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VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
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Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
4 suggestions to mitigate synthetic ID risk
Tuesday, Jun. 27, 2017, 02:58 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experian and CEB TowerGroup acknowledged how auto finance providers and other financial institutions are facing heavy business pressures to reach new demographics often riddled with thin credit files, while also improving the customer experience across all channels and processes. According ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty names product manager
Monday, Jun. 26, 2017, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently announced the addition of Andrew Roke as its new product manager. As a member of the marketing department, the company highlighted ... [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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2 reasons for possible subprime rebound
Monday, Jun. 26, 2017, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The sentiment from dealers who participated in the latest survey from KeyBanc Capital Markets matched up with what CarMax executives recently shared about how potential subprime buyers are behaving. Then, KeyBanc analysts projected what these same potential subprime customers could ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS founder in running for EY Entrepreneur of the Year honor
Thursday, Jun. 22, 2017, 07:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Stephanie Alsbrooks, founder and chief executive officer of defi SOLUTIONS, has been selected as a Southwest region finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year. This prestigious business recognition program honors the most innovative business leaders in the country, based ... [Read More]
What Supreme Court decision on debt collection means for auto finance
Thursday, Jun. 22, 2017, 02:18 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
SubPrime Auto Finance News reconnected with Hudson Cook associate Anastasia Caton, who has been closely watching the Supreme Court mulling over whether a finance company that regularly attempts to collect debts it purchased after the debts had fallen into default ... [Read More]
ACA International new white paper highlights unintended consequences of ‘antiquated’ TCPA
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2017, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, recently released a white paper that examines how the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) “antiquated” understanding of technology results in some consumers receiving a disproportionate number of telephone calls while others ... [Read More]
FactorTrust applauds CFPB for examining ‘credit invisibles’
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2017, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s a change of pace: An auto finance industry participant supporting an action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. FactorTrust said that it backs the CFPB for examining findings that bring to light the plight of credit invisibles in their ... [Read More]
FTC distributing more than $109K through settlement with Regency Financial Services
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2017, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers involved in an auto finance regulatory matter more than two years old will soon begin to receive refund checks from the Federal Trade Commission for an average amount of $380. The FTC said it is mailing 288 checks totaling more ... [Read More]
May auto default rate ties 10-year low
Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2017, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The expert who oversees the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices explained how May’s auto default movement should put discussions about a “crisis” in subprime auto financing “behind us.” S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through May and reported ... [Read More]
Fitch keeps stable ABS outlook despite turbulence
Monday, Jun. 19, 2017, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the firm also seeing captive finance companies likely to face continued pressure on profitability, Fitch Ratings noticed a wide array of headwinds impacting the auto ABS market, too. However, Fitch is keeping its rating outlook as stable, according to its ... [Read More]
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