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Credit availability steady in January as negative equity climbs and terms stretch
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 10:55 AM
Despite ‘mixed year’ for subprime, S&P Global Ratings watches auto ABS volume generate another record in 2025
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 10:59 AM
Debt Awareness Week meant to be ‘wake-up call’
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:21 AM
Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
KBRA: Impact of federal stimulus on monthly payments continues to fade
Monday, Jun. 14, 2021, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) highlighted how much federal stimulus money provided a positive bounce for maintaining monthly payments. And according to the firm’s newest report, that bounce is losing its momentum, but the overall market still is solid as ... [Read More]
Newest Protective Asset Protection survey highlights nearly 10% growth in F&I sales
Thursday, Jun. 10, 2021, 02:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection’s latest industry survey focused on how the pandemic impacted the sales of F&I products both online and at the dealership. Protective Asset Protection commissioned the online survey during March and took the pulse of nearly 500 F&I ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Sedgwick expands auto claims division with two strategic acquisitions
Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
June is proving to be acquisitions month. Along with transactions involving dealer groups, auctions and digital retailing companies, Sedgwick — a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions — announced on Tuesday that it has acquired ... [Read More]
Loans & ride-sharing involved in latest CFPB settlement
Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now is taking its regulatory aim at loans connected with workers involved in the gig economy and ride-sharing. The CFPB recently filed a proposed settlement against Driver Loan and chief executive officer Angelo Jose Sarjeant. ... [Read More]
EFG highlights double-digit profit lift after new F&I training
Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies is looking to leverage lessons learned through the pandemic to help dealerships get the most out of their F&I activities. This week, EFG announced the debut of its modular training subscription service that when piloted during the pandemic, ... [Read More]
Spireon elevates internal exec to be CTO
Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2021, 02:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Spireon, a provider of risk mitigation services and other technologies to subprime auto finance companies and buy-here, pay-here dealers, announced the promotion of one of its executives to be chief technology officer. Previously Spireon’s senior vice president of engineering, the ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial makes numerous year-over-year performance improvements
Monday, Jun. 7, 2021, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nicholas Financial made quite a year-over-year rebound when detailing its 2021 fiscal year results last week, including vital metrics like net income and delinquency rates. Despite a dip in total revenue, the subprime auto finance company reported that its net ... [Read More]
PAR chooses Hawley to be VP of sales and client relations
Friday, Jun. 4, 2021, 02:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PAR North America chose an executive with almost two decades of industry experience to be its vice president of sales and client relations. According to a news release distributed on Thursday, the business unit of KAR Global announced the appointment ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings spots significant net-loss improvements in both prime & subprime
Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021, 02:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian’s Q1 2021 State of the Automotive Finance Market report illuminated many attributes about the contracts originated during the opening quarter of the year, including how outstanding balances now are approaching $1.3 trillion as well as metrics based on geography. ... [Read More]
ARA to host free webinar with Bassford Remele about data privacy
Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 07:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA) is again leveraging its relationship with Bassford Remele to offer repossession agents a free webinar to discuss an important operational element — data privacy. In an attempt to help repo agents avoid a potential exposure ... [Read More]
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