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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
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

RDN and ARA integrate to give instant visibility into compliance status of recovery agents

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies that use Recovery Database Network (RDN) now have some additional assurance their repossessions are being completed according to state and federal regulations. On Wednesday, the KAR Global business unit rolled out a seamless application interaction with the American ... [Read More]

KBRA sees seasonal trends appear in September ABS indices

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Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
September’s auto loan asset backed security data didn’t surprise analysts at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). The latest readings for KBRA’s prime and non-prime indices arrived with seasonal patterns evident. Analysts found that auto loan ABS credit performance weakened slightly ... [Read More]

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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI

The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Loan Origination Automation Guidelines for Modern Lenders

Lenders are under pressure to move faster, handle higher volumes, and reduce manual tasks. Automation can help, but only if...
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CFPB forms federal consumer financial law taskforce

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Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with naming academics, industry leaders and consumer advocates to a trio of committees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also announced last week that it will establish a taskforce to examine ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws. ... [Read More]

New division Westlake Capital Finance fueled to help dealers grow operations

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Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships wanting to expand their operations now can turn to Westlake Technology Holdings. The finance company that originates installment contracts throughout the credit spectrum recently launched Westlake Capital Finance to provide commercial real estate loans to dealers. The commercial real ... [Read More]

DIMONT adds another former van Wagenen exec to leadership team

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Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time this year, DIMONT reinforced its leadership team with a former executive from van Wagenen. This week, the Dallas-based provider of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services to the residential mortgage and auto lending industries ... [Read More]

AutoMap promotes Sargeant to CEO

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Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An employee who has been with AutoMap for nearly 10 years now is the company’s chief executive officer. The provider of electronic vehicle monitoring and location services recently announced Mark Sargeant was promoted to CEO of AutoMap in a move ... [Read More]

A treat for the industry? Perhaps another rate cut coming

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Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the Federal Reserve released minutes from its September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting that resulted in policymakers leveraging their second consecutive opportunity to lower the target range for the federal funds rate after having not taken a ... [Read More]

ARA unveils theme & registration for North American Repossessors Summit

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Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, 04:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It might only be October, but the American Recovery Association (ARA) already has its eyes on early May, unveiling the theme for one of its largest annual events. ARA, along with headline sponsor, Harding Brooks Insurance, announced this week that ... [Read More]

ALS Resolvion shifts online location for best-practices forum

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Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, 04:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ALS Resolvion is trying to make collaboration within the skip-tracing and repossession worlds a little easier to be done online. The recovery management firm this week announced a transition of its popular community forum, Lenders Repossession Best Practices, from one ... [Read More]

Open Lending promotes 2 longtime executives

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Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, 04:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending promoted two of its executives this week who have combined to serve the company for nearly 20 years. The provider of analytics, risk-based pricing, risk modeling and automated decision technology for credit unions and other finance companies, announced ... [Read More]

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