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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial

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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings

Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM

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Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars

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3 subprime ABS pool elements pushing losses to near recessionary peaks

Friday, Jul. 27, 2018, 03:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While improved recoveries in May helped to boost the overall metrics within the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector, S&P Global Ratings noticed significant turbulence is developing within the subprime space. On a static pool vintage basis, S&P Global ... [Read More]

Why finance companies should analyze static pools of dealers, not just consumers

Monday, Jul. 23, 2018, 03:09 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Equifax auto finance leader Lou Loquasto pictures an industry landscape where finance companies rank dealerships based on risk and potential profitability, just like they do consumers as applications arrive in the underwriting department. By extrapolating the knowledge gleaned through static ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...

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A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...

Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...

Friday, Jul. 20, 2018, 03:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Coinciding with Kathleen Kraninger telling the Senate Banking Committee this week how she would oversee the regulator as its new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau outlined the head of a new division — the Office of Innovation. Acting director ... [Read More]

Levison: Are you buying a repo service or a repo result?

Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2018, 07:31 PM

Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion

Over the years, repossession and skip-tracing services have come to be viewed somewhat as commodities by many in the lending community. As such, outside of compliance, the primary focus around the management of these services has been cost. After all, since ... [Read More]

June auto default rate stays flat

Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2018, 04:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For the first time since last fall, the auto default rate remained flat on a sequential basis. According to data through June released this week by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, last month’s reading came in at 0.93 percent; ... [Read More]

Kennedy: Reviewing non-prime auto performance and looking ahead

Tuesday, Jul. 17, 2018, 02:56 PM

Joel Kennedy, Spinnaker Consulting Group

I’ve recently spent a considerable amount of time poring over the 2018 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey, which is administered annually by the National Automotive Finance Association. All who review this important survey will see the story of increasing operating expenses, ... [Read More]

RouteOne adds C&F Finance to growing list of available e-contracting finance sources

Monday, Jul. 16, 2018, 03:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Late last week, RouteOne announced that C&F Finance Co. is now an available e-contracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. The move was made in an effort to augment the digital exchange of critical contract documents and data ... [Read More]

Equifax acquires DataX to enhance alternative-data capabilities

Monday, Jul. 16, 2018, 03:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Now all three major credit bureaus have made a move to bolster their offerings within the alternative-data space. On Monday, Equifax announced that it has acquired DataX, a leading specialty finance credit reporting agency and alternative data provider to finance ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty introduces major account management team

Friday, Jul. 13, 2018, 02:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, GWC Warranty announced the inception of a newly created major account management team. The provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers indicated this new team of five highly skilled and experienced account managers will be led by ... [Read More]

Penske extends agreement with Reynolds and Reynolds

Friday, Jul. 13, 2018, 02:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Reynolds and Reynolds enhanced its relationship with the Penske Automotive Group this week. The two companies announced they extended their exclusive agreement for Reynolds to provide the Reynolds Retail Management System to all Penske franchised dealerships in the U.S. and ... [Read More]

Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging

PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers

Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build

3 subprime ABS pool elements pushing losses to near recessionary peaks

Why finance companies should analyze static pools of dealers, not just consumers

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Levison: Are you buying a repo service or a repo result?

June auto default rate stays flat

Kennedy: Reviewing non-prime auto performance and looking ahead

RouteOne adds C&F Finance to growing list of available e-contracting finance sources

Equifax acquires DataX to enhance alternative-data capabilities

GWC Warranty introduces major account management team

Penske extends agreement with Reynolds and Reynolds

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