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Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Robert Guerrero of ClaimBuyout on inventory opportunities for dealers via repairable vehicles
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, 07:19 PM
Robert Guerrero spent nearly 14 years as an executive with Insurance Auto Auctions, so he understands the complexities of damaged vehicles, distraught owners, auto insurers and repair shops. Now as the president and co-founder of ClaimBuyout, Guerrero explained how damaged ... Listen Here
Protecting yourself when it comes to vehicle transport with Autosled VP Sam Goldenberg
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 05:16 PM
Imagine being a dealer and the vehicle you expected to be transported to your store isn’t on the hauler behind your showroom. And no one knows where the vehicle is. To help avoid the unfortunate situation, Autosled vice president of ... Listen Here

DealerBuilt settles with New Jersey AG over data breach

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Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2018, 02:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While perhaps not to the scale of some other data breaches, a dealership management software (DMS) provider recently reached a settlement with New Jersey regulators whose investigation found compromised systems. New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal and the state’s Division ... [Read More]

Black Book history-adjusted valuations now embedded in defi SOLUTIONS’ platform

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Monday, Sep. 17, 2018, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two well-known industry names — Black Book and defi SOLUTIONS — are working together again. On Monday, Black Book announced its history-adjusted valuations (HAV) data and resources will be integrated into an interface with defi SOLUTIONS. Editors explained history-adjusted valuations ... [Read More]

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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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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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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Analysis: CFPB finalizes changes to annual privacy notice

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Thursday, Sep. 13, 2018, 02:37 PM
Alexander Koskey, Baker Donelson
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued its final rule adopting changes to Regulation P, which governs the requirements for financial institutions to issue privacy notices to its customers. The final rule implements new timing requirements for sending annual ... [Read More]

CFPB focuses latest supervisory highlights on repo and insurance issues

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Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2018, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau concentrated the auto-finance portion of its latest supervisory highlights on two of the most complicated matters when someone needs credit to acquire a vehicle — repossession and the application of insurance proceeds. Before deploying a ... [Read More]

2 reasons why Regional Acceptance to leverage Dealertrack for title services

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Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2018, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Regional Acceptance Corp. (RAC) and Dealertrack Accelerated Title this week spelled out a pair of reasons why they’re now working together to create efficiencies in their payoff and title release process with dealers accepting vehicle in on trade. RAC, a ... [Read More]

Equifax sees less subprime paper as industry passes $1.25 trillion in outstanding balances

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Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2018, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry passed another milestone as Equifax determined current portfolios collectively now exceed $1.25 trillion. However, subprime paper isn’t pushing the industry-wide figure higher as much as volume within that segment did a year ago. To get to the ... [Read More]

Fitch sees four Q2 trends positively impacting subprime ABS

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Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2018, 02:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings sifted through data generated by the subprime auto asset backed securities (ABS) market during the first half of the year. Analysts not only found four elements that are supporting the subprime ABS segment, but also more details about ... [Read More]

23 industry leaders named to 3 CFPB advisory boards

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Monday, Sep. 10, 2018, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Three boards containing 23 industry leaders now have an advisory voice in how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates. Late last week, the bureau announced the appointment of new experts from outside the federal government to the Consumer Advisory Board, ... [Read More]

Crestview acquires Protect My Car from private investor group

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Friday, Sep. 7, 2018, 02:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Extended warranty product provider Protect My Car has new ownership. On Thursday, Protect My Car (PMC) announced that funds managed by Crestview Partners, together with members of PMC’s management team, have completed the acquisition of the company from a private ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: DOJ action against Pa. Chevrolet store rekindles childhood memories

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Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018, 02:51 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Regularly, alerts and messages arrive in my inbox containing some kind of enforcement action against a dealership or finance company. Oftentimes, my approach is just stick with the facts of the matter contained in a press release, share the developments ... [Read More]
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