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This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Kia Georgia leverages AI drones to save money and time on onerous fence patrols

Tuesday, May. 26, 2026, 03:02 PM

A 14.2-mile interior fence. Tough terrain. Multiple security personnel. Two or three vehicles churned from wear and tear annually. A looming United States Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) audit in jeopardy. These were the challenges Kia Georgia faced because ... Read More

Impel, Phyron launch AI systems to drive customer engagement through dealership video

Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 02:34 PM

When it comes to capturing customer engagement, video is king. But the busy world of a car dealership isn’t necessarily the best environment for consistently creating effective video content. “Video sells. We’ve known that for years,” said Paul Hepp, director ... Read More

Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM

Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More

TransUnion on intriguing trends involving used cars sold in 2025

Tuesday, May. 26, 2026, 06:42 PM

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. During previous events hosted by Cherokee Media Group, TJ ... Listen Here

Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:50 AM

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. During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew ... Listen Here

Closing the appraisal divide with Brad Kokesh of TraXtion

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:38 AM

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

Kingsway completes acquisition of PWI Holdings

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Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, 02:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Also included in a series of notable transactions this week, Kingsway Financial Services announced the closing of its acquisition of PWI Holdings, culminating a move first made public back in October. The previously announced purchase price of the KAR Global ... [Read More]

Experian Q3 data: Subprime at new low as overall delinquencies drop year-over-year

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Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, 03:50 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski made a suggestion to finance companies after Experian released its Q3 2020 State of the Automotive Finance Market report on Thursday. The recommendation came in connection with a metric that providers ... [Read More]

New way of tracking affordability from Cox Automotive & Moody’s Analytics

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Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, 04:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cox Automotive and Moody’s Analytics are trying to use their collective brainpower to create a new way of analyzing and tracking vehicle affordability. The companies recently launched what they’re calling the Vehicle Affordability Index, which is designed to quantify price ... [Read More]

CFPB roundup: Final advisory opinions policy & 5 new executives

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Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, 04:09 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with making five additions to its executive team, this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its final advisory opinions policy. In making the move publicly, the CFPB said it was looking to address regulatory uncertainty in the bureau’s ... [Read More]

FCC chair to leave agency in January

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Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, 07:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission plans to leave the regulator when the next president is inaugurated. On Monday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced that he intends to leave the agency on Jan. 20 after holding the chair position ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance & Flagship each receive workplace accolades

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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, 03:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The coronavirus pandemic certainly has impacted the workplace and made completing day-to-day tasks challenging at times. Credit Acceptance and Flagship Credit Acceptance not only have overcome those obstacles, each finance company recently received honors for the quality of its work ... [Read More]

USEA shares its view of journey to consent order with CFPB

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Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, 03:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In a message sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News on Tuesday, U.S. Equity Advantage (USEA) and chief executive officer Robert Steenbergh explained how they ended up entering into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the payment ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer rolls out fourth phase of revamped global website

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Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, 04:27 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

On Monday, Wolters Kluwer released the fourth phase of its revamped website; a process that began in June aimed at offering a unified digital experience for visitors. Wolters Kluwer highlighted its website focuses on showcasing expert solutions and the company’s ... [Read More]

CFPB finalizes another consent order with auto-payment processor; this time involving $9.3M

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Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, 04:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For the second time this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a consent order with a firm involved with auto-finance payments. And similar to the one the CFPB reached at the beginning of November, bureau officials see the possibility ... [Read More]

Three ABS observers all arrive at two conclusions about current auto-finance market

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Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, 04:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fitch Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and S&P Global Ratings each offered perspectives on the securitization market this week. After sharing metrics their analysts gathered, each firm pointed to two trends moving in opposite directions. All three highlighted how ... [Read More]

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