Latest KBRA research examines geography of auto loan ABS performance
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
CFPB roundup: Final advisory opinions policy & 5 new executives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with making five additions to its executive team, this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued its final advisory opinions policy. In making the move publicly, the CFPB said it was looking to address regulatory uncertainty in the bureau’s ... [Read More]
FCC chair to leave agency in January
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission plans to leave the regulator when the next president is inaugurated. On Monday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai announced that he intends to leave the agency on Jan. 20 after holding the chair position ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance & Flagship each receive workplace accolades
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The coronavirus pandemic certainly has impacted the workplace and made completing day-to-day tasks challenging at times. Credit Acceptance and Flagship Credit Acceptance not only have overcome those obstacles, each finance company recently received honors for the quality of its work ... [Read More]
USEA shares its view of journey to consent order with CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a message sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News on Tuesday, U.S. Equity Advantage (USEA) and chief executive officer Robert Steenbergh explained how they ended up entering into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau when the payment ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer rolls out fourth phase of revamped global website
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Monday, Wolters Kluwer released the fourth phase of its revamped website; a process that began in June aimed at offering a unified digital experience for visitors. Wolters Kluwer highlighted its website focuses on showcasing expert solutions and the company’s ... [Read More]
CFPB finalizes another consent order with auto-payment processor; this time involving $9.3M
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a consent order with a firm involved with auto-finance payments. And similar to the one the CFPB reached at the beginning of November, bureau officials see the possibility ... [Read More]
Three ABS observers all arrive at two conclusions about current auto-finance market
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and S&P Global Ratings each offered perspectives on the securitization market this week. After sharing metrics their analysts gathered, each firm pointed to two trends moving in opposite directions. All three highlighted how ... [Read More]
From the editor: What trends might remain intact — even during COVID-19
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When taken together as I did this morning, a quartet of assertions made by TransUnion, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, the U.S. Department of Labor and Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell described how topsy-turvy this pandemic has made the ... [Read More]
How short some households are at meeting monthly obligations because of COVID-19
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The most recent TransUnion financial hardship survey conducted in late October pinpointed how short of funds individuals and families financially impacted by the pandemic are toward meeting their monthly obligations. According to the online survey of 3,100 adults conducted by ... [Read More]
StoneEagle F&I secures majority investment from Battery Ventures
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle F&I sees Battery Ventures as more than just a funding source. The F&I provider for metrics reporting, menu sales tools and product administration solutions recently received a majority investment from the global technology-focused investment firm. StoneEagle F&I chief executive ... [Read More]
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