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Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
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Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
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Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
NAF Association names Kennedy as next president
Friday, Jun. 21, 2019, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Joel Kennedy’s efforts on behalf of the National Automotive Finance Association are set to become even more involved. The association that exclusively serves the non-prime auto financing industry recently named Kennedy as its next president. Kennedy succeeds Sharon Mancero, who ... [Read More]
Examining how Fed’s rate move might impact auto
Thursday, Jun. 20, 2019, 03:59 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
This year began with expectations the Federal Reserve would push interest rates higher multiple times. Then this week, not only did policymakers maintain the rate at its current level, experts are seeing the possibility of a rate cut before 2019 ... [Read More]
Experian spots top 10 states for 60-day delinquency after Q1
Wednesday, Jun. 19, 2019, 01:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian discovered the nation’s leader in 60-day delinquency still is not within the Deep South. Findings from the Q1 2019 State of the Automotive Finance Market report showed that while Louisiana and Mississippi still have some of the highest rates, ... [Read More]
Auto/Mate finalizes DMS integration with DDI Technology’s title and registration solutions
Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2019, 09:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems announced on Tuesday it has successfully completed all dealership management system (DMS) integrations with DDI Technology, an established provider of vehicle title and registration services for dealerships. Auto/Mate’s DMS customers can now use DDI Technology’s solutions to ... [Read More]
ANALYSIS: When it comes to Magnuson-Moss, the devil is in the details
Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2019, 09:12 PM
Jim Brinkley, Binary Automotive Solutions
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act is the federal law that governs consumer product warranties. Passed in 1975, the act was created to protect consumers from deceptive warranty practices, ensure warranties are easy to understand and make violations legally enforceable. Perhaps one ... [Read More]
PointPredictive Fraud Consortium identifies top 3 concerns
Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2019, 03:01 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna described the fourth gathering of the PointPredictive Fraud Consortium Roundtable earlier this month just ahead of the National Automotive Finance Association’s Non-Prime Auto Finance Conference as the best one yet. Besides more than 50 attendees ... [Read More]
Fitch Ratings cites 4 reasons for improved US auto lease ABS outlook
Monday, Jun. 17, 2019, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings is a bit more upbeat about the direction of the auto lease asset backed securities market. Analysts expect stability in residual value realizations throughout the year, prompting them to revise their wholesale market outlook haircut to neutral from ... [Read More]
DriveTime Automotive Group announces $400M tender offer
Monday, Jun. 17, 2019, 03:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveTime Automotive Group and its related finance company, Bridgecrest Acceptance Corp., announced on Monday that they have commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of their outstanding $400 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes ... [Read More]
Arent Fox reinforces compliance personnel & offerings
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, 08:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arent Fox is bolstering its compliance offering, and in the process, bringing back one of its experts. This week, the firm announced the launch of Managing Automotive Compliance, a regulatory, auditing and consulting service that is designed to help auto industry ... [Read More]
AFSA names vice president of communications
Thursday, Jun. 13, 2019, 08:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the American Financial Services Association welcomed its new vice president of communications. Taking on this role for the national trade association for the consumer credit industry is Ed McFadden. AFSA indicated McFadden will play a crucial role in ... [Read More]
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