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SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 10:34 AM

On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here

Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 09:50 AM

Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here

Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 09:39 AM

Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here

NCC continues busy stretch by hiring former AutoFi, Xtime exec as chief product officer

Wednesday, Jun. 3, 2026, 11:12 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It’s been an active 45 days for NCC, a provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, CRM, and fraud- prevention solutions for automotive retailing. In May, NCC launched a tool powered by Equifax to spot chargeback risk and hired a new ... [Read More]

Protective Asset Protection survey: Financial anxiety reshaping consumer decisions about F&I products

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 08:53 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Potential car buyers at your dealership — especially ones already stretched thin financially — might be more than a little nervous about making a payment commitment that barely covers the vehicle’s retail price, let alone possible products in your F&I ... [Read More]

NAF Association set to celebrate 30 years

Monday, Jun. 1, 2026, 12:07 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference officially reaches its 30th anniversary on Tuesday. The National Automotive Finance Association is welcoming the industry to Irving, Texas, to celebrate with three days of what the organization is calling its “most interactive, engaging, and ... [Read More]

Klarna and Tekion collaborate to deliver flexible-payment options in the service lane

Friday, May. 29, 2026, 10:56 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A $1,200 brake job or a $3,000 transmission repair could push a cash-strapped consumer already struggling to maintain their monthly car payment into some dire financial straits. So, Klarna, a global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is partnering with ... [Read More]

Experian: Subprime share, overall terms keep climbing in Q1

Friday, May. 29, 2026, 10:54 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As contract terms keep stretching throughout auto financing, Experian is seeing a gradual increase in the subprime segment, too. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q1 2026 released on Thursday, subprime consumers made up 15.75% of ... [Read More]

StoneEagle sees F&I trends stay strong among Q1 dealer profits

Monday, May. 25, 2026, 01:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, StoneEagle released first-quarter findings from its StoneEagleDATA F&I Benchmark Report, highlighting how much hay dealership F&I offices made during the first three months of the year. Analysts indicated the first quarter extended one of ... [Read More]

Millennium Capital & Recovery hires former Bank of America exec as president

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:43 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In a move that was effective May 11, Millennium Capital & Recovery Corp. announced on Thursday that Jason Collins is now president of the company that provides collateral recovery management and remarketing solutions serving banks, credit unions, fintechs, auto captives, ... [Read More]

NCC’s CFO arrives after time with Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:41 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, NCC looked to help dealership finances by rolling out a tool powered by Equifax to spot chargeback risk. This week, the provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, and fraud prevention solutions for automotive retailing made sure its own ... [Read More]

Fitch: Stress in subprime surfaces through auto ABS trends

Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 10:28 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fitch Ratings took a close look at the subprime auto loan securitization space as part of the Vehicle Depreciation Report compiled in collaboration with Black Book. Analysts used words such as stress and shocks when recapping subprime auto loan ABS ... [Read More]

Auto finance plays role in April bankruptcy filings rising year-over-year

Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 01:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Bankruptcy filings climbed 14% year-over-year in April, and the industry is pointing toward auto financing as part of the cause. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings came in at 56,427. Here’s how analysts broke down that ... [Read More]

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