SCUSA finalizes settlement with Connecticut banking regulator over repos
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA cleared another legal matter regarding its repossession processes. Connecticut Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez recently announced a settlement with SCUSA, for alleged violations of Connecticut banking law pertaining to its activity concerning repossessed vehicles. In addition to providing ... [Read More]
Equifax sees encouraging payment activity in subprime
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, 04:36 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As consumers start to edge away slightly from new-vehicle leases toward financed installment contracts for used vehicles, Equifax Automotive deputy chief economist Gunnar Blix is encouraged by recent payment performance — no matter what type of deal is attached to the ... [Read More]
Fitch examines what’s ahead for captives
Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, 04:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings recently took a deeper look at the captive segment of auto financing, projecting their performance and potential revenue push toward their parent automaker. Analysts determined the trend of rising leverage for U.S. captive auto finance companies, fueled by ... [Read More]
3 former Spireon executives resurface with new GPS solution from Procon Analytics
Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, 04:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A trio of experienced executives who previously were leaders at Spireon now are overseeing new product development at Procon Analytics, including a tool specifically aimed at the subprime auto finance space. Procon Analytics recently announced the company is entering the ... [Read More]
Texas credit union praises CRIF Select for help during Hurricane Harvey recovery
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Six months since Hurricane Harvey battered the Lone Star State, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Texans in coastal towns, urban areas and rural counties continue to move forward with their unprecedented recovery. And CRIF Select highlighted how it’s been involved ... [Read More]
As composite rate climbs, January auto defaults dip
Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 04:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The composite reading of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices rose again in January, representing the sixth uptick of the past seven months. But it was the auto finance component of the overall index that propelled the continued upward drift. ... [Read More]
Latest Black Book white paper offers 4 subprime success strategies
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, 02:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While some auto finance companies are backing off their originations in the subprime space as TransUnion articulated earlier this week, Black Book is arming managers and underwriting departments with new analysis for institutions still looking to add paper developing in ... [Read More]
Executive roundup: New CFOs at GM Financial and Nicholas Financial
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, 04:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, both General Motors Financial and Nicholas Financial disclosed changes regarding the executives serving as chief financial officers. While Nicholas Financial also highlighted how its plans to enhance originations, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed GM ... [Read More]
Partnership rundown: Expansions at LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, 04:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express each enhanced their offerings for dealerships and finance companies by adding more industry partners. LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime auto finance originations, recently announced that it has added Kelley Blue Book to its ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s Q4 data shows ‘correction’ in auto finance
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, 05:09 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Brian Landau, senior vice president and automotive business leader at TransUnion, needed just one descriptive moniker to summarize the auto finance data from the fourth quarter — a correction. The auto finance portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2017 Industry Insights Report ... [Read More]
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