Dealers already wary about interest-rate impact watch Fed pass on chance for adjustment
Thursday, Jun. 18, 2026, 10:13 AM
ANV Group Holdings to take Open Lending private via all-cash tender offer
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:30 AM
Agora Data & GWC Warranty partner to streamline dealer offerings of VSC & GAP
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:28 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
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
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
FBI names 8 lenders potentially impacted by alleged fraud at SC Mitsubishi store
Friday, Jun. 28, 2019, 03:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
This week, SubPrime Auto Finance News secured the affidavit connected with an FBI investigation of a South Carolina Mitsubishi dealership containing scathing details about store management manipulating trade-in values, down payments and income figures in an elaborate fraud scheme that ... [Read More]
ADAI endorsement of Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions reaches 10 years
Friday, Jun. 28, 2019, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It appears Hoosier State dealers like the tools Dealertrack provides since an endorsement of them now has existed for a decade. According to a news release distributed this week, the Automobile Dealers Association of Indiana (ADAI) has renewed its preferred ... [Read More]
FTC roundup: Actions involving active duty military, credit repair scheme and robocalls
Thursday, Jun. 27, 2019, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The past seven days have been quite active at the Federal Trade Commission. The regulator made moves involving credit reporting and active military personnel, took action in connection with an alleged credit repair scheme and worked with and its law ... [Read More]
KAR moves AFC exec to PAR sales leader
Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2019, 05:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, KAR Auction Services shifted an executive from AFC to a role with PAR North America. According to a news release, PAR announced Drew Shull was named vice president of sales and client experience. In his new role, the ... [Read More]
DIMONT enhances auto team with former VanWagenen executive
Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2019, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DIMONT bolstered its leadership team on Tuesday with a former VanWagenen executive who also has been involved with multiple industry organizations such as the American Financial Services Association and the National Automotive Finance Association. The Dallas-based provider of insurance claims adjusting and ... [Read More]
Subprime auto loan ABS metrics mixed in April
Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2019, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Analysts discovered some positive metrics when finalizing April data for the latest S&P Global Ratings report about the auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector. S&P Global Ratings shared that subprime auto loan ABS losses improved month-over-month to 6.60% from 7.11%. ... [Read More]
May auto defaults stay below 1%
Monday, Jun. 24, 2019, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto defaults remained below the 1% mark in May, according to the latest information assembled by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. Analysts noticed the May auto default reading dropped 7 basis points to settle at 0.87%. Auto defaults have ... [Read More]
Black Book launches Asset Verification Tool
Monday, Jun. 24, 2019, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book recently rolled out its latest solution for auto finance professionals — Asset Verification Tool — which is designed to help protect finance companies, auction and dealers against vehicle misrepresentation by providing insight on vehicle trim and equipped options. ... [Read More]
Trust Science and Inovatec Systems partner for AI-fueled LOS system
Friday, Jun. 21, 2019, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TrustScience and Inovatec Systems Corp. finalized a partnership this week. The provider of artificial intelligence-fueled credit scoring and the loan operating system (LOS) provider announced they will partner to release a fully automated lending platform that can enable end-to-end loan ... [Read More]
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]
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