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Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 09:18 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners begin with Jessica Caldwell, who is head of insights at Edmunds. Caldwell talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about her journey going from working at automakers on the product ... Listen Here
NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
Ashley Cavazos, who is president of the Women of Color Automotive Network and a consultant, instructor and 20 group moderator at NCM Associates, joins the show, along with Colby Sturdivant, new-car manager at Freedom Honda Sumter in South Carolina. WOCAN ... Listen Here
Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 05:41 PM
Matt Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, reviewed the Q4 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index as well as discussed what could happen digitally this year. Listen Here

Why delinquencies could reach 1.4% in 2017

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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

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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]

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Considering what 25 bps interest rate uptick does to subprime activity

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Deep subprime used financing sinks to 9-year low

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Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, 04:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Part of the dialogue happening at the recent SubPrime Forum during Used Car Week stemmed from whether or not finance companies — especially ones that specialize in subprime paper — were tightening their underwriting. Furthermore, companies such as Consumer Portfolio ... [Read More]

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