Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
ARA finalizes partnership with Bridgecrest Acceptance for training and vendor vetting
Friday, Mar. 16, 2018, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA) landed an enhanced relationship with a finance company on Friday. ARA announced a new partnership with Bridgecrest Acceptance, a licensed third-party servicer, servicing loans for DriveTime and other affiliated finance companies. As part of this ... [Read More]
PointPredictive and defi SOLUTIONS partner to curb auto finance fraud
Thursday, Mar. 15, 2018, 02:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance fraud often happens during the origination process, so PointPredictive and defi SOLUTIONS are joining forces in an effort to curtail the growing trend that TransUnion recently reported as having surpassed $500 million last year alone. On Thursday, PointPredictative ... [Read More]
Pairing up to enhance F&I: GWC with Nicholas Financial and Westlake with AUL
Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2018, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, two providers of vehicle service contracts enhanced their relationships with finance companies that often cater to consumers who fall into the subprime credit space. First, GWC Warranty, a provider of vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, announced a ... [Read More]
Payscout unveils new self-service payment portal
Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2018, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Payscout — one of the fastest growing privately held global payments processing providers in the U.S. — announced the launch of Condor, a new payment portal that can facilitate frictionless payment processing transactions between a business and its ... [Read More]
RouteOne and MaximTrak roll out single, digital signing capability
Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2018, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne and MaximTrak are continuing to respond to consumer demand for streamlined, digital completion of vehicle delivery. On Wednesday, the companies announced they tried to enhance the consumer experience with the ability to include MaximTrak aftermarket documents in the RouteOne ... [Read More]
Fitch monitoring how recent subprime trends impact overall auto finance performance
Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings is keeping a close watch on how subprime auto finance paper is performing in a similar fashion to Equifax and TransUnion. Analysts indicated that loss frequency and severity ticked up slightly from historically low levels for the largest U.S. auto finance ... [Read More]
FTC and FCC hosting 2 events to examine illegal phone calls
Monday, Mar. 12, 2018, 02:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As opposed to the legitimate collections efforts put forth by dealerships, finance companies and their service providers, federal regulators are looking to curb unwanted phone calls that are out to swindle consumers. Two upcoming events will highlight cooperative efforts by ... [Read More]
New hires: 3 executives join Wise F&I and eLEND Solutions
Monday, Mar. 12, 2018, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wise F&I and eLEND Solutions each recently expanded their executive teams, citing growth. First, over at eLEND Solutions, a provider in online and in-store finance and “deal-making” solutions for dealers, built its sales team with two proven auto finance sales ... [Read More]
AGORA aligns with Hughes to venture into auto debt sector
Monday, Mar. 12, 2018, 02:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AGORA recently bolstered its connections to human capital to delve into the debt space. The Texas-based provider of technology solutions for the financial services industry formed a partnership with Nancy Hughes — a leading debt acquisitions expert — in order to ... [Read More]
4 components of Westlake’s new program for prime paper
Friday, Mar. 9, 2018, 04:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sometimes auto finance companies diversify their portfolio through buying paper lower down the credit spectrum than they typically might. In the case of Westlake Financial Services — which specializes in subprime contracts — the provider is doing the opposite. Westlake ... [Read More]
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