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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4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
3 suggestions for companies with underperforming employees
Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel chief executive officer Don Jasensky offered three options when dealership and auto finance company management teams are faced with the decision of making manpower changes based on performance. Jasensky leveraged his nearly 30 years of experience, acknowledging that, ... [Read More]
RouteOne adds Fidelity Bank to eContracting footprint
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RouteOne announced the addition of Fidelity Bank as an available eContracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. Fidelity Bank’s financing services are available to dealers throughout the South. David Buchanan, executive vice president of indirect lending ... [Read More]
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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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Dundon’s newest endeavor: professional hockey and the Stanley Cup
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, 03:38 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
From subprime paper to slap shots, Thomas Dundon is making the transition from managing auto finance underwriting and securitizations to overseeing a professional hockey franchise that’s looking to hoist the Stanley Cup once again. Dundon, who built the subprime financing ... [Read More]
Survey reinforces value of online auto financing applications
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Eddie Castillo, general sales manager for the subprime division for Pine Belt Cadillac in Toms River, N.J., described how much a customer who has completed financing online prior to coming to the dealership improves the entire delivery experience — especially ... [Read More]
Top 10 states for 60-day delinquencies in Q3
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 08:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recovery professionals often see the greatest saturation of 60-day delinquencies within states near or along the Gulf of Mexico. While a pair of those states constituted two of the top three as tracked by Experian Automotive, the state that registered ... [Read More]
CARite secures $45M in funding to boost lease portfolio
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 05:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CARite received an injection of funds to expand its leasing portfolio from a finance provider that has an understanding of what the company is trying to accomplish within the subprime market. On Wednesday, Crystal Financial announced the completion of a ... [Read More]
REPAY makes another acquisition, securing PayMaxx Pro
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, 05:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More industry consolidation came to light on Wednesday as Realtime Electronic Payments (REPAY) made another acquisition. The provider of advanced payment technology products and electronic transaction processing services for the consumer finance industry has acquired PayMaxx Pro, an electronic payments ... [Read More]
Black Book’s newest tool sharpens valuations based on vehicle history
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance companies and dealerships integrally involved in underwriting might have some kind of vehicle-history component embedded into their scorecards and other tools. However, Black Book on Tuesday rolled out what the vehicle valuation company believes is its most precise ... [Read More]
F&I Express and F&I Administration Solutions partner to manage product cancellation process
Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, 04:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express and F&I Administration Solutions recently expanded their relationship to help finance companies, F&I product providers and dealerships improve their aftermarket product cancellation performance and compliance. The companies highlighted that the integration of F&I Express and F&I Admin addresses ... [Read More]
4 recommendations for an F&I edge to start 2018
Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, 04:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The team at GWC Warranty offered four suggestions to help dealerships looking for an edge in January and the rest of 2018. Recommendations to boost sales as well as ongoing success in the F&I office, GWC Warranty declared that “there’s ... [Read More]
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