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
DRN, MVTRAC & SCM make multiple moves to improve positions with lenders & repo agents
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DRN, MVTRAC and Secure Collateral Management (SCM) made multiple moves recently to enhance their services to auto-finance companies and their relationships with repossession agents. First, DRN and Loanbridge formed a partnership, as Loanbridge data is now integrated into DRN’s monitoring, ... [Read More]
Agora Data and DealerCenter to deploy nationwide integration
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Agora Data teamed up with DealerCenter to form a strategic partnership designed to empower dealers with enhanced tools and resources to obtain capital, streamline operations, and grow their businesses. According to a news release, more than 20,000 dealers ... [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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Edmunds spots 3 new records connected to negative equity in Q3
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest auto-finance data Edmunds released on Wednesday focused specifically on new-vehicle purchases and excluded used. But it still showed the conundrum lenders are facing nowadays associated with average negative equity, which climbed to an all-time high in the third ... [Read More]
As delinquency continues to rise, consumers’ view on buying vehicles deteriorates, too
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Signals about what happens before and after a vehicle is delivered and financed aren’t so rosy. Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke pointed out that the initial October reading of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan showed, “Consumers’ views ... [Read More]
Auto credit availability improves slightly again in September
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps because of automotive market and general economic turbulence, there might be some tightening of underwriting by finance companies. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index showed that development has yet to come based on Cox Automotive data gathered in September. The ... [Read More]
More than 6 investors push $50M Series B funding into Yendo to grow beyond vehicle-secured credit card
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Loans connected with vehicle titles aren’t new. But Yendo announced a $50 million Series B funding round on Thursday to fuel its efforts to grow as a company that claims to be behind the first-ever vehicle-secured credit card. According to ... [Read More]
Top 10 states where rates on auto financing are rising most
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For individuals residing in Wyoming, they’re having to “cowboy up” for their auto financing, according to new research shared on Thursday by WalletHub. WalletHub recently reported average interest rates on auto loans aren’t rising evenly across the country. To identify ... [Read More]
Bell & Williams taps RISC for compliance monitoring
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a post on social media, Bell & Williams Associates has selected Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC) as its exclusive partner for third-party recovery agent compliance monitoring. In a move that was effective Oct. 1, RISC will manage all ... [Read More]
Carputty launches Flexloan in partnership with Westlake to reach more non-prime consumers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Carputty announced the launch of Flexloan, a new product that the fintech company said “significantly expands” the namesake’s addressable market. In partnership with Westlake Direct, a division of Westlake Financial, Carputty has introduced Flexloan, which is a product ... [Read More]
Experts from Davis+Gilbert and McDonald Hopkins offer more analysis of Tricolor bankruptcy impact
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts are still trying to project how the dramatic bankruptcy filing by Tricolor Holdings is going to impact subprime auto finance for the remainder of the year and beyond. Legal practitioners from Davis+Gilbert and McDonald Hopkins each recently offered perspectives, ... [Read More]
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