2025 Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year: Craig Paterson of GM Financial
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PODCAST: Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 10:48 AM
2025 Repossession Agent of the Year: Phil Hanks of Connect 1 Recovery
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 10:34 AM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Becky Igo remembers the first few business trips she made going to industry conferences at a time when things like pay phones and fax machines were critical business-development tools. Now more than four decades later, the regional vice president for ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 03:28 PM
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]
House bill passes that clarifies interest rates when contracts are sold by originating institution
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past week, the House of Representatives passed two strongly bipartisan bills from the Financial Services Committee, one of which could have a significant impact on auto financing. Lawmakers highlighted that H.R. 3299 — the Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities that spend the most and least on vehicles
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers taking delivery of financed vehicles in places like Texas appear to be spending more for their units than in places like California, according to the latest analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. Contained in the first-quarter installment of its ... [Read More]
6 questions to ask about your data security processes
Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Security for dealers and finance companies nowadays involves much more than just locking vehicles, the showroom and front door each night. In fact, EFG Companies recently highlighted that data security is one of the largest areas of concern in 2018 ... [Read More]
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