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TransUnion projects slight dip in auto originations after robust 2025 volume
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, 11:22 AM
ARA, AIR, Wheeler, among others seeking to stop ‘serious threat’ to repossessions by local municipalities
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 02:59 PM
Experts at Cox Automotive, Conference Board decipher latest credit & job information
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 10:54 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
Experian returning to Twitter to offer education program amid COVID-19
Monday, Mar. 23, 2020, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with many finance companies offering their own programs, Experian also is accelerating and enhancing its financial education in response to the urgent and rapid changes associated with COVID-19. With expected delays in bill payments, unprecedented layoffs, hiring freezes and ... [Read More]
Free webinar to help maintain call-center continuity
Monday, Mar. 23, 2020, 02:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CallMiner is leveraging its 17 years of experience to offer a free webinar to help finance companies keep one of their most important departments functioning as the coronavirus impact intensifies — their call centers. CallMiner’s Steve Chirokas and Brian LaRoche ... [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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KBRA spots February ABS improvement but braces for forthcoming deterioration
Thursday, Mar. 19, 2020, 01:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) noticed seasonal improvement in February as analysts released their auto loan ABS update this week. However, much of KBRA’s latest discussion revolved around the impact COVID-19 is going to leave. But first, analysts reviewed their ... [Read More]
Ally to defer consumer payments up to 120 days
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020, 06:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial took significant action to help both consumer and dealer customers who might be experiencing significant cash-flow issues triggered by the COVID-19 health crisis. In a news release distributed on Wednesday afternoon, Ally said existing loan customers will be ... [Read More]
Latest 60-day delinquency readings show stability going into potential turbulence
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Similar to the latest reading on defaults, Experian’s Q4 2019 State of the Automotive Finance Market Report showed 60-day delinquencies finished the year in a stable place as the industry braces for potential jumps in these metrics stemming from the ... [Read More]
700Credit secures certified provider status with VehiclesNETWORK
Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2020, 03:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Search Technologies’ transition to becoming VehiclesNETWORK continued on Wednesday as 700 Credit gained certified provider status from VehiclesNETWORK for its consumer pre-qualification (QuickQualify) and full credit application (QuickApplication) platforms. Now dealers who use VehiclesNETWORK to build and manage their ... [Read More]
February auto defaults drop by 10 basis points
Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020, 02:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s some encouraging news amid all of the economic turmoil caused by COVID-19. The auto segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices showed a significant decline in February. On Tuesday, Dow Jones Indices and Experian released their data through ... [Read More]
UPDATED: How the auto-finance sector is handling COVID-19
Monday, Mar. 16, 2020, 06:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry and related service providers are taking an array of steps to handle the implications of COVID-19. Cherokee Media Group reached out to several firms to collect updates. If your company would like its announcement to be added to ... [Read More]
Fed slashes interest rates amid COVID-19 impact
Monday, Mar. 16, 2020, 01:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With circumstances changing so quickly, the Federal Reserve on Sunday afternoon cut interest rates to zero percent and announced it would purchase $700 billion in bonds and securities to help stabilize the financial system in light of COVID-19. Policymakers were ... [Read More]
ARA postpones annual convention, NARS 2020
Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, 02:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Add the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) to this list of industry events being forced to modify its schedule due to the increased risk associated with COVID-19. The American Recovery Association sent a message late on Thursday, saying the organization ... [Read More]
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