Credit availability steady in January as negative equity climbs and terms stretch
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 10:55 AM
Despite ‘mixed year’ for subprime, S&P Global Ratings watches auto ABS volume generate another record in 2025
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 10:59 AM
Debt Awareness Week meant to be ‘wake-up call’
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:21 AM
Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
Expecting growth, Westlake tops $1B with latest securitization
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After approaching the $1 billion securitization threshold last summer, Westlake Financial Services surpassed the mark, according to an announcement shared earlier this week. Westlake issued its largest asset-backed securitization (ABS) of $1 billion backed by approximately $1.1 billion of automotive ... [Read More]
BillingTree makes 7 executive moves
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Payment technology provider BillingTree looked to strengthen its company leadership to serve clients within five crucial markets, including auto financing. This week, the company announced the extension of its C-level team and made five key senior vertical industry appointments as ... [Read More]
Now CFPB wants feedback on enforcement process
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with naming a chief of staff who formerly served the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney is continuing to put his stamp on how the regulator operates. The CFPB issued ... [Read More]
NARS 2018 to include special repo agency owner forum
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 07:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It is likely agents discuss their successes and challenges during the networking times and other activities associated with North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) that’s now been conducted for a decade. But now organizers of the industry event hosted by the ... [Read More]
Dissecting how inflation could ripple into automotive space
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 03:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough explained the challenge facing the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve. Chesbrough articulated how the implications might not impact dealership turns and finance company originations immediately, but he cautioned that trends ... [Read More]
AUL Corp. surpasses 2M contracts and adds to sales team
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It took AUL Corp. 21 years to reach 1 million vehicle services contracts. According to a new release shared this week, the VSC provider doubled that figure seven years later. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson announced the ... [Read More]
2 ways longer terms impacted Credit Acceptance in Q4
Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, 04:25 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Stretching terms forced Credit Acceptance to adjust its expectations for future cash flows. But increasing contract length to the longest average in company history perhaps helped the finance provider turn around a string of declines in the number originations from ... [Read More]
CFPB’s office of fair lending now within acting director’s office
Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, 04:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Another busy week at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closed with a personnel move by the acting director that one legal expert called without hesitation, “a big deal.” According to an internal email first brought to light by The Washington ... [Read More]
Experts, industry leaders and lawmakers dissect appeals court action over CFPB
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, 03:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two attorneys who spent part of their legal careers with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and are now in private practice described how the regulator can claim some victories since the latest federal court action deemed the agency is constitutional. ... [Read More]
Appeals court overturns previous decision and affirms CFPB structure
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, 08:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The decision has arrived. The current structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is constitutional, according to the latest federal court action. On Wednesday, the en banc review by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals surfaced, and the majority opinion ... [Read More]
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