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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COMMENTARY: Record auto lending is putting a new premium on understanding the payment-first borrower
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, 10:19 AM
JM&A Group: Q3 data reinforces ‘value of a strong F&I strategy’
Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, 10:17 AM
Affordability continues to permeate VantageScore’s monthly credit discussions
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, 10:21 AM
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
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
DriveItAway posts highest monthly revenue in company history
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Getting consumers into a vehicle they can afford via a subscription is becoming a lucrative endeavor for DriveItAway Holdings. This week, the provider of flexible vehicle subscriptions and mobility solutions that has partnered with Stellantis’ global mobility division announced preliminary ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... [Read More]
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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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PODCAST: PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PayNearMe recently shared new research, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance plucks Amazon AI expert to be CTO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance followed through on its previous pledge to name its new chief technology officer this month. And like many of us, the subprime auto finance company found what it sought via Amazon. Credit Acceptance on Thursday announced that Jeetu ... [Read More]
Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry and other participants in financial services now have less than 10 days to provide feedback about a draft of legislation to reform the structure and powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The U.S. House Financial ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP, Endurance again among Inc. 5000
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CHAMP, F&I Sentinel and Global Lending Services are among the companies involved in auto financing that are celebrating again for being among the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. For F&I Sentinel, it marks being on the list ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index keeps climbing, but the subprime share keeps sagging. Cox Automotive’s latest index update might be reflecting what’s happening at your finance company, ticking up 7% year-over-year to 105, which is the highest level since November ... [Read More]
FTC reviews 3 dealer group settlements after abandoning disparate impact
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Disparate impact theory sometimes made automotive compliance professionals nauseous, especially when it was used by federal regulators to generate settlements for as much as $10 million in a single situation. Late on Friday, those professionals — and three dealership groups ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus survey uncovers where dealers see untapped opportunities in F&I product offerings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Findings from a dealer survey orchestrated by AutoPayPlus showed issues stores are still having in the F&I office. The survey revealed that while many dealership owners recognize the potential value of their F&I product offerings, challenges around consistent presentation, product ... [Read More]
CarShield completes acquisition of American Auto Shield
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, CarShield finalized the acquisition of its primary contract administrator, American Auto Shield, in a move that transitioned the vehicle-protection company into what it called “a fully integrated end-to-end service provider.” Leadership explained this strategic move centralizes the customer ... [Read More]
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