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
COMMENTARY: The secret to accelerating funding in indirect auto lending
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
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
700Credit integrates with DeskManager DMS for credit reports and more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Executives from 700Credit, a provider of credit reporting, prescreen data and compliance products and services, highlighted that their information now is integrated with DeskManager, AutoManager’s DMS software product. The companies explained this comprehensive tool is geared to help users manage ... [Read More]
Westlake & RouteOne partner to boost dealer service
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In another effort to implement cost-saving and innovative technology-based initiatives to foster business and meet the demands of its expanding customer base, Westlake Financial Services is now available on RouteOne’s eContracting platform. This development arrives not long after Westlake announced ... [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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CBC integrates The Work Number from Equifax
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, credit report and compliance solutions provider Credit Bureau Connection (CBC) rolled out dealer access to income and employment data instantly, at point-of-sale through The Work Number, an Equifax service. CBC highlighted that having fast access to income and ... [Read More]
MaximTrak launches new content-driven website to help dealers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As dealerships continue to modernize and position their F&I services to deliver a more engaging and compliant customer experience in less time, their need for timely information, best practices and how-to tips is increasing. In response, MaximTrak Technologies, an F&I ... [Read More]
3 trends show strong financing market
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Recent data and analysis from the American Bankers Association, Cox Automotive and KeyBanc Capital Markets all point toward healthy ongoing performance and a positive outlook for the auto finance market. According to results from the American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit ... [Read More]
Path to improve both collections & customer experience
Steve Levine and Susan Perlmutter, Sigma Payment Solutions
Creditors, servicers and collectors need to quickly re-evaluate their approach to how they interact with consumers in the wake of the Westlake Financial Services/Wilshire Consumer Credit consent decree with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Much like DriveTime and other scary ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s new scoring tool blends 2 data sets together
Nick Zulovich, Editor
TransUnion made quite a claim about the new solution it rolled out on Thursday, a tool that can combine both time-series credit bureau data and alternative data sources. One of the leaders of TransUnion’s team that spent more than 10 ... [Read More]
NADA sends another document request to CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association is again trying to leverage the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to obtain sensitive Consumer Financial Protection Bureau material that made its way to the media. This week, NADA asked the CFPB to release internal ... [Read More]
3 executives receive AFSA Distinguished Service Awards
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week as a part of the American Financial Services Association’s 99th annual meeting in Boston, the organization honored three members with its highest accolade, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Receiving the honors were Stevan Schmelzer, Jim Sheeran and Glen ... [Read More]
CFPB considering arbitration clause rules
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is now using the phrase “free pass” to describe how some finance companies include arbitration clauses in their vehicle installment contracts. As a result, the CFPB announced on Wednesday that the agency is considering proposing ... [Read More]
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