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Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... Listen Here
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
Cox Automotive & FICO tackle complexities of subprime auto finance amid increasing student-loan delinquency
Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2025, 09:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion previously reported that consumers who have recently gone delinquent on their federal student loans because of policy changes have seen their credit scores drop by 60 points on average. That decrease might shift those individuals into the subprime credit ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: New frontier of used-vehicle acquisition and F&I’s pivotal role
Monday, Jul. 21, 2025, 09:20 AM
Paul McCarthy, Protective Asset Protection
The method in which auto dealers acquire used inventory is rapidly changing. Historically reliant on auctions and trade-ins, a surging demand for pre-owned vehicles and persistent market scarcity are compelling dealers to aggressively purchase directly from consumers at an unprecedented ... [Read More]
LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index at highest point in more than 5 years
Thursday, Jul. 17, 2025, 11:56 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) climbed from March to June, and the company said it was driven by surging foreclosure and consumer finance legal inquiries, all rooted in increased debt. Analysts indicated the CSLI surged to 68.2, which is ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis tackles challenges of subrogation & bankruptcy
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025, 12:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two legal experts from Weltman, Weinberg & Reis tackled one of the most complex situations that auto finance companies and insurance providers might ever face. That’s when subrogation recovery intersects with a bankruptcy case, triggering even more questions that need ... [Read More]
Buoyed in part by job market, Fed might not cut interest rates until year end
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2025, 11:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If you’re hoping the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates this month, you might be disappointed. Comerica Bank predicted policymakers might not make a move until it’s time to celebrate Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa. The Federal Open Market Committee will announce ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive spots 6 troubling trends from June auto-finance performance
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2025, 09:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Being a music aficionado and chief economist, Cox Automotive’s Jonathan Smoke could have included some woeful blues tracks when he highlighted six points about the current performance of auto financing in his Auto Market Weekly Summary. While not mentioning songs ... [Read More]
Auto credit availability improves again in June
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both summertime temperatures and the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index are on upward trajectories. Cox Automotive reported on Thursday that the June index reflected a second consecutive month of improved credit access, rising to 97.3. That’s up from 96.5 in May. ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Credit scores dropping by 60 points on average because of delinquent federal student loans
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2025, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pool of consumers potentially falling into the subprime credit tier might grow by nearly 6 million individuals based on the trends connected with student loans recently highlighted by TransUnion. New research from TransUnion revealed that the number of consumers ... [Read More]
ARA highlights 4 primary compliance features of new 50-State Solution
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2025, 01:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For agents, 50 states can mean as many as 50 different sets of regulations to follow when repossessing vehicles. To help them handle those potential complexities, the American Recovery Association launched what it called a “groundbreaking” resource on Wednesday. Called ... [Read More]
FTC distributing more than $3.5M to consumers harmed by ‘The Credit Game’
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2025, 09:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission basically said, “Game over,” in connection with what officials dubbed a credit-repair scheme called, “The Credit Game.” The FTC recently announced it is sending more than $3.5 million in refunds to consumers harmed by the operation. ... [Read More]
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