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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
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

Finance companies find 2 ways to trim risk on June new-car paper

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 04:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the cost of new vehicles continues to climb, the newest data from Edmunds indicated finance companies are finding ways to mitigate their risk when booking new-model paper. On Wednesday, Edmunds experts reported the average down payment for new vehicles ... [Read More]

Portfolio finalizes acquisition of National Automotive Experts and NWAN

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Portfolio has officially acquired National Automotive Experts and NWAN, uniting two leaders in the F&I product provider, administration and reinsurance space and closing an agreement initially announced in March.  Portfolio president and chief executive officer Brent Griggs noted the world ... [Read More]

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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market

Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals

Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents

As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)

Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance

Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos

Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI

The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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APC spots surge in post-delivery VSC sales because of COVID-19

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the coronavirus pandemic has created plenty of headaches for dealerships, the ramifications appear to be creating at least one opportunity for store F&I departments. Sales of vehicle service contracts post-sale first spiked in March and then again in April ... [Read More]

RISC offers another month of free education and RISC Pro Membership

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RISC said it understands the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep the collateral recovery industry from getting back to any kind of normalcy. In light of the challenges that repossession agencies are going through, RISC recently decided to extend its fee ... [Read More]

23 AGs celebrate Supreme Court retaining their ‘powerful tools’ in CFPB decision

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Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2020, 02:18 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
More reaction rolled in stemming from Monday’s Supreme Court decision involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. While some legal experts are pondering long-term ramifications of the decision, nearly half of the attorneys general in the U.S. celebrated because the Supreme ... [Read More]

Questions remain after Supreme Court rules in CFPB director case

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 07:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau still exists even after a noteworthy Supreme Court decision arrived on Monday involving its director. However, the handwringing about how the agency operates and can wield its regulatory influence over auto finance and other segments ... [Read More]

Study highlights subprime resiliency during COVID-19

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even though the coronavirus pandemic appears to pack an economic wallop, new research is showing that the subprime auto-finance market can absorb a punch or two. According to the second annual market study released today by Davis & Gilbert’s Credit ... [Read More]

Despite current negative outlook about captives, Moody’s offers 4 reasons for possible improvement

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Monday, Jun. 29, 2020, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Moody’s Investors Service still is holding a negative outlook for North American captive finance companies because of the coronavirus pandemic. But in a report shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News on Friday, analysts shared four reasons why they could adjust ... [Read More]

Indiana Bankers Association partners with DDI Technology

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DDI Technology is now more entrenched in the Hoosier State. On Thursday, the electronic lien and title technology firm and subsidiary of IAA announced a partnership with the Indiana Bankers Association (IBA). DDI was selected by IBA as a preferred ... [Read More]

KBRA: Non-prime ABS pools contain contracts with modifications at volume levels as high as 21%

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Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency is seeing some finance companies — especially in non-prime — holding securitized pools of auto paper with contract modification levels as high as 21%. The noteworthy trends came via KBRA’s May auto loan indices when analysts ... [Read More]
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