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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

RISC offers free state-by-state guide for handling personal property

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Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021, 07:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Handling personal property left in a repossessed vehicle is one of the most difficult industry challenges. It’s one that can result in significant consequences if not completed properly, as highlighted by a consent order made public in October involving the ... [Read More]

CFPB clarifies rule prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation & gender identity

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Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2021, 05:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made a forceful declaration on Tuesday, stating the “industry is on notice” and that the bureau “will not tolerate illegal discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.” The regulator issued an interpretive rule clarifying that the ... [Read More]

CarGurus study: Consumer perceptions about pre-qualification still uncertain

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Tuesday, Mar. 9, 2021, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The CarGurus consumer sentiment study focused on auto finance found a significant portion of participants said that receiving pre-qualification for financing before visiting the dealership would be useful. In fact, the study results released on Tuesday showed that 93% of vehicle ... [Read More]

States with highest & lowest cost of vehicle ownership

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Monday, Mar. 8, 2021, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships and finance companies often try to educate their customers to understand that the cost of having a vehicle is more than just the monthly payment stipulated on the installment contract. Analysts at Move.org — a website dedicated to helping ... [Read More]

Why February jobs report could make your portfolio more appetizing

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Friday, Mar. 5, 2021, 02:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance company executives and managers having a sit-down meal at a restaurant now might be even more enjoyable than for just the delicious dish and social comradery. Their outstanding portfolio might be much more appetizing, too, because of the rebound ... [Read More]

Experian: Deep subprime quarterly originations drop below 2%

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Thursday, Mar. 4, 2021, 04:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry’s appetite for the highest-risk paper declined to close 2020. According to Experian’s Q4 2020 State of the Automotive Finance Market report, analysts discovered deep subprime originations of all contracts booked in a quarter dipped below 2% for ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Near-term, special-finance outlook after frigid start to 2021

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Tuesday, Mar. 2, 2021, 03:37 PM
David Meyer, Advantage GPS
America recently was under the Great Freeze of 2021, which lasted more than two weeks. Millions were without power. Businesses and schools were shuttered. Power grids strained under a brutal arctic assault. This will without a doubt negatively affect business ... [Read More]

Advocates point to spike in CFPB complaint database to open National Consumer Protection Week

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Monday, Mar. 1, 2021, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer advocates and other regulators began National Consumer Protection Week on Monday in part by pointing to the significant jump in cases recorded in the complaint database housed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. According to the CFPB’s online dashboard, ... [Read More]

Past NIADA/Cox Automotive scholarship recipient receives similar accolade from AFIP

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Monday, Mar. 1, 2021, 04:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) recently gave out the Jakob Murray Lange Memorial Scholarship that recognizes a Northwood University student for exemplary work during an internship the previous summer. Receiving the financial award along with a marble ... [Read More]

New data potentially shows swift impact of extensions on delinquencies & defaults

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Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps one of the clearest data examples of how extensions or other contract modifications impact delinquencies and defaults within a short timeframe arrived this week courtesy of S&P Global Ratings, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. First, let’s look at ... [Read More]

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