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Fed keeps interest rates unchanged even in ‘challenging environment’ for automotive
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 10:29 AM
PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 02:22 PM
VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 11:09 AM
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
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
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
RISC unveils recovery training specific to Massachusetts
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recovery professionals that conduct activities in Massachusetts now have another training opportunity to maintain their compliance knowledge. RISC recently launched the Massachusetts-specific collateral recovery training course as part of its CARS National Certification Program. The compliance services company emphasized that ... [Read More]
MaximTrak GO leverages text messages to generate F&I activity
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, MaximTrak launched the latest tool available through its F&I platform by leveraging the capability and convenience of text messages. The company highlighted MaximTrak GO is designed to be a customer-driven, dealer-controlled menu presentation that can allow consumers to ... [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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DigniFi broadens financing solutions to help dealers grow sales & service
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DigniFi is looking to provide a financing option for dealership customers who might already be stretching their budget and then encounter a costly repair or other stumbling blocks to securing the necessary funds for vehicle delivery. On Wednesday, the company ... [Read More]
Auto-finance trends open 2020 on steady pace
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The experts at ALG, Cox Automotive and Edmunds spotted a stable start to 2020 on the auto-finance front, with annual percentage rate (APR) for used vehicles remaining nearly steady and APR on new models moving higher but not dramatically. Plus, ... [Read More]
Darwin’s newest F&I tool generates positive dealer reviews
Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, 05:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Users such as Mastria Auto Group are enjoying the latest product from Darwin Automotive that became widely available for dealerships on Monday. The company released Darwin Online’s Fastlane, which is designed to improve the vehicle purchase or lease process so ... [Read More]
DealerCenter enhances connection with GWC Warranty and Nicholas Financial
Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, 05:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cloud-based dealer management system provider DealerCenter finalized enhanced relationships with a subprime auto finance company and a provider of vehicle service contracts with the developments aimed at helping independent dealers. According to separate news releases, DealerCenter now has improved connections ... [Read More]
AUL promotes Fleites to dual executive role as CIO and COO
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. thinks so highly of chief information officer Jose Fleites that the F&I provider promoted him this week to a dual executive position. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson appointed Fleites to the role of chief operating ... [Read More]
CFPB offers clarity on what constitutes ‘abusiveness’
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies and other service providers involved with auto financing now have a bit more clarity about what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutes as abusive practices. Last week, the bureau issued a policy statement providing what the regulator called ... [Read More]
As projected, Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this month, the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee projected that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t adjust interest rates. Thus far, the forecast from that collection of 15 bank economists is holding true as the Federal Open Market Committee voted ... [Read More]
Location Services announces new CEO, other top management moves
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Location Services made four changes to its senior management team on Tuesday, triggered by the retirement of chief executive officer Lee McCarty after 35 years in the auto-finance industry. The provider of recovery-management and loss-mitigation services announced that effective immediately its ... [Read More]
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