Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Both Black Book and Fitch now within Hearst portfolio
Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this month, Black Book and Fitch Ratings released their latest collaborate project analyzing vehicle depreciation trends, as well as how the auto ABS market might behave. Now, both of those companies are completely under the same corporate umbrella. Hearst announced ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance president announces upcoming retirement
Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission submitted late last week, Credit Acceptance president Steven Jones announced his decision to retire as an officer and employee of the company. The SEC document indicated that Jones’ decision is ... [Read More]
Enterprise Car Sales cites credit unions for record origination volume in 2017
Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The combination of auto financing availability and credit unions and late-model used vehicles from one of the largest rental companies is continuing to generate record-setting originations. Strong credit union partnerships have long been a driving force behind the growth of ... [Read More]
ACA International welcomes Smith back as VP of operations
Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International likely isn’t completely going back to the heyday of VCRs and fluorescent clothing, but the organization is welcoming back an executive who first worked with the group back in the 1980s. ACA International recently announced Ted Smith has ... [Read More]
Tax refunds trigger US auto loan ABS improvement in February
Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2018, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The cadence of customer-payment improvement stemming from an injection of cash from the Internal Revenue Service surfaced again, according to the latest analysis from S&P Global Ratings. On Tuesday, analysts reported prime and subprime collateral performance in the U.S. auto ... [Read More]
Innovate Auto Finance names new VP of portfolio acquisitions
Friday, Apr. 6, 2018, 02:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Innovate Auto Finance added to its human capital this week in an effort to keep its book of business growing. Innovate Auto Finance, a purchaser and servicer of auto portfolios and provider of line-of-credit financing, has hired Kevyn Rails as ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS listed among publication’s 2018 Most Promising Fintech Providers
Friday, Apr. 6, 2018, 02:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The trophy case at defi SOLUTIONS is starting to get quite full as the company received another accolade this week. In recognition of its position as a dynamic and disruptive industry Fintech innovator and business partner defi SOLUTIONS has been named ... [Read More]
New-car rates jump to near-decade high as delinquencies remain stable
Thursday, Apr. 5, 2018, 02:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As Edmunds spotted interest rates on new-vehicle financing climbing to the highest level in nearly a decade, the latest auto finance data from Equifax showed severe delinquency edged up only slightly in February. According to information shared this week with ... [Read More]
CFPB acting director requests 4 major changes to bureau operations
Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As another state in the Northeast established an consumer protection agency that resembles the one at the federal level, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau included what he called a “request that Congress make four changes to ... [Read More]
ALS Resolvion integrates with Clearplan to boost repo efforts
Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2018, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finding vehicles up for repossession is daunting, so service providers are continuing to merge their technologies in order for finance companies to improve recovery efforts. ALS Resolvion announced that it recently became the first repossession management firm to successfully integrate its in-house ... [Read More]
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