StoneEagle spots new highs in dealer F&I average gross profit, income halfway through 2026
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:21 AM
Wise F&I regional VP chosen as 2026 NAMAD Woman of the Year
Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
FTC issues consumer alert over phantom dealerships that experts have seen for more than a year
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 09:55 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
DriveItAway posts highest monthly revenue in company history
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Getting consumers into a vehicle they can afford via a subscription is becoming a lucrative endeavor for DriveItAway Holdings. This week, the provider of flexible vehicle subscriptions and mobility solutions that has partnered with Stellantis’ global mobility division announced preliminary ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... [Read More]
PODCAST: PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PayNearMe recently shared new research, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance plucks Amazon AI expert to be CTO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance followed through on its previous pledge to name its new chief technology officer this month. And like many of us, the subprime auto finance company found what it sought via Amazon. Credit Acceptance on Thursday announced that Jeetu ... [Read More]
Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry and other participants in financial services now have less than 10 days to provide feedback about a draft of legislation to reform the structure and powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The U.S. House Financial ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP, Endurance again among Inc. 5000
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CHAMP, F&I Sentinel and Global Lending Services are among the companies involved in auto financing that are celebrating again for being among the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. For F&I Sentinel, it marks being on the list ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index keeps climbing, but the subprime share keeps sagging. Cox Automotive’s latest index update might be reflecting what’s happening at your finance company, ticking up 7% year-over-year to 105, which is the highest level since November ... [Read More]
FTC reviews 3 dealer group settlements after abandoning disparate impact
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Disparate impact theory sometimes made automotive compliance professionals nauseous, especially when it was used by federal regulators to generate settlements for as much as $10 million in a single situation. Late on Friday, those professionals — and three dealership groups ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus survey uncovers where dealers see untapped opportunities in F&I product offerings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Findings from a dealer survey orchestrated by AutoPayPlus showed issues stores are still having in the F&I office. The survey revealed that while many dealership owners recognize the potential value of their F&I product offerings, challenges around consistent presentation, product ... [Read More]
CarShield completes acquisition of American Auto Shield
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, CarShield finalized the acquisition of its primary contract administrator, American Auto Shield, in a move that transitioned the vehicle-protection company into what it called “a fully integrated end-to-end service provider.” Leadership explained this strategic move centralizes the customer ... [Read More]
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