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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
DriveTime seeking new CEO to replace Fidel
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveTime on Tuesday morning announced an executive succession process. The company said DriveTime chief executive officer Ray Fidel entered into definitive agreements in late November for Fidel's transition out of his role as CEO in December. DriveTime indicated the transition ... [Read More]
November auto defaults hold steady
Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In the midst of the holiday break, analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released an update on auto finance defaults through November. Fortunately, what they spotted shouldn’t give the industry an unwanted jolt to start regular business operations ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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RouteOne and TFS collaborate on contract with remotely captured electronic signature
Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The days of needing a black-ink pen to finalize auto financing documents appear to be dwindling. RouteOne announced this week that it has successfully processed what the company claims is the automotive finance industry’s first remotely captured, electronic customer signature ... [Read More]
FTC reaches settlement with Texas Toyota dealer over deceptive ads in Spanish newspaper
Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The complexities of advertising finance terms in a language other than English landed a dealership in regulatory problems with the Federal Trade Commission. Cowboy AG, a Dallas company doing business as Cowboy Toyota and Cowboy Scion, recently agreed to settle FTC ... [Read More]
2 Cox Automotive economists dissect implications of third interest-rate rise of 2017
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 09:08 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For the third time this year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve opted to push the target range for the federal funds rate higher by another 25 basis points to leave the reading at 1.25 percent ... [Read More]
4 new enhancements to Spireon’s GPS solution
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Spireon rolled out four enhancements to its GoldStar GPS solution on Wednesday designed to help mitigate risk and enhance repossession and recovery activities of large buy-here, pay-here dealerships and finance companies that originate contracts with subprime customers. The company also ... [Read More]
ActivEngage enhances chat capability with 700Credit integration
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Now dealers can converse online with potential buyers more robustly about how their financial standing might translate into a vehicle delivery. ActivEngage recently integrated with 700Credit to offer the ability to pull credit inside chat conversations. The feature will be ... [Read More]
Akerman adds third former CFPB official to legal team
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Akerman recently bolstered its stable of legal talent by adding another former high-ranking official from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The law firm’s consumer financial services practice Group welcomed Kathleen “Kitty” Ryan from Buckley Sandler as a partner in the ... [Read More]
Ally chooses PNC exec to be next chief financial officer
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial made a move on Tuesday to ensure a smooth transition involving one of the highest positions at the company. Ally announced that Jenn LaClair will be joining the company as chief financial officer designate, effective Monday, with the ... [Read More]
Fiserv and TransUnion partner to integrate alternative data into origination platform
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, 03:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Fiserv finalized a partnership with TransUnion to improve price, decision accuracy and expand the customer base within the automotive finance space. Officials highlighted integrating the automotive loan origination system from Fiserv with CreditVision Link from TransUnion will help ... [Read More]
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