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Agora Data & GWC Warranty partner to streamline dealer offerings of VSC & GAP
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:28 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
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
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
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
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
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
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
Annual subprime ABS performance dips for 4th straight year
Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2017, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with taking a longer-term look and investigating how all pools would perform through a credit cycle, S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance in the U.S. subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector weakened in 2016 for the fourth ... [Read More]
TrainAndCertify.org offers new certification program for VSC professionals
Monday, Mar. 20, 2017, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TrainAndCertify.org, a national provider of training and certification programs for sales and customer service reps in various consumer-centric industries, recently announced its Certified Vehicle Protection Professional (CVPP) certification program. TrainAndCertify.org established the CVPP program via the Academy of Certified Vehicle ... [Read More]
13 industry groups & DOJ file briefs in CFPB constitutionality case
Monday, Mar. 20, 2017, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The parade of legal developments leading toward the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rehearing an important case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has started in earnest. First, the American Financial Services Association, along with ... [Read More]
AUL outlines 3 components F&I training offering
Friday, Mar. 17, 2017, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Warranty and vehicle service contract administrator AUL Corp. released its 2017 F&I training schedule on Thursday, marking the second year in a row the company is offering F&I training. AUL highlighted its training is designed to provide a tailored education ... [Read More]
Reynolds releases F&I libraries for Maine & Vermont
Friday, Mar. 17, 2017, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, Reynolds and Reynolds announced the release of the Reynolds LAW Maine F&I Library, just a short while after the firm unveiled a similar product for a neighboring state with the rollout of the Reynolds LAW Vermont F&I ... [Read More]
Where interest rates could be by end of 2019
Thursday, Mar. 16, 2017, 01:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the federal funds rate ticking up by 0.25 percent to 1 percent as widely expected on Wednesday, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen also described the expected median path for the federal funds rate through the close of 2019, which ... [Read More]
Westlake describes benefits of leveraging DRN’s vehicle location data and analytics
Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2017, 02:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Digital Recognition Network (DRN) recently embedded DRNsights, powered by vehicle location data plus analytics, into Westlake Financial’s servicing platform to manage risk and reduce losses. The companies shared that Westlake’s recent monthly performance report showed DRN’s data assisted Westlake with ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Sage Automotive Group, FTC settle for $3.6M
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2017, 07:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that the Sage Automotive Group — which includes nine Los Angeles-based dealerships, its holding and management companies and two individuals — has agreed to pay more than $3.6 million in order to settle ... [Read More]
Payix launches mobile collections app and payment processing solutions
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2017, 02:06 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Payix co-founders Chris Chestnut and Preston Cecil sat in Chestnut’s home a little more than a year ago. The pair had worked together at Innovate Auto Finance, a North Texas company that specializes in purchasing auto portfolios of all sizes ... [Read More]
How ‘fairly stable consumers’ could impact subprime
Monday, Mar. 13, 2017, 03:37 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Certain macroeconomic trends — especially employment and consumer confidence — prompted Santander Consumer USA president and chief executive officer Jason Kulas to say that he sees a “fairly stable consumer” after he examined the finance company’s portfolio as well as ... [Read More]
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