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4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here

2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 02:23 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Auto loans and retail installment contracts are often referred to by industry executives as paper. When Craig Paterson began his career in automotive, many of the tasks he had to complete were done on paper, too. Much has changed in ... [Read More]

Lender executives & industry experts distill current status of subprime auto finance

subprime auto financing
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 10:48 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Suspicions are intensifying about the current health of auto finance, especially within the subprime space stemming from the bankruptcy filings of Tricolor Holdings and PrimaLend. For example, the first question from an investment analyst during Carvana’s quarterly conference call last ... [Read More]

How Protective plans to leverage past F&I acquisitions to make most of upcoming Portfolio addition

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 10:39 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Rick Kurtz, senior vice president and chief distribution officer for Protective Asset Protection, spent a few minutes with Cherokee Media Group on Thursday after the company entered into an agreement to acquire Portfolio Holding and its subsidiaries from Abry Partners. ... [Read More]

White Label Holding acquires National Auto Lenders

Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 04:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another auto-finance company specializing in the subprime space now has new ownership. White Label Holding, a U.S.-based financial group specializing in integrated automotive lending solutions, on Monday announced the full acquisition of National Auto Lenders, which is a non-prime auto ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital hires 3 new execs, unveils redesigned website

Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 12:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort “bring fresh energy, diverse perspectives and deep expertise to the organization,” NextGear Capital recently added three new members to its senior leadership team along with rolling out a revamped website. Executives joining the inventory finance company for ... [Read More]

TransUnion spots ‘pre-pandemic norms’ in newest auto-finance analysis

Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, 12:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts are seeing auto financing “trending back toward pre-pandemic norms” based data contained in TransUnion’s Q3 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR). TransUnion reported on Monday that originations rose 5.2% year-over-year to 6.7 million, supported by Federal Reserve rate cuts ... [Read More]

Experts explain auto-finance & general-economy implications after another rate cut comes during ‘challenging situation’

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 12:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The primary result of this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) was the Federal Reserve reducing the federal funds rate below 4% for the first time since 2022. The reduction of the target rate to 3.75% to ... [Read More]

Protective to acquire Portfolio, enhancing dealer wealth and F&I solutions

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two well-known names in the F&I and reinsurance arenas — Protective Asset Protection and Portfolio — are now on track to be part of the same organization serving dealerships. On Thursday morning, Protective Life Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi ... [Read More]

ARA elects new president, gives 6 awards during annual convention

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with handing out six industry awards, the American Recovery Association elected new board leadership during its annual convention last week in Reno, Nev. And there is a new president of the association, as the membership elected Todd Case of ... [Read More]

VantageScore: Early-stage delinquencies at highest point in 5 years

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with slowing originations, the latest edition of CreditGauge by VantageScore showed delinquencies throughout the credit market are on the rise. Analysts reported on Tuesday that overall credit delinquencies edged higher in September, with delinquencies 30 to 59 days past ... [Read More]
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