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PODCAST: Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

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

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM

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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

ANALYSIS: Negative auto equity has doubled in 10 years

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Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, 04:13 PM

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A new vehicle is one of the worst investments you can make. We’ve all heard it before: “Half the value is lost as soon as you drive it off the lot.” The fact is, however, that vehicles today are hanging ... [Read More]

RISC unveils recovery training specific to Massachusetts

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Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Recovery professionals that conduct activities in Massachusetts now have another training opportunity to maintain their compliance knowledge. RISC recently launched the Massachusetts-specific collateral recovery training course as part of its CARS National Certification Program. The compliance services company emphasized that ... [Read More]

MaximTrak GO leverages text messages to generate F&I activity

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Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, MaximTrak launched the latest tool available through its F&I platform by leveraging the capability and convenience of text messages. The company highlighted MaximTrak GO is designed to be a customer-driven, dealer-controlled menu presentation that can allow consumers to ... [Read More]

DigniFi broadens financing solutions to help dealers grow sales & service

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Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:00 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

DigniFi is looking to provide a financing option for dealership customers who might already be stretching their budget and then encounter a costly repair or other stumbling blocks to securing the necessary funds for vehicle delivery. On Wednesday, the company ... [Read More]

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]

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