are trending down. Consumer expectations for their household financial situations are improving. President Biden just signed the newest federal stimulus package. As individuals and industries acknowledged the first anniversary of COVID-19, analysts and experts are ... [Read More]

Despite tie vote, CFPB director nominee advances in Senate

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Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021, 04:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vehicle traffic might be flowing faster on the Capital Beltway because multitudes of federal employees continuing to work from home. However, the process to confirm President Biden’s nomination to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau showed that gridlock ... [Read More]

RISC offers free state-by-state guide for handling personal property

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Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021, 07:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Handling personal property left in a repossessed vehicle is one of the most difficult industry challenges. It’s one that can result in significant consequences if not completed properly, as highlighted by a consent order made public in October involving the ... [Read More]

CFPB clarifies rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity

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Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021, 05:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made a forceful declaration on Tuesday, stating the “industry is on notice” and that the bureau “will not tolerate illegal discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.” The regulator issued an interpretive rule clarifying that the ... [Read More]

CarGurus study: Consumer perceptions about pre-qualification still uncertain

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Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The CarGurus consumer sentiment study focused on auto finance found a significant portion of participants said that receiving pre-qualification for financing before visiting the dealership would be useful. In fact, the study results released on Tuesday showed that 93% of vehicle ... [Read More]

States with highest & lowest cost of vehicle ownership

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Monday, Mar. 8, 2021, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships and finance companies often try to educate their customers to understand that the cost of having a vehicle is more than just the monthly payment stipulated on the installment contract. Analysts at Move.org — a website dedicated to helping ... [Read More]
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