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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
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

Now CFPB wants feedback on enforcement process

Mick Mulvaney for SPN
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

Dave Kennedy for Repo story
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Credit report research project results in ProMax’s latest dealer tool

subprime credit report
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, 02:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s another example of data and research leading directly to development of a solution aimed at smoothing out underwriting, which in turn helps finance companies book more paper and dealerships turn more metal. Dealer Marketing Services, the makers of ProMax, ... [Read More]

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS integrates with Dealertrack to speed up subprime deals

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Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time this month, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS has reached another strategic partnership. On Tuesday, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime automotive finance originations, announced an integration with Dealertrack. The partnership allows finance companies using LAUNCHER to streamline the process ... [Read More]

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