Subprime lags behind Dealertrack Credit Availability Index climb of 5 straight months

Wednesday, Jul. 15, 2026, 09:51 AM

APCO boosts EasyCare footprint via acquisition for second time in less than a week

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2026, 10:44 AM

SAFCO promotes CFO to president

Monday, Jul. 13, 2026, 11:54 AM

Latest Stories

Acting CFPB director defends changes to ‘out-of-control’ agency during Congressional hearings

Edmunds pinpoints top 20 trades with negative equity in Q2

Auto Data Direct rolls out CarLocate in Texas

The Spark Between EVs & CPO

Thursday, Jul. 16, 2026, 02:46 PM

In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here

Vincenzo Ciampi of iA Financial Group

Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026, 10:53 AM

Next up on the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage is Vincenzo Ciampi . who is senior vice president, of auto finance and dealer services for Canada at iA Financial Group. Ciampi talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about ... Listen Here

Ted Berlovich of Clutch

Monday, Jun. 29, 2026, 03:44 PM

Continuing the discussions from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week, senior editor Joe Overby connects with Ted Berlovich, director of wholesale at online used-car retailer Clutch. Berlovich explained the company’s wholesale process, how the company handles some of ... Listen Here

6 association ask for CECL implementation pause

accounting image

Monday, Mar. 23, 2020, 06:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Bankers Association. American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Bankers Association represented half of the industry groups that sent a letter on Sunday to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to delay implementation of the Current Expected Credit ... [Read More]

Experian returning to Twitter to offer education program amid COVID-19

experian credit chat for web

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

new training stock image

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]

KBRA spots February ABS improvement but braces for forthcoming deterioration

calculator plus money_1468060688

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

latest news

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

bar-chart

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

shop-online

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

money and key_169254722

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

news update 2

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

powell at hearing for web

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]

X