Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Dealertrack: Credit availability down year-over-year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While Cox Automotive discovered a bit of improvement in vehicle affordability, one of its divisions determined that credit availability is tightening when compared to a year ago as well as before the pandemic intensified. According to the Dealertrack Auto Credit ... [Read More]
CFPB director resigns soon after Biden’s inauguration
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
An hour after President Joe Biden took the oath of office on Wednesday, Kathleen Kraninger resigned as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Kraninger said in a post on Twitter along with her resignation letter: “As requested by the ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Reflecting on ‘pivots, challenges and opportunities’ within collections
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new report by TransUnion and Aite Group examined the entire collections world, highlighting that outstanding balances in all credit segments declined by more than $8 billion from the end of 2019 to the midpoint of 2020. And experts see ... [Read More]
6 EFG executives project F&I activities during first half of 2021
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Several industry forecasts already have been released, including one focused on overall used-vehicle sales, retailing of certified pre-owned models as well as the potential swelling of repossessions. This week, six executives from EFG Companies shared their expectations for how the ... [Read More]
Auto defaults remain unchanged in December
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Much on the default front remained unchanged to close 2020. Among the readings to finish the last year in that category was auto default. According to data through December released Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, the December ... [Read More]
Vehicle Affordability Index improves to close 2020
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For consumers hoping they could stretch their finances to acquire a new vehicle, the newest Cox Automotive/Moody’s Analytics Vehicle Affordability Index (VAI) offered a bit of uplifting news on Friday. Analysts discovered affordability improved in December, as represented by median ... [Read More]
Biden reveals nominees to lead CFPB & SEC
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
President-Elect Joe Biden announced a number of key administration posts on Monday, including his choices to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Biden picked Rohit Chopra, currently a commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission, ... [Read More]
Vanguard Dealer Services promotes 2 veteran executives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vanguard Dealer Services chief executive officer James Polley announced two promotions this week of long-time executive within the company, a firm that has provided automotive consulting, dealership training and F&I products and services since 1999. Through a news release, the ... [Read More]
Payix highlights 3 accomplishments during record-breaking year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pandemic and industry challenges created by COVID-19 didn’t slow Payix. This week, the provider of white-labeled collection tools and payment processing services to finance companies and loan servicers announced record-breaking achievements in 2020 in spite of those significant, well-known macro-economic headwinds. ... [Read More]
EFG Companies looks to future with new EVP of dealer services
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With an eye toward current F&I business as well as where that segment could go after the pandemic, EFG Companies welcomed a former senior executive at Cox Automotive to its leadership team on Thursday. Scott Kaskocsak, who previously was the senior ... [Read More]
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