FONTANA, Calif. — Dealers might not necessarily be asking auctions specifically about repossessed vehicles. But when a repo unit comes down a lane, it's likely headed to a dealer's inventory soon.

Earlier this year, Time Finance Adjusters conducted its annual convention at the same place and city as the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers Conference. That development wasn’t just a ...

A repossession agent—commonly called “the repo man,” and hired by the creditor to recover the property—may enter your ...