A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
Matt Rice
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Equifax adds income & employment verifications into dealer service finance platforms
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax announced on Thursday that it is powering a new solution designed to help dealerships to verify a potential buyer’s stated income and employment. The solution is fueled by accessing The Work Number, a database of employer-provided income and employment ... [Read More]
Why delinquencies could reach 1.4% in 2017
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, 04:36 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Casual observers might panic when they see TransUnion’s expectations for 2016 to close with a 7.0 percent year-over-year increase in the 60-day delinquency rate along with that reading set to approach the highest level in eight years by the time ... [Read More]
EFG & Northwood highlight F&I Innovator of the Year winner
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies and Northwood University on Wednesday announced the selection of Team Vigilance as the winner of the 2016 F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition and the recipient of $25,000. Competition orchestrators highlighted that Team Vigilance utilized its millennial ... [Read More]
Considering what 25 bps interest rate uptick does to subprime activity
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, 04:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Comerica Bank explained why it continues to expect the Federal Reserve to increase the effective range of the Fed funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. Analysts indicated the Fed funds futures market placed an implied probability of 97.2 ... [Read More]
Risks from subprime? ‘Likely overstated’
Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, 03:47 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
There is, admittedly, some “unease” about the health of the new-vehicle market in 2017, Scotiabank said in an analysis. Along with somewhat disappointing third-quarter earnings from an automaker, increases in repossessions and subprime auto finance delinquencies have spurred this concern in ... [Read More]
S&P finds ABS losses rise & recoveries slide in October
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, 08:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings said U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector’s performance deteriorated in October compared to September and also weakened on a year-over-year basis. According to a report published this week, prime and subprime net losses ... [Read More]
CFPB notes: Plea for 5-person board & complaint database update
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, 04:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that it handled approximately 27,000 complaints in October, four industry associations delivered a letter this week to the Senate’s top leaders, urging the bureau’s structure be modified to create a five-person, bipartisan board. ... [Read More]
Fed reiterates 3 implications of low interest rates
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, 04:49 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With the Federal Reserve’s final gathering of the year set for next week, an interest rate move certainly appears to be in the works since at least one observer said the market has been behaving that an uptick is coming ... [Read More]
Veros Credit promotes Singh to COO
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, 04:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Veros Credit recently announced the promotion of Harvey Singh to chief operating officer. The finance company that originates paper with both franchised and independent dealerships highlighted Harvey will continue to oversee the loan servicing department and will also be responsible ... [Read More]
How stretching to 84 months is overcoming $4K in negative equity
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, 04:11 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Imagine you’re trying to complete a “first pencil” with a customer who is either in the showroom or communicating through the chat function on your website. The customer has a trade, and better yet, it’s a model you know will ... [Read More]
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