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Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Napleton’s customer experience success story
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 09:20 PM
In 2023, Ed Napleton Automotive Group’s national CX director Eduardo Rodriguez launched a new customer experience program based around tools and technology from Reputation that quickly produced eye-opening results, a success story that can be found in the January issue ... Listen Here
Fact or fiction — The truth behind EVs
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 07:58 PM
Auto Hauler Exchange chief operating officer Dana Randazzo spent part of Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Randazzo and Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby shared a conversation titled, “Fact or fiction — The ... Listen Here

Darwin Automotive lands partnerships with EasyCare and GWC Warranty

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Friday, Jul. 17, 2020, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Darwin Automotive formed partnerships this week with two other companies in the F&I space. According to news releases from the firms, both EasyCare and GWC Warranty will be a preferred partner for Darwin’s premier F&I menu system, as well as ... [Read More]

From the editor: Trying to make sense of unemployment data

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Thursday, Jul. 16, 2020, 03:28 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Confession time. While taking some graduate degree courses, I struggled mightily with the statistics class. The thought of standard deviations and Z tables still makes me twitch a little. Nonetheless, I took a few moments on Thursday morning to examine ... [Read More]

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ARA’s latest project: The cost of COVID-19

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Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2020, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Recovery Association president Dave Kennedy didn’t mince words to open a letter he delivered to the industry last week. “We are failing — all of us,” Kennedy wrote. Kennedy used the direct language to introduce the latest endeavor by ... [Read More]

Online platform aims to smooth loans made between friends and family

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Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2020, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It's likely a question that dealerships and finance companies have asked potential buyers countless times in order to get a deal completed. “How can you secure more money for the down payment? Is there a friend or a family member ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Dealers see bottom-line benefits thorough F&I product portfolio review

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Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2020, 01:58 PM
Tim Blochowiak, Protective Asset Protection
The world has witnessed drastic changes in just a few short months. The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly 50 million workers since the end of February, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics in ... [Read More]

TurboPass builds subprime client portfolio, adding ACC

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Monday, Jul. 13, 2020, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TurboPass is continuing to build relationships with finance companies that specialize in subprime paper. Soon after announcing a finalized strategic partnership with Turner Acceptance, TurboPass also shared that it’s working with Automotive Credit Corp. (ACC) to leverage its universal income ... [Read More]

CFPB names deputy director among 4 personnel moves

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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

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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]

PODCAST: Why subprime remains resilient even during COVID-19

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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

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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]

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