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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Path to stable inventory & price transparency as potential car buyers see uncertain world
Monday, Apr. 6, 2026, 01:13 PM
James Virgoe, senior vice president and managing director of GWC Warranty, appeared on another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast at a time when domestic and foreign turbulences have added even more complexities to the car business. Virgoe ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here

AutoPayPlus dealer survey reinforces concerns about ‘84-month trade-in cliff’

Friday, Mar. 27, 2026, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Stretching contract terms to as long as 84 months might be necessary to get the car buyer into a payment they supposedly can handle. But more than 2,000 automotive dealers and F&I executives presented with survey questions from AutoPayPlus acknowledged ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally

Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance of ... [Read More]

With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches average credit scores tick lower again

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It probably doesn’t take a doctorate in economics to make the connection of affordability challenges to another drop in average credit scores. Those trends are among the findings included in the spring 2026 edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights ... [Read More]

Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive and S&P Global Ratings have tried to make credit market and other economic predictions in recent days. But experts acknowledged the war in the Middle East is presenting global automakers and suppliers with another layer of challenges in ... [Read More]

Edge Financial Services names Marohn as CEO to lead growth strategy

Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 10:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Doug Marohn is back in a familiar role as a chief executive officer. The auto-finance executive who has been CEO of Nicholas Financial and Metrolina Credit Co., now is leading 1803 Capital, which does business as Edge Financial Services. Marohn’s ... [Read More]

Another former T-Mobile executive joins Credit Acceptance

Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 10:54 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance created a new executive position last week and filled it with another professional whose career includes time with T-Mobile. The subprime auto finance company announced that Steffen Schumann has joined Credit Acceptance as chief business officer, reporting to ... [Read More]

NAF Association collecting nominations for awards to be given during 30th annual conference

Friday, Mar. 13, 2026, 11:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tom Hudson, Jim Bass, Gary Perdue and Suzi Straffon. The National Automotive Finance Association is looking to add to that list of award-winning professionals who have made meaningful contributions to the non-prime auto finance community. The NAF Association is now ... [Read More]

ARA refutes suggestions of requiring use of specific third-party vendors

Friday, Mar. 13, 2026, 11:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Recovery Association president Todd Case tried to clarify the organization’s position about what could be a flashpoint issue for repossession agents. Case said ARA has recently learned of industry discussions suggesting that the association supports models that would remove ... [Read More]

Fitch continues dialogue about affordability & delinquency with latest look at subprime auto securitizations

Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026, 10:45 AM
Nick Zulovich
Affordability and delinquencies topped the latest Fitch Ratings report about auto loan asset-backed securitization performance, which weakened during the second half of 2025. Along sharing more details about the subprime sector with Cherokee Media Group, Fitch determined that its 60-day ... [Read More]

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