AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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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
Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
GWC Warranty introduces improved coverage lookup tool
Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2017, 01:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently improved its online coverage lookup tool to better assist drivers in obtaining critical vehicle service contract information. As part of GWC Warranty’s ... [Read More]
AFSA again addresses burden CFPB places on small operations
Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2017, 01:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While a former Department of the Treasury official insisted the Dodd-Frank Act resulted in an economy “far stronger and more resilient today than it was preceding the crisis,” American Financial Services Association executive vice president Bill Himpler addressed the Consumer ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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Pinpointing dealer role in preventing auto finance fraud
Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2017, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As a follow-up to its analysis that stated fraud in auto financing could reach $6 billion this year, PointPredictive released another white paper on Tuesday with suggestions on where that scheme could be nipped before it happens. PointPredictive’s new whitepaper, ... [Read More]
Tax refunds enhance February auto loan ABS performance
Monday, Apr. 10, 2017, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with offering a glimpse into some overall quarterly metrics, S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance in the U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors improved in February, relative to January. Analysts determined that losses, delinquencies ... [Read More]
Total Dealer Compliance rolls out virtual training solution
Monday, Apr. 10, 2017, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealership compliance auditing firm Total Dealer Compliance (TDC) recently launched its virtual training platform: a solution aimed at helping stores mitigate risk faced by proactive regulators to create a culture of compliance at a fraction of the cost. TDC claims to ... [Read More]
Westlake’s DealerCenter now offers eContracting solution
Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017, 05:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Westlake Financial Services highlighted that it has launched its electronic contracting automotive loan origination solution in 17 U.S. states through DealerCenter. Westlake insisted the move enhanced the finance company’s customer service to both its borrowers and dealer-partners, while ... [Read More]
Hensarling reiterates call for removal of Cordray & CFPB
Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017, 02:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The semiannual testimonial tussle on Wednesday between Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Richard Cordray and members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee spanned more than four hours as the regulator’s director traded arguments back and forth about the agency’s activities ... [Read More]
United Auto Credit leverages FactorTrust to boost underwriting
Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2017, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alternative credit information provider FactorTrust announced earlier this week the addition of United Auto Credit to its growing number of clients enlisting alternative credit data to help qualify and evaluate risk in their underwriting process. Executives explained trends in the ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital taps Moody’s Analytics to bolster securitizations
Wednesday, Apr. 5, 2017, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, NextGear Capital selected the Moody’s Analytics ABS System securitization issuance platform to enhance its efforts as a floor plan finance provider in the U.S. and Canada. The Moody’s Analytics ABS System can automate reporting and enhance internal ... [Read More]
8 parts of AFSA’s regulatory-reform blueprint
Monday, Apr. 3, 2017, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past Friday, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) submitted a list of regulatory reforms to the Trump administration that the organization insisted would provide relief to its members operating in the consumer credit industry and ultimately benefit customers and ... [Read More]
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