This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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Economic roundup: ‘Subdued’ debt demand & ‘secondary risks’ no matter what Fed does
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, 10:20 AM
Edmunds: Pandemic-era problems still festering in form of negative equity
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, 10:57 AM
COMMENTARY: Dealer-owned finance is the next profit center in automotive retail
Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, 09:55 AM
This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
Point Predictive deploys Predictor Agents using data from more than 650 lenders
Intellicheck & Agility Credit partner for multi-layered fraud prevention at dealerships
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here
2 more developments involving possible CFPB reform
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Compliance experts and industry advocates have been trying to project what might happen to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since President Trump was elected back in November. Two developments arrived this week that perhaps might give auto finance companies and ... [Read More]
Loss Prevention Services picks MBSi as technology & compliance partner
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Repossession and skip-tracing services provider Loss Prevention Services (LPS) announced on Thursday that the company has chosen MBSi Corp. as its assignment and compliance management solution. Throughout the year, LPS said it will transition its assignment management platform to Recovery ... [Read More]
Resource Hub
Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand
Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Experts not surprised Fed passes on rate rise
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When the Federal Open Market Committee’s first opportunity to make another interest rate adjustment arrived this week, the Federal Reserve unanimously passed on making another increase, maintaining the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.50 percent to 0.75 ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty adds 3 VPs to sales & operations teams
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently announced the addition of three executives to bolster its sales and operations teams. Joining the sales force are Sarah Messmann, who has ... [Read More]
Dealers still see good credit availability
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The latest dealer survey orchestrated by KeyBanc Capital Markets showed participants ended up being evenly split when describing credit availability to their customers. According to the survey conducted in December, KeyBanc found that 50 percent said credit availability remained intact ... [Read More]
4 parts of EFG Companies’ ‘murky’ F&I forecast
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Formed through thousands of conversations with the nation’s leading dealership principals and finance companies, EFG Companies finalized four predictions and recommendations for 2017. President and chief executive officer John Pappanastos summarized the results on Tuesday, saying these insights reflect an ... [Read More]
Trump orders 2 regulations removed for every new 1 added
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Advocates for more regulation by federal agencies over the auto finance industry and other financial services providers might describe the latest executive order by President Trump as “one step forward and two steps back.” The White House released the latest ... [Read More]
Equifax unveils 3 product integrations with 3 other solution providers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During last week’s industry festivities in the Big Easy, Equifax rolled out solution enhancements with a trio of other service providers — Fiserv, Digital Matrix Systems and Dominion Dealer Solutions. First, Equifax and financial services technology solutions Fiserv collaborated on ... [Read More]
RouteOne advances 2 platforms to boost mobile capabilities
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne unveiled a pair of solutions aimed at helping dealerships and finance companies complete vehicle deliveries and documents in the showroom or wherever the purchaser might be. On Monday, RouteOne launched remote document delivery; what the company explained is a ... [Read More]
6 features of Black Book’s new Visual Analytics
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Whether it’s during an industry-wide conference or in one-on-one client sessions, finance companies often pepper Anil Goyal with questions. The senior vice president of automotive valuation and analytics for Black Book mentioned some common ones such as, “Can you tell ... [Read More]
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