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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This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
3 primary capabilities of PayNearMe’s AI Servicing and Collections Agent
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ITOCHU invests in MOTER again to leverage connected-car technology
Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics Returns to Show
Our “PAL” Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics is back on the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his work on remarketing industry committees and conferences, top issues and hot topics in auto transport and much more. The interview is ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
Veros Credit hires former United Auto Credit CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A former high-level executive at United Auto Credit now has an important role at Veros Credit. Veros Credit announced on Friday that the subprime auto finance company appointed Ravi Gandhi as chief strategy officer in a move that became effective ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Higher-risk consumers fuel double-digit jump in Q1 car-insurance shopping
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fueled in part by what analysts deemed to be higher-risk consumers, auto insurance shopping in the first quarter increased 10% compared to the same period in 2024, according to TransUnion research. And Mercury Insurance reiterated that credit scores can be ... [Read More]
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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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States making moves to ‘fill void’ left by the CFPB
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau certainly isn’t what it was a few months ago, as shown by the recent decision to withdraw several rules and other guidance. Well, state-level regulators are now intensifying their efforts, with one example coming from ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Using data to solve F&I compliance challenges
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Sentinel chief product officer Kat Venner-Fowler acknowledged data can cause multiple compliance problems. But Venner-Fowler emphasized that data also can be the path to compliance solutions. Venner-Fowler elaborated about the subject during an appearance on the Live Stage presented ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings sees seasonal improvement in auto ABS market
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amidst all the gloomy outlooks about the economy, as well as how many consumers are filing for bankruptcy, let’s turn to some positive analysis from S&P Global Ratings about how the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market is doing. ... [Read More]
Fed governor cites automotive amid cautious look at economy
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler gave a speech on Monday at the International Economic Symposium, cohosted by the National Association for Business Economics and the Central Bank of Ireland. Kugler offered several reasons why the U.S. economy isn’t exactly dancing ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive spots ‘notable changes in auto credit access’ in April
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto financing — at least on the origination side of the business — doesn’t appear to be fully immune from the headwinds and uncertainty that seem to be influencing the economy. Cox Automotive reported on Monday that the Dealertrack Credit ... [Read More]
YASSI unveils RapidRepo to smooth title work
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, YASSI announced the launch of RapidRepo, a national portal designed to dramatically speed up the title process for finance companies during the repossession process. YASSI highlighted that RapidRepo addresses costly industry challenges, including storage fees, insurance costs, depreciation ... [Read More]
CFPB update: Massive guidance withdrawal & director nomination in flux
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Dramatic changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau keep surfacing, with the latest including the withdrawal of nearly 80 guidance documents, policy statements and interpretive rules released since 2011. Furthermore, there’s likely going to be a change in the nominee ... [Read More]
Ranney launching new credit-reporting venture this spring
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tim Ranney is getting back into the credit-reporting business this spring. Ranney — who previously owned Clarity Services, which was purchased by Experian in 2018 — is launching Congruit Credit, an emerging national consumer credit reporting agency positioned to usher ... [Read More]
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