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Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing

Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, 10:44 AM

Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here

SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now

Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, 09:26 AM

In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here

The Spark Between EVs & CPO

Thursday, Jul. 16, 2026, 02:46 PM

In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here

Average new-car APRs drop to levels not seen since 2013; used stays nearly steady

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Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020, 02:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Edmunds discovered interest rates for new vehicles financed in May dropped to the lowest level seen by the industry in nearly seven years. Meanwhile, Edmunds indicated that rates for used-vehicle financing remain nearly steady compared to both this time last ... [Read More]

MenuMetric, 700Credit finalize F&I integration

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Monday, Jun. 1, 2020, 03:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

MenuMetric and 700Credit recently formed an alliance in an effort to help vehicle dealerships as well as marine, RV, and powersports stores. The provider of credit reports, compliance solutions and consumer pre-qualification products and the web-based F&I menu platform offering ... [Read More]

RISC unveils 2 new state-specific collateral recovery certification courses

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Monday, Jun. 1, 2020, 03:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Soon after deciding to waive membership and education fees for current and any new RISC Pro members through July 1, RISC launched two additional, state-specific collateral recovery training courses as part of its growing CARS National Certification Program. The compliance ... [Read More]

Portfolio launches revamped reinsurance website

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Friday, May. 29, 2020, 01:52 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Portfolio is looking to make the reinsurance process easier for auto, RV and powersports dealers and independent agents. The dealer participation program provider recently announced the launch of a new website at PortfolioReinsurance.com. Portfolio explained the site was designed to ... [Read More]

iA Financial Group finalizes $720M acquisition of IAS

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Friday, May. 29, 2020, 01:50 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An acquisition in the F&I space first announced back in December came to a conclusion this week. Officials from iA Financial Corp., the holding company of iA Financial Group, said they have finalized the acquisition of IAS Parent Holdings Inc. and its ... [Read More]

NY Honda dealer settles discrimination allegation from FTC for $1.5M

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Thursday, May. 28, 2020, 02:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Discrimination allegations from the Federal Trade Commission against a New York City dealer resulted in a $1.5 million settlement. The FTC announced this week that Bronx Honda and general manager Carlo Fittanto will pay $1.5 million to settle charges they ... [Read More]

Repossession industry reinforces tenuous position with Repo Alliance, ARA whitepaper

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Wednesday, May. 27, 2020, 04:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The repossession industry is taking swift action to position itself to survive the dire situation intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the American Recovery Association (ARA) started an initiative several weeks ago that’s resulted in the Repo Alliance, a fundraising ... [Read More]

Protective Asset Protection’s online dealer training now available

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Wednesday, May. 27, 2020, 04:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps you cannot go to your local public library, but Protective Asset Protection recently made its library of professional development training courses available to all dealership personnel and agents. The provider of F&I programs as well as services and dealer ... [Read More]

Allied Solutions, RDN finalize partnership

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Wednesday, May. 27, 2020, 03:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Allied Solutions and Recovery Database Network (RDN) not only operate in the same Indianapolis suburb, but the companies now are partners since they both seek to help auto-finance companies in the same area of their operations. Allied Solutions, one of the ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How TransUnion will monitor auto-finance health going forward

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Tuesday, May. 26, 2020, 01:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Like so many individuals, TransUnion described the auto-finance industry as healthy before the coronavirus pandemic arrived in earnest more than two months ago. And in a special episode of the podcast, TransUnion senior vice president and automotive business leader Satyan ... [Read More]

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