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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

Dealer Services Network creates position of president to drive execution & scale of title services

Wednesday, Jun. 3, 2026, 11:23 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealer Services Network (DSN) now has a president to serve in a newly created executive role designed to support the company’s organizational scale, strategic execution and continued growth. Appointed the to position on Tuesday for the technology-enabled provider of title ... [Read More]

NCC continues busy stretch by hiring former AutoFi, Xtime exec as chief product officer

Wednesday, Jun. 3, 2026, 11:12 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It’s been an active 45 days for NCC, a provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, CRM, and fraud- prevention solutions for automotive retailing. In May, NCC launched a tool powered by Equifax to spot chargeback risk and hired a new ... [Read More]

Protective Asset Protection survey: Financial anxiety reshaping consumer decisions about F&I products

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 08:53 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Potential car buyers at your dealership — especially ones already stretched thin financially — might be more than a little nervous about making a payment commitment that barely covers the vehicle’s retail price, let alone possible products in your F&I ... [Read More]

NAF Association set to celebrate 30 years

Monday, Jun. 1, 2026, 12:07 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference officially reaches its 30th anniversary on Tuesday. The National Automotive Finance Association is welcoming the industry to Irving, Texas, to celebrate with three days of what the organization is calling its “most interactive, engaging, and ... [Read More]

Klarna and Tekion collaborate to deliver flexible-payment options in the service lane

Friday, May. 29, 2026, 10:56 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A $1,200 brake job or a $3,000 transmission repair could push a cash-strapped consumer already struggling to maintain their monthly car payment into some dire financial straits. So, Klarna, a global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is partnering with ... [Read More]

Experian: Subprime share, overall terms keep climbing in Q1

Friday, May. 29, 2026, 10:54 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As contract terms keep stretching throughout auto financing, Experian is seeing a gradual increase in the subprime segment, too. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q1 2026 released on Thursday, subprime consumers made up 15.75% of ... [Read More]

StoneEagle sees F&I trends stay strong among Q1 dealer profits

Monday, May. 25, 2026, 01:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Just ahead of Memorial Day weekend, StoneEagle released first-quarter findings from its StoneEagleDATA F&I Benchmark Report, highlighting how much hay dealership F&I offices made during the first three months of the year. Analysts indicated the first quarter extended one of ... [Read More]

Millennium Capital & Recovery hires former Bank of America exec as president

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:43 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In a move that was effective May 11, Millennium Capital & Recovery Corp. announced on Thursday that Jason Collins is now president of the company that provides collateral recovery management and remarketing solutions serving banks, credit unions, fintechs, auto captives, ... [Read More]

NCC’s CFO arrives after time with Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:41 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, NCC looked to help dealership finances by rolling out a tool powered by Equifax to spot chargeback risk. This week, the provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, and fraud prevention solutions for automotive retailing made sure its own ... [Read More]

Fitch: Stress in subprime surfaces through auto ABS trends

Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 10:28 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fitch Ratings took a close look at the subprime auto loan securitization space as part of the Vehicle Depreciation Report compiled in collaboration with Black Book. Analysts used words such as stress and shocks when recapping subprime auto loan ABS ... [Read More]

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