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
Edmunds: Recent rate hikes are impacting financing, especially for new models
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, 03:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When reacting to this week’s trade announcement coming from the White House, one of Edmunds experts cautioned that, “Given that new-vehicle prices are already stretched to record highs, things could take an ugly turn for consumer wallets, especially considering the ... [Read More]
ARA and TFA set to form one repossession association
Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, 02:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two of the largest repossession organizations are set to become one group. According to an announcement sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News on Tuesday morning, the American Recovery Association (ARA) and Time Finance Adjusters (TFA) are joining together. The statement ... [Read More]
Prestige Financial Services deploys artificial intelligence for subprime underwriting
Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, 02:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When roughly 70 percent of its applications resulted in turn downs, Prestige Financial Services responded by taking a significant step toward using machines instead of human manpower to examine applications and finalize underwriting. ZestFinance, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) software ... [Read More]
Another honor for president of Millennium Capital and Recovery
Friday, Sep. 28, 2018, 03:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week 2018 recently collected another accolade. Jayne Bronchetti, president of Millennium Capital and Recovery Corp., has been named one of Profiles in Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching for 2018 based on her ... [Read More]
Another Fed rate uptick pushes affordability limits
Thursday, Sep. 27, 2018, 03:16 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve voted unanimously to push the target range for the federal funds rate to 2 percent to 2.25 percent. Wednesday’s development marked the fourth rate hike this year, building expectations for at least ... [Read More]
Consumer confidence approaches nearly 20-year high
Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2018, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps individuals not only are in position to take on automotive debt, but they also have sureness regarding the wherewithal to maintain monthly payments on their retail installment sales contracts. In fact, a leading indictor hasn’t been this high in ... [Read More]
SNAAC partners with Primeritus Financial Services
Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2018, 01:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Security National Automotive Acceptance Co. (SNAAC), a non-prime auto finance company, and Primeritus Financial Services, a provider of recovery management, skip-tracing, and remarketing services to the auto finance industry, announced their collaborative partnership on Tuesday. Primeritus will provide SNAAC its ... [Read More]
FTC explains new law involving credit freezes and fraud alerts
Monday, Sep. 24, 2018, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission announced consumers — especially individuals who are trying to repair their credit profiles and are concerned about identity theft or data breaches — can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the ... [Read More]
DIMONT to leverage Black Book history-adjusted valuations during claims process
Monday, Sep. 24, 2018, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming on the heels of establishing a relationship with defi SOLUTIONS, Black Book also announced a development involving its history adjusted valuations (HAV) data and resources being integrated with DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and ... [Read More]
3 factors that influence employee compensation most
Thursday, Sep. 20, 2018, 02:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel founder and chief executive officer Don Jasensky tackled one of the most challenging work elements facing both employers and employees — financial compensation. Jasensky, who established his human resources firm in 1989, pinpointed what he believes are three ... [Read More]
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