Last week, both Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and S&P Global Ratings shared intriguing findings based on analysis of September and October data generated by the automotive securitization market, noting trends about originations, extensions, collections and delinquencies. SubPrime Auto Finance ... [Read More]

While some retailers seemingly started Black Friday sales promotions before Labor Day, dealerships and finance companies likely are bracing for some additional business this week as consumers feel the urge to shop and make big purchases. As Cox Automotive noticed ... [Read More]

While a notable portion of the industry was in San Diego for Used Car Week, the Federal Trade Commission made a decision involving the Safeguards Rule that likely delighted attendees mingling about the Manchester Grand Hyatt, but also at dealerships, ... [Read More]

BuyAutoInsurance.com recently shared research about uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance coverage, reporting that 13% of American drivers either have inadequate auto insurance coverage or none at all. To help turn those kinds of trends, DriveItAway Holdings announced ... [Read More]

Equifax vice president of verification services Shelly Nischbach made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss how finance companies are sharpening their underwriting in light of the recessionary and rising interest rate environment they’re facing. Nischbach also touched on ... [Read More]

In separate letters sent to its investors and dealer clients on Wednesday, Car Capital said it is still in business, but it paused auto finance originations due to “difficult capital market conditions.” As a result, Car Capital also said it ... [Read More]

To handle client demand and make room for personnel and resources, defi SOLUTIONS on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Amherst, N.Y. facility that houses the company’s newly renamed defi MANAGED SERVICING outsourced servicing operation. According to a news release, ... [Read More]

This week, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and Creative Business Decisions (CBD) finalized their full integration to help mutual clients make better underwriting decisions by incorporating generic or custom-developed scorecards created by CBD within Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination System (LOS). The company reiterated appTRAKER ... [Read More]

Reinforcing what Cox Automotive and other experts are seeing from a retail perspective, TransUnion’s Q3 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) showed how much auto finance originations are slowing. According to the report released on Tuesday, TransUnion said originations ... [Read More]

The Justice Department described another notable fraud incident this week that could have permeated through the wholesale, retail and finance spaces. A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment, which was unsealed on Wednesday, charging three Illinois men with ... [Read More]