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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Repo Roundtable gives agents opportunity to educate lenders
In another session during Used Car Week 2025 that filled a room to near capacity, the Repo Roundtable is now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Led by Lauren Kimbrell of Advanced Collateral Recovery, five other repossession ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 05:44 PM
4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
CFPB names deputy director among 4 personnel moves
Monday, Jul. 13, 2020, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made a series of personnel moves last week, including the creation of a new division. Most notably, director Kathleen Kraninger announced that Thomas Pahl will serve as the deputy director of the bureau. Pahl has ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial takes interim tag off of CFO
Friday, Jul. 10, 2020, 02:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nicholas Financial solidified two of its highest leadership positions this week. The subprime auto finance company announced the appointment of Irina Nashtatik as chief financial officer; a role she had been filing in an interim capacity since November. Nicholas Financial ... [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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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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PODCAST: Why subprime remains resilient even during COVID-19
Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020, 02:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Davis & Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi makes another podcast appearance to offer more insights about the Credit Chronometer report that surveyed executives from throughout the subprime auto finance sector about the space’s prospects to navigate through the coronavirus pandemic. What ... [Read More]
RISC rolls out employment site tailored for repossession industry
Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Already a training provider, RISC now is getting involved in the employment part of the repossession and recovery industries. On Tuesday, the firm launched RepoHiring.com in an effort to helps connect collateral recovery industry employers with qualified job seekers. Free ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Getting consumers’ payments back on track
Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020, 02:46 PM
Louis Ochoa, Servicing Solutions
According to the recently released S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, United States auto loan defaults dropped 10 basis points to 0.56% in May. This comes on the heels of the release of Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report, ... [Read More]
Turner Acceptance partners with TurboPass to boost underwriting
Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020, 04:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Turner Acceptance is bringing on some technology reinforcement to help the subprime auto finance company navigate its way through underwriting during the coronavirus pandemic. This week, Turner Acceptance finalized a strategic partnership with TurboPass to leverage its universal income validation ... [Read More]
4 finance signs of coronavirus-driven surge toward used vehicles
Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2020, 02:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating consumers’ recognition of more favorable financing terms in connection with used vehicles among other benefits of acquiring a pre-owned model instead of a new car. That’s among the latest findings shared on Tuesday by Edmunds, ... [Read More]
CFPB, OCC to host virtual innovation office hours
Monday, Jul. 6, 2020, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like so many shops connected with auto financing, federal regulators are working in virtual environments, too. Just before the holiday weekend, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced they will ... [Read More]
Finance companies find 2 ways to trim risk on June new-car paper
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
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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