How auto performed in May within ‘resilient consumer credit landscape’

Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 10:40 AM

Wayne Ray fills newly created position of CEO for ARA

Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026, 01:29 PM

Equifax sees auto lenders looking to subprime for growth opportunities

Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 10:55 AM

Latest Stories

3 segments potentially ripe for auto refinancing

Cox Automotive finds ‘most forward-looking development’ of latest Fed activities

Inaugural auto ABS ‘validates thesis’ for Arra Finance

Ted Berlovich of Clutch

Monday, Jun. 29, 2026, 03:44 PM

Continuing the discussions from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week, senior editor Joe Overby connects with Ted Berlovich, director of wholesale at online used-car retailer Clutch. Berlovich explained the company’s wholesale process, how the company handles some of ... Listen Here

United Car Dealers Association Leaders Join CUCW Live Stage

Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 07:09 PM

Next up on our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with United Car Dealers Association leaders Jim Hamilton, Christy Fines and John Tangreda. They talk with Cherokee Media Group ... Listen Here

Blair Earle of IAA Canada

Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 06:59 PM

Kicking off our series of Auto Remarketing Podcast episodes from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week is a conversation with Blair Earle, who is managing director at IAA Canada. Earle and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here

Dissent over FTC action against dealer group questions ‘unfairness jurisdiction’

FTC building

Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, 02:37 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps dealerships and other segments of the auto finance and retail spaces can take solace in the dissenting statement from one of the former leaders of the Federal Trade Commission, which ordered a Washington, D.C.-area dealer group to pay more ... [Read More]

CPS sees PayNearMe payment technology ‘like gold’

car and money 1406114906

Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, 02:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, Consumer Portfolio Services announced that it named PayNearMe as its primary payments partner, saying the service provider’s technology “is like gold.” According to a news release, this partnership will accelerate the finance company’s digital transformation and deliver a ... [Read More]

Open Lending partners with America First Credit Union

open lending for web

Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, 02:20 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Open Lending announced this week it is partnering with one of the nation’s largest credit unions, America First Credit Union (AFCU), which now will offer indirect auto financing services through Open Lending’s Lenders Protection program. The companies said their alliance ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Path dealerships can take to leverage refinancing

ARPodcast800x495

Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, 01:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As experts from firms such as Edmunds have discovered, many consumers are committing to a monthly vehicle payment of $1,000 or more. Becky Chernek of Chernek Consulting made her monthly visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast to go over the value ... [Read More]

PODCAST: TransUnion study on current delinquencies & implications for finance companies

ARPodcast800x495

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, 03:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The newest TransUnion study reinforced where a monthly vehicle payment lands in the family budget pecking order. Analysts explained that lower inventories, higher prices and reduced demand, among other factors, are central to some of the changing dynamics in the ... [Read More]

Auto defaults hold steady in September

September 2022 default chart for web

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, 01:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For the first time in almost two years, auto defaults stayed at the same level for consecutive months. On Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through September for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, and the auto ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings sees subprime losses near pre-pandemic readings

growth chart with man

Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, 02:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

At least one part of the subprime auto finance market is starting to resemble what the landscape was before the pandemic. S&P Global Ratings published a report last week highlighted the U.S. auto ABS sector’s performance for August, noting that ... [Read More]

JM&A Group elevates Gunnell, announces future role for Casey

board-room

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, 03:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

JM&A Group president Dan Chait recently announced a pair of executive leadership changes. According to a news release distributed this week, the F&I subsidiary of JM Family Enterprises promoted Scott Gunnell to senior vice president and chief operating officer, while ... [Read More]

APCO Holdings adds 3 VPs to executive team

3 APCO execs for web

Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, 02:59 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, APCO Holdings announced the addition of three new hires to its executive team. Coming aboard the provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands are Dell Birch, Heather Sachs and ... [Read More]

Repo volume at wholesale is up, but will remain below pre-COVID levels for years

money-key

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, 05:21 PM

Joe Overby, Senior Editor

Repo volume is climbing, but don’t expect it to get to pre-pandemic levels any time soon. After two years of declines, the amount of repossessed vehicle volume flowing into wholesale channels is expected to tick up to 1.2 million in ... [Read More]

X