AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
2 Ohio dealerships settle FTC charges over lease ads
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 09:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission indicated this week that two Ohio dealers have agreed to settle charges from the agency that they deceived consumers with advertisements that touted low monthly vehicle lease payments but failed to disclose key terms of the ... [Read More]
House report calls out CFPB for ‘junk science’
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, 05:20 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Republican staff of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee gave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau some interesting reading material to go with its Thanksgiving dinner: A report about how these lawmakers view how the agency is regulating auto financing. On Tuesday ... [Read More]
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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business
Turn Battery Risk Into Trust: Your Edge in the Used EV Market
Independent battery health certification is the new gold standard for used EV dealerships. The latest AVILOO detect Magazine reveals how...
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How GMs Start Their Day with Mastermind & Make More Deals
Successful General Managers know that how you start the day sets the tone for dealership performance. This checklist outlines the...
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Rising Repos, Shrinking Margins: A Guide to Reduce Collections and Servicing Costs with AI Agents
As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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Out-of-State Titling: 12 Steps Every Title Clerk Should Follow (The Easy Way)
Out-of-state titling isn’t easy. With every state having different DMV requirements, document packets, and deadlines, it’s easy for mistakes to...
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Free Guide: How Smart Dealers Can Profit from Customer Car Insurance
Turn Customer Auto Insurance into Dealership Profit If you're not profiting from auto insurance in your dealership, now’s the time...
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Go In-House With Your Photos
Your Photo Vendor Didn’t Show Up Again? Let’s Fix That. Stop relying on vendors and start owning your inventory. This...
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The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI
The Auto Dealer’s Complete Checklist for Evaluating AI highlights key questions dealership leaders should ask technology partners during the selection...
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How Fed rate could hit 2 percent
Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, 04:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While many auto finance executives are gearing up for Thanksgiving with family and friends, it appears leadership of the Federal Reserve is not only prepping for turkey, too, but also mulling over how much interest rates should be increased. In ... [Read More]
Finance company notes: Exeter securitization & Ally redemption
Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, 04:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two significant players in the auto finance space — Ally Financial and Exeter Finance — each shared details about recent company developments. At Exeter, the company announced on Monday that it closed a $300 million securitization backed by automobile loan ... [Read More]
Wise F&I exec to serve as GAPA president
Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, 04:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rob Berger, executive vice president at Wise F&I, was recently elected to serve as president of the Guaranteed Asset Protection Alliance, an organization established in 2006 comprised of companies that offer guaranteed asset protection (GAP) products. The purpose of GAPA ... [Read More]
PaymentVision offers free webinar on tokenization
Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, 03:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The week after Thanksgiving, PaymentVision will hold a free webinar on the importance and benefits of tokenization, or when applied to data security, the process of substituting a sensitive data element with a non-sensitive equivalent. The webinar covering the currently ... [Read More]
Veros Credit opens new Texas business center
Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, 02:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Veros Credit announced it has opened a new Regional Business Center in the Dallas area. The company reported the new center will assist in the company’s growth efforts in Texas. The focus of the new center will be to provide ... [Read More]
Lenders remain ‘vigilant’ amid auto-loan market growth
Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reporting strong performance in the “no-score” segment of the credit spectrum, Equifax pointed out in a release this week lender vigilance is helping to drive auto loan market success. According to the latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report from Equifax ... [Read More]
House passes CFPB reform bill
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, 04:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
To the delight of many in the automotive industry, the House of Representatives voted on and passed a bill aimed at altering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s handling of indirect auto financing. With a vote of 332 to 96, the ... [Read More]
Analysts wonder why lease credit approvals are spiking
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even though lease credit approvals are down slightly this month, rates remain unusually high, prompting analysts to discuss the factors behind the surge. According to Swapalease.com, lease credit approvals fell to 75 percent this month, down a bit from the ... [Read More]
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