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Credit availability steady in January as negative equity climbs and terms stretch
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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
11 questions on deck for upcoming credit reporting workshop hosted by CFPB & FTC
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a public workshop on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit reports and employment and tenant background screening reports. The regulators shared ... [Read More]
Powell shifts from Santander to Wells Fargo among 5 executive moves
Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Holdings USA, Santander Consumer USA Holdings and Wells Fargo all made high-level leadership changes on Tuesday morning with an executive shifting from one institution to the other being among the moves. According to separate news releases, Timothy Wennes has ... [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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CRB Auto now part of RouteOne eContracting base
Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 04:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amid all of the Black Friday retail activities, RouteOne announced that CRB Auto is now an available eContracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. The companies reiterated that eContracting can enable the digital exchange of critical contract documents ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings sees generally positive ABS performance even as terms lengthen
Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While keeping a close watch on lengthening contract terms, S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance was generally positive for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector in September. “Losses and 60-plus-day delinquencies decreased month over month as well ... [Read More]
Fed upbeat about economy even as consumer confidence wobbles slightly
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In separate public appearances this week, two members of the Federal Reserve Board gave similar, upbeat assessments about the economy and the prospects for steady performance next year. However, one of the prominent measurements of consumer sentiment showed that individuals ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Industry update from NAF Association leadership
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of our collection of podcasts originating from Used Car Week 2019, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with the leadership of the National Automotive Finance Association. Current president Joel Kennedy and executive director Jack Tracey discussed what they’re hearing ... [Read More]
Massachusetts AG lands nearly $1M judgment against independent dealer
Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, 04:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Massachusetts attorney general recently landed a judgment against an independent dealership totalling nearly $1 million for nearly a half dozen allegations. Attorney general Maura Healey recently announced this judgment includes restitution to consumers to resolve allegations that the dealership in ... [Read More]
Latest Credit Acceptance ABS financing & update on dealer fees
Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After revealing a change in its latest quarterly report about how dealer fees are collected, Credit Acceptance Corp. also recently shared the details about its completion of a $351.7 million asset-backed non-recourse secured financing. Pursuant to this transaction, Credit Acceptance ... [Read More]
Capital One survey shows soft buyer confidence in securing financing
Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers appear to have a notable desire to purchase a vehicle amid the upcoming holiday shopping season. Their sureness that a finance company will underwrite the contract so they can take delivery doesn’t appear to be on the same level. ... [Read More]
October auto default rate stays on par with historical trendline
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, 03:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While a bit higher than the year-ago reading, the latest auto-finance default rate included among the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is on par with what the metric has been in October multiple times during the past five years. This ... [Read More]
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