Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
Republicans find more potential problems with CFPB’s auto finance regulations
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, 05:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As a group of Senate Banking Committee Democrats praised Richard Cordray’s work as of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee think the CFPB director may have violated federal law that governs agency rulemaking ... [Read More]
White Clarke Group appoints Weems as new marketing VP
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, 04:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, technology provider White Clarke Group announced the addition of Julie Weems to its North American team as vice president of marketing for the Americas. The company highlighted Weems, a marketing veteran in the auto finance industry, joins White ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
Read More
Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
Read More
Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
Read More
AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
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...
Read More
Year-end auto defaults stay near usual level
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, 04:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto finance default rate reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for December fell in line at nearly the same reading as what analysts reported at the close of each of the previous two years. Data through December ... [Read More]
Experts urge compliance vigilance as Trump takes office
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, 04:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on Friday. But industry experts have warned dealerships and finance companies not to reduce their compliance efforts despite some deregulatory rhetoric that might have been shared during ... [Read More]
Roadster buying & leasing solution now integrated with F&I Express
Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express recently announced that its finance and insurance platform is now integrated with Roadster, an eCommerce solutions provider for vehicle buying and leasing. Roadster’s dealerships now can provide buyers with accurate aftermarket product quotes and educational material using F&I ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings explains importance of alternative data in subprime auto ABS
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, 04:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with their latest assessment of the U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors, S&P Global Ratings analysts this week discussed how much alternative data has become a crucial component of their examination of subprime auto finance ... [Read More]
First Investors Financial Services leverages AutoGravity mobile technology
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, 04:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoGravity, a FinTech developer on a mission to transform auto financing by harnessing the power of the smartphone, this week announced a partnership with First Investors Financial Services, bringing the finance company’s indirect financing business onto the AutoGravity platform. The ... [Read More]
Equifax sees 1.5M consumers gaining more credit access
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In what the credit bureau thinks can be positive for the auto finance space, Equifax highlighted that its December 2016 Consumer Credit Impact analysis found that trended credit data used alongside a consumer’s traditional credit report could improve access to ... [Read More]
From the editor: Hudson’s latest book is a must read
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, 04:08 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When reading through an email message or some other kind of material, the voice of the person who compiled it will stream through my mind if I know the individual’s tone and delivery. Not sure if this phenomena happens to ... [Read More]
Industry notes: PassTime to aid credit unions; Heritage Acceptance’s new VSC offering
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Announcements recently arrived involving PassTime GPS, Heritage Acceptance and Sword Apak. LEVERAGE, the service corporation of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU) that equips credit union partners with products and services to fulfill day-to-day needs, named PassTime ... [Read More]
X