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SPONSORED EPISODE: Path to stable inventory & price transparency as potential car buyers see uncertain world
Monday, Apr. 6, 2026, 01:13 PM
James Virgoe, senior vice president and managing director of GWC Warranty, appeared on another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast at a time when domestic and foreign turbulences have added even more complexities to the car business. Virgoe ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here

Veros Credit points to 2 components fueling origination gains and dealer satisfaction

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Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, 04:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Veros Credit attributed two specific performance metrics and critical enhancements that pushed the subprime auto finance company to a record-breaking year in 2019 and boosted dealer satisfaction to an all-time high. According to a news release sent to SubPrime Auto ... [Read More]

Experian: Average credit scores at highest level in 9 years

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 07:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian confirmed what you might also be seeing in your F&I office or underwriting department. Consumer credit scores are generally getting a bit higher. According to its annual State of Credit report, Experian said Americans' average credit score has increased ... [Read More]

Secure Collateral Management reiterates payment pledge to repo agents

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 07:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Secure Collateral Management (SCM) highlighted that its network of repossession agents has grown by 300% since 2013. And the skip-tracing provider and forwarding company is looking to stay on that trajectory by reiterating its pledge about paying those agents when ... [Read More]

November auto defaults remain below recent cyclical peaks

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Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While default data for the closing month of 2019  is still a couple of weeks away from being released, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian previously shared their default metrics for November. And the auto-finance metric remained below the cyclical ... [Read More]

Average APR on used & new financing softens as 2019 closes

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Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While most used-vehicle financing metrics closed 2019 at a steady pace, Edmunds noticed the average interest rate for a new-vehicle retail installment contract fell for the third month in a row in December, dropping to its lowest point since February ... [Read More]

Santander completes purchase of $1.1 billion auto loan portfolio

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Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, 05:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just before Christmas, Santander Consumer USA Holdings wrapped up the purchase of  a $1.1 billion indirect vehicle loan portfolio from Gateway One Lending & Finance, the finance company announced. Also included in the deal is an additional conversion of $0.5 ... [Read More]

Partnership could bring continued expansion for Westlake Financial

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Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, 05:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial and Nowcom Corp. say that their new strategic partnership with Source One Financial Corp. allows Westlake expansion to continue in what they say is a large and growing Canadian non-prime automotive finance market. Through the partnership, Westlake will provide backing for ... [Read More]

More 2020 expectations on affordability and interest rates

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Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, 04:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of its expectations for the 2020 credit market, TransUnion acknowledged that issues surrounding vehicle affordability will continue to persist in the coming year. But with the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged this week — and policymakers alluding ... [Read More]

Kraninger highlights accomplishments during first year leading CPFB

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Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Kathleen Kraninger celebrated her one-year anniversary leading the regulator. Kraninger highlighted through a news release that during her first year she met with more than 800 consumers, consumer groups, state and local government ... [Read More]

Top 10 states for 30-day delinquency in Q3

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Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps signaling locations where your collections department needs to tailor its focus, Experian pinpointed the top 10 states with the highest rates of 30-day delinquency after the third quarter. According to Experian’s Q3 2019 State of the Automotive Finance Market ... [Read More]

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