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
Arvest Bank sees early successes with FICO Auto Score 10
COMMENTARY: The secret to accelerating funding in indirect auto lending
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
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
With trailer full of hurricane relief supplies & 1,200-mile journey, Corey Cox pays it forward
Joe Overby, Senior Editor
“Now, I’m very familiar with what a war zone looks like,” Corey Cox said. “So, when I say that this was a war zone, it was exactly that.” Cox, who served 13 years in the U.S. military, wasn’t describing overseas ... [Read More]
Opportunity Finance Network & MassMutual Foundation unveil $25M partnership to scale CDFIs
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) this week announced a strategic, five-year partnership with the MassMutual Foundation to launch the CDFI Innovation Initiative, a new effort designed to drive innovation, scale impact and build new infrastructure for the Community Development Financial Institution ... [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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KeyPoint Credit Union tailors new auto-finance program for ITIN holders
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, KeyPoint Credit Union — an institution based in Silicon Valley — launched an auto financing program specifically designed for individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) holders. According to the Internal Revenue Service, an ITIN is a tax processing number ... [Read More]
CFPB finalizes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule the regulator said will give consumers greater rights, privacy, and security over their personal financial data. The bureau said the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule requires financial institutions, credit ... [Read More]
Where interest rates might be by the end of 2025
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve currently sits at 4.75% to 5.00% after policymakers reduced it by 50 basis points in September. Last week during a public appearance at Stanford University, Fed governor Christopher Waller said he ... [Read More]
TransUnion: 62% of US adults earn money via gig economy
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your underwriting department might be seeing more applicants who list their primary sources of income coming through services such as Uber or DoorDash. TransUnion wanted to get more clarity about these workers to help finance companies and other service providers. ... [Read More]
Chase sends $1M to On The Road Lending
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Chase is leveraging the power of transportation to help more people near Dallas and beyond. Last week, Chase announced a $1 million investment in Dallas-based On The Road Lending to get more people behind the wheel so they can earn ... [Read More]
New York Fed & LegalShield notice more strain on consumer finances
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The more researchers examine the current state of household finances, the more they’re uncovering plenty of negative trends. The two newest developments surfaced this week from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data and the LegalShield ... [Read More]
Team-first approach cultivated in the Marines propels Messiha to be Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The U.S. Marine Corp. might not be an official training institution for the auto-finance industry. But John Messiha used it nicely to become an executive with Bank of America, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, Uber and Bridgecrest Acceptance. “The first goal ... [Read More]
Agora Data finalizes $12M deal with Road Auto Finance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $12 million transaction for Road Auto Finance, an indirect auto finance company. The capital solutions and advanced performance analytics provider for the subprime to non-prime market called the development a ... [Read More]
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