TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups
Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
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
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Prospects for interest rates doubling in 2 years
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two participants on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve see the target range for the federal funds rate surpassing 4 percent in 2020 with nine other policymakers anticipating that the reading hits at least 3 percent ... [Read More]
Average transaction prices for new models set new high
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, 04:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The risk auto finance companies absorbed when taking on new-vehicle paper certainly didn’t wane as 2017 closed. On Tuesday, analysts at Kelley Blue Book reported the estimated average transaction price (ATP) for light vehicles in the United States came in ... [Read More]
DriveTime seeking new CEO to replace Fidel
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveTime on Tuesday morning announced an executive succession process. The company said DriveTime chief executive officer Ray Fidel entered into definitive agreements in late November for Fidel's transition out of his role as CEO in December. DriveTime indicated the transition ... [Read More]
November auto defaults hold steady
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In the midst of the holiday break, analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released an update on auto finance defaults through November. Fortunately, what they spotted shouldn’t give the industry an unwanted jolt to start regular business operations ... [Read More]
RouteOne and TFS collaborate on contract with remotely captured electronic signature
Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The days of needing a black-ink pen to finalize auto financing documents appear to be dwindling. RouteOne announced this week that it has successfully processed what the company claims is the automotive finance industry’s first remotely captured, electronic customer signature ... [Read More]
FTC reaches settlement with Texas Toyota dealer over deceptive ads in Spanish newspaper
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The complexities of advertising finance terms in a language other than English landed a dealership in regulatory problems with the Federal Trade Commission. Cowboy AG, a Dallas company doing business as Cowboy Toyota and Cowboy Scion, recently agreed to settle FTC ... [Read More]
2 Cox Automotive economists dissect implications of third interest-rate rise of 2017
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 09:08 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For the third time this year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve opted to push the target range for the federal funds rate higher by another 25 basis points to leave the reading at 1.25 percent ... [Read More]
4 new enhancements to Spireon’s GPS solution
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Spireon rolled out four enhancements to its GoldStar GPS solution on Wednesday designed to help mitigate risk and enhance repossession and recovery activities of large buy-here, pay-here dealerships and finance companies that originate contracts with subprime customers. The company also ... [Read More]
ActivEngage enhances chat capability with 700Credit integration
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Now dealers can converse online with potential buyers more robustly about how their financial standing might translate into a vehicle delivery. ActivEngage recently integrated with 700Credit to offer the ability to pull credit inside chat conversations. The feature will be ... [Read More]
Akerman adds third former CFPB official to legal team
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Akerman recently bolstered its stable of legal talent by adding another former high-ranking official from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The law firm’s consumer financial services practice Group welcomed Kathleen “Kitty” Ryan from Buckley Sandler as a partner in the ... [Read More]
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