A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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More mixed views of consumer confidence create added headwinds for vehicle purchase plans
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 10:30 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines path to ‘tailored’ supervision
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 10:44 AM
Agora Data & Figure Technologies to launch first blockchain-based auto loan platform for real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:33 AM
Dealer/consultant Luke Godwin discusses issues and opportunities facing dealers today
Luke Godwin has his finger on the pulse of the independent used-car dealer. For starters, he’s a dealer himself as owner of Godwin Motors in Columbia, S.C. He’s also a consultant working with independent dealers and a frequent speaker at ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:07 PM
More insight into fraud at dealerships with Experian’s Jim Maguire
Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
CFPB announces advisory committee members
Friday, Sep. 18, 2020, 02:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Kathleen Kraninger announced the appointment of members to the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC) and Academic Research Council (ARC). Officials said these experts advise ... [Read More]
Protective Asset Protection survey shows 5 F&I updates dealers plan in coming months
Friday, Sep. 18, 2020, 02:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection wanted to get a reading about how COVID-19 impacted dealers and their efforts to quickly implement digital tools and resources available to consumers shopping for vehicles and F&I product options. So, the provider of F&I programs, services ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Auto defaults rise for second consecutive month
Thursday, Sep. 17, 2020, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) described credit performance during the July collection period as “solid,” the data through August released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian earlier this week showed that auto defaults remain on the rise. The ... [Read More]
KBRA spots ‘solid’ credit performance in July
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) found more evidence that federal assistance helped the auto-finance industry since August remittance reports showed what analysts called “solid” credit performance during the July collection period. The firm’s newest report dissecting information from the auto ... [Read More]
Florida repossession company settles with DOJ over alleged SCRA violations
Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2020, 02:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) created another action by federal enforcers. Last week, the Justice Department reached an agreement with ASAP Towing & Storage Co. (ASAP) in Jacksonville, Fla., to resolve allegations that ASAP violated a federal law and ... [Read More]
6 repossession and recovery operations merging into 1 company
Tuesday, Sep. 15, 2020, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consolidation that the repossession and recovery industries have rarely seen — if ever — came to light on Tuesday. According to a news release, Camping Companies and Paramount Recovery Service are merging, and four other repossession companies are involved, too, as ... [Read More]
New Jersey AG files fraud charges involving $1.3M worth of inventory
Monday, Sep. 14, 2020, 02:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alleged fraudsters tried to cultivate quite a scheme in the Garden State during a two-year timeframe. Last week, New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal announced that nine individuals have been charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New ... [Read More]
Webinar poll shows majority of finance companies only ‘somewhat prepared’ for federal exams
Friday, Sep. 11, 2020, 02:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps a primary reason recently Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions hosted an informational webinar appeared through a participant survey conducted during the session. Nearly 60% of the live webinar audience polled about portfolio management for auto financing responded that they felt ... [Read More]
As down payments climb, likelihood of another federal stimulus dims on Capitol Hill
Friday, Sep. 11, 2020, 02:41 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Edmunds shared data with SubPrime Auto Finance News that average down payments in August climbed by more than $400 on new-car deals and by nearly $700 on used-vehicle transactions. Experts and surveys both pointed to how previous federal government stimulus ... [Read More]
Free ZipDeal eBook gives strategy to increase F&I profits, improve cash flow, boosts CSI
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than a month after launching its F&I solution, ZipDeal this week unveiled a free eBook the company said was created to help dealers combat the erosion of front-end profits on new and used vehicles with a customer-driven, digital vehicle ... [Read More]
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