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PODCAST: Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM

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

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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

PointPredictive rolls out Synthetic ID Alert to stop a growing fraud concern

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Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018, 04:29 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

PointPredictive understands criminals looking to orchestrate auto finance scams aren’t sitting idle. On Tuesday, PointPredictive announced the launch of a new patent pending solution called Synthetic ID Alert. The solution is a complement to the company’s comprehensive application fraud scoring ... [Read More]

AFSA points out possible APR confusion with potential laws in NYC

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Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018, 04:27 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Late in February, the American Financial Services Association submitted a comment letter to the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs regarding the department’s proposed rules for independent dealers. According to AFSA’s latest installment of NewsBriefs, the proposed rules would ... [Read More]

6 results now available through Experian’s new tri-bureau trend solution

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Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018, 04:25 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experian acknowledged that traditional credit attributes provide immense value for auto finance companies when making decisions. But when used alone, Experian insisted they are limited to capturing credit behavior during a single moment of time. To add a deeper layer ... [Read More]

Platinum Auto Finance reinforces sales team with seasoned executive

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Friday, Mar. 2, 2018, 03:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Platinum Auto Finance recently bolstered its executive team with a leader who possesses a wide range of professional experience with smaller and large providers. David Knightly joined Platinum Auto Finance as senior vice president of operations and national sales director, reporting ... [Read More]

Award-winning Dealertrack alum joins FrogData

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Friday, Mar. 2, 2018, 03:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A former award-winning member of Dealertrack’s team recently joined FrogData, a business analytics platform that can deliver advanced reporting, business insights and predictive analytics to dealers, helping them make better decisions to make a positive impact on their business. FrogData ... [Read More]

APR for new models jumps to 8-year high

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Thursday, Mar. 1, 2018, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps it’s the mix of applicants or finance companies passing on risk to potential new-vehicle buyers. Whatever the specific trigger, Edmunds announced on Thursday that interest rates on new-vehicle installment contracts are expected to soar to their highest point in ... [Read More]

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA joins auto migration to Texas

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Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, 04:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This region of Texas continues to be a growing hub for the automotive industry. With Toyota and General Motors Financial already having a major presence here, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA on Tuesday broke ground on its new, build-to-suit, 200,000-square-foot facility ... [Read More]

NIADA adds Nicholas Financial as newest industry partner

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Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, 04:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

New Nicholas Financial president and chief executive officer Doug Marohn is continuing to make moves to bolster the finance company that specializes in subprime vehicle installment contracts. After recently highlighting plans to enhance originations along with installing an interim chief ... [Read More]

SCUSA finalizes settlement with Connecticut banking regulator over repos

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Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, 03:51 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Santander Consumer USA cleared another legal matter regarding its repossession processes. Connecticut Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez recently announced a settlement with SCUSA, for alleged violations of Connecticut banking law pertaining to its activity concerning repossessed vehicles. In addition to providing ... [Read More]

Equifax sees encouraging payment activity in subprime

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Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, 04:36 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

As consumers start to edge away slightly from new-vehicle leases toward financed installment contracts for used vehicles, Equifax Automotive deputy chief economist Gunnar Blix is encouraged by recent payment performance — no matter what type of deal is attached to the ... [Read More]

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