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Artificial Intelligence

Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM

Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More

Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM

Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More

Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM

Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More

Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here

What actually sells cars on social media?

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:42 PM

We begin our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the ... Listen Here

Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year

Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM

Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here

Fed keeps interest rates steady

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Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, 03:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

There’s no doubt about the Federal Reserve’s decision revealed this week to leave interest rates as they are at least for the time being. By a unanimous vote, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for ... [Read More]

How Location Services is blending diverse backgrounds into one recovery team

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Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, 02:29 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

What Locations Services believes is the recipe for success in the repossession and recovery industries includes taking executives from an array of well-known companies such as Ally Financial, PAR North America and Remarketing of America and fueling them with the ... [Read More]

Top 100 markets where millennials carry most auto debt

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Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, 09:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, LendingTree released its study on where millennials owe the most on their financed vehicles. And as they say, everything is bigger in Texas. The results, ranked by median balance, showed where millennials are the most and least burdened ... [Read More]

Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems and DRN enhance working relationship

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Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, 04:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Two prominent industry names — Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems and Digital Recognition Network (DRN) — now are working even closer together. The two companies that will each have prominent appearances during Repo Con at Used Car Week 2018 announced on ... [Read More]

AGORA unveils validation report for seasoned contracts

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Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, 05:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AGORA Data is responding to the need for accurate information involving seasoned vehicle installment contracts. On Monday, the secondary loan marketplace announced what that company believes is the release of the first-ever loan validation report for seasoned loans. AGORA’s proprietary ... [Read More]

Secure Collateral Management to leverage MBSi’s compliance management system

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Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, 05:02 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Secure Collateral Management already announced the skip-tracing and collateral recovery provider was moving into a new headquarters. And then Monday, Secure Collateral Management and MBSi Corp. — a member of the Automotive Intelligence Council and provider of repossession assignment software ... [Read More]

New-model prices keep rising as average APR hits highest point in 9 years

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Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, 02:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance companies continue to fill and expand their portfolios, especially when buying paper attached to a new vehicle that’s becoming more difficult for consumers to afford as transaction prices and interest rates keep climbing. October data shared by Edmunds and ... [Read More]

ARA and TFA to host webinar to share plans for new association

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

At the beginning of October, the American Recovery Association (ARA) and Time Finance Adjusters (TFA) announced plans to form one organization that would launch in January. During a free webinar, the two organizations will present more details of the new ... [Read More]

PAR completes year-long task, unveils Platinum Compliance portal

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Lisa Scott took charge of PAR North America (PAR) last August with a specific objective near the top of her agenda as she began to oversee this segment of KAR Auction Services. “One of my goals was to enhance the ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Services adopts PointPredictive Auto Fraud Manager

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:28 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Westlake Financial Services is taking additional steps to shield itself from potential fraud. On Tuesday, PointPredictive, the San Diego-based machine learning company, announced that Westlake is its newest auto-finance client. As part of this relationship, Westlake will use the company’s ... [Read More]

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