Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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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
Westlake partners with eOriginal to enable eContracting
Thursday, May. 25, 2017, 01:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services this week finalized a partnership with eOriginal in an effort toward what the companies classified as the path to digitally transform the finance companies' dealer management system into an eContracting solution. The move is geared to improve ... [Read More]
Payix names finance & accounting leader
Thursday, May. 25, 2017, 12:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, mobile collections and payments app provider Payix announced that Priscilla Zarate has joined the company’s executive team as its finance & accounting leader. In this role, Zarate will serve as the firm’s controller and lead the financial planning, ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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How TO Maximize Your Digital Sales!
How much revenue is slipping through the cracks in your digital sales process? Our latest guide reveals the most common...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders
Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist
Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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58 percent of voters in 8 key states want CFPB run by commission
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the latest U.S. House proposal to modify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau keeps the agency overseen by a single director, it appears the sentiment of more than just industry supporters within the Capital Beltway is strong for the bureau ... [Read More]
DecisivEdge describes 6 ‘must haves’ for loan origination software
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Not long after launching its lending and leasing as a service (LLaaS) product powered by Oracle, technology services and consulting company DecisivEdge articulated what the firm believes are the six “must haves” when auto finance providers are considering loan origination ... [Read More]
AFG adds 4 credit unions, 1 bank to client stable
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group (AFG), one of the nation’s leading sources of residual based financing and vehicle remarketing for financial institutions, recently announced first-quarter growth figures, revealing increasing momentum in new customer signings. Since January, AFG reported that it has signed ... [Read More]
5 tips to verify candidate’s competency
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel chief executive officer Don Jasensky acknowledged one of the most difficult challenges during the candidate-evaluation process is to determine whether the individual seeking the position at your firm actually can handle all of the demands and responsibilities asked ... [Read More]
Floyd’s post-retirement activity continues by joining DIMONT board
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Since retiring for the second time from Exeter Finance, Mark Floyd certainly doesn’t appear to be reducing his industry involvement much. DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services to the residential mortgage ... [Read More]
Maintaining auto payment no longer top consumer priority
Monday, May. 22, 2017, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion discovered that maintaining payments on that vehicle installment contract no longer is the top priority when the holder hits a rough financial patch and has to adjust to being short on monthly income. When faced with the choice of ... [Read More]
Westlake contracts with Jensen to expand strategic accounts
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 05:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The first two winners of the Subprime Auto Finance Executive of the Year presented during Used Car Week are collaborating to help increase business for Westlake Financial Services. Westlake announced this week that the finance company recently contracted Bill Jensen ... [Read More]
6 recommendations to CFPB regarding alternative data
Thursday, May. 18, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes a closer look at alternative data, the American Bankers Association delivered an eight-page comment letter containing a half dozen suggestions about the current and potential use of alternative data and modeling techniques in ... [Read More]
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