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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM

The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here

Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics

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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

Auto-finance trends open 2020 on steady pace

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Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The experts at ALG, Cox Automotive and Edmunds spotted a stable start to 2020 on the auto-finance front, with annual percentage rate (APR) for used vehicles remaining nearly steady and APR on new models moving higher but not dramatically. Plus, ... [Read More]

Darwin’s newest F&I tool generates positive dealer reviews

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Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, 05:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Users such as Mastria Auto Group are enjoying the latest product from Darwin Automotive that became widely available for dealerships on Monday. The company released Darwin Online’s Fastlane, which is designed to improve the vehicle purchase or lease process so ... [Read More]

DealerCenter enhances connection with GWC Warranty and Nicholas Financial

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Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, 05:20 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cloud-based dealer management system provider DealerCenter finalized enhanced relationships with a subprime auto finance company and a provider of vehicle service contracts with the developments aimed at helping independent dealers. According to separate news releases, DealerCenter now has improved connections ... [Read More]

AUL promotes Fleites to dual executive role as CIO and COO

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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AUL Corp. thinks so highly of chief information officer Jose Fleites that the F&I provider promoted him this week to a dual executive position. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson appointed Fleites to the role of chief operating ... [Read More]

CFPB offers clarity on what constitutes ‘abusiveness’

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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance companies and other service providers involved with auto financing now have a bit more clarity about what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutes as abusive practices. Last week, the bureau issued a policy statement providing what the regulator called ... [Read More]

As projected, Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 03:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Earlier this month, the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee projected that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t adjust interest rates. Thus far, the forecast from that collection of 15 bank economists is holding true as the Federal Open Market Committee voted ... [Read More]

Location Services announces new CEO, other top management moves

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Location Services made four changes to its senior management team on Tuesday, triggered by the retirement of chief executive officer Lee McCarty after 35 years in the auto-finance industry. The provider of recovery-management and loss-mitigation services announced that effective immediately its ... [Read More]

Stone Point Capital acquires majority stake in Safe-Guard Products

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Safe-Guard Products International, a provider of third-party private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine and powersports industries, announced an investment in the company by funds managed by Stone Point Capital. According to a news released distributed this week, ... [Read More]

ONLINE VIDEO: masterQueue on principles of successful skip-tracing

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:28 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Bryan Geist of masterQueue was one of several repossession industry experts who gave presentations during the 2019 Innovations in Recovery Summit hosted by Resolvion last fall in Dallas. Geist began his presentation recollecting tactics some collections agents might have used ... [Read More]

Latest S&P Global Ratings ABS data notes ‘normal seasonal weakness’

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Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, 04:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

S&P Global Ratings spotted what it called “normal seasonal weakness” after analysts reviewed its latest data on collateral performance in the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector. Analysts found that “weakness” appeared in November with recoveries declining and delinquencies ... [Read More]

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