FTC sees swell of fraudsters impersonating agency officials
Monday, Mar. 25, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest spike in fraud spotted by the Federal Trade Commission caught the agency’s attention for a notable reason. The FTC issued a warning that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the regulator to steal consumers’ money. The FTC ... [Read More]
4 new hires at F&I Sentinel
Monday, Mar. 25, 2024, 11:21 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Sentinel recently added four more professionals to its team. The new hires, coupled with F&I Sentinel’s recent completion of its acquisition of Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive, has more than doubled the number of company employees. The professionals who ... [Read More]
PODCAST: More insight about CARS Rule with Adam Crowell of KPA
Friday, Mar. 22, 2024, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The CARS Rule from the Federal Trade Commission was one of the primary topics at NADA Show 2024, and Adam Crowell offered his expert perspectives, too. The vice president of legal and corporate development at KPA discussed the FTC and ... [Read More]
Experts explain slow move toward interest-rate cuts
Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024, 11:10 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The expectation of Michele Raneri and other industry experts that the Federal Reserve would not lower interest rates this week came to fruition. On Wednesday, policymakers voted unanimously to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%. Prior ... [Read More]
Agora Data gains $400M in funding capacity
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024, 10:08 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data CEO Steve Burke referenced the company being in growth mode during a conversation at NADA Show 2024 in early February. On Tuesday, the fintech company with a mission to “enable any car dealer to be a finance company” ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why funding automation is the next big thing in auto finance
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2024, 10:15 AM
Dustin Wesner, Odessa
Credit automation is old hat in auto finance. Organizations have long used tools to automate credit processing and spare themselves thousands of personnel hours annually that would otherwise be devoted to the process. But when it comes to funding, automation ... [Read More]
Vero & Privacy4Cars partner on F&I tool so dealers can offer connected car protection solution
Friday, Mar. 15, 2024, 10:25 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vero and Privacy4Cars finalized an exclusive partnership aimed at helping consumers from personal data abuses through vehicle data deletion and ID theft recovery. The fruit of the partnership is Identi-FI, which pairs Privacy4Cars’ patented AutoCleared and Vehicle Privacy Report tools ... [Read More]
Brown & Brown secures assets of DealerMax
Friday, Mar. 15, 2024, 10:21 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Merger-and-acquisition activities surfaced again this week in the F&I space. Brown & Brown chief acquisitions officer Scott Penny and DealerMax owners Jim Maxim Jr. and Jim Maxim Sr. announced that Brown & Brown Dealer Services (BBDS) has acquired the assets ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Reconnecting with Agora Data’s Steve Burke
Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024, 10:13 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
About a month before the company welcomed Sharon Mancero as part of its management team, Agora Data CEO Steve Burke made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Burke shared his assessment of the ... [Read More]
TruDecision becomes Launcher’s third new partner so far this year
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024, 10:51 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher is on pace to form a partnership per month. After finalizing two in February, the provider of the appTRAKER Loan Origination System announced its newest partnership on Tuesday, aligning with TruDecision. The result of a full integration is mutual ... [Read More]