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
SCUSA’s 4th leadership change in past 12 months
Wednesday, Jul. 13, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA Holdings made its fourth significant executive leadership change in the past 12 months as Blythe Masters resigned from the finance company’s board of directors on Tuesday to take on a new role with Banco Santander. While Masters ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Consumers less likely to complete longer-term loans
Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2016, 03:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jason Laky, senior vice president and automotive business leader for TransUnion, explained that there are generally two reasons why consumers would want to take on a longer-term vehicle installment contract. One reason can be a positive for a finance company; ... [Read More]
ABA upbeat about Q1 delinquency rates
Monday, Jul. 11, 2016, 02:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto financing metrics within the American Bankers Association’s latest Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin showed mixed movement in the first quarter as the overall reading prompted the assessment that consumers continued to manage their finances responsibly. Delinquencies settled lower in seven ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS to blend reporting & analytics into platform
Monday, Jul. 11, 2016, 02:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Continuing a string of developments that have included a new client and an integration with another industry service provider, loan origination system (LOS) provider defi SOLUTIONS recently announced that the company will be expanding its product offerings to include a ... [Read More]
The great debate: To take action or to wait
Friday, Jul. 8, 2016, 01:54 PM
Steve Roennau , EFG Companies
Subprime Analytics recently reported the largest reduction in subprime auto finance down payments since 2011. Subprime auto finance down payments experienced a 15 percent year-over-year decrease in 2015. While down payments are down, the amount financed is up. According to ... [Read More]
Sword Apak names Bunch as VP of global sales
Friday, Jul. 8, 2016, 01:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sword Apak announced on Friday that Jeff Bunch — whose professional career includes time with Manheim, Black Book, Auction Credit Enterprises and America’s Auto Auctions — is now with the wholesale floor planning software provider as its vice president of ... [Read More]
S&P says subprime ABS trends ‘mixed’ in May
Thursday, Jul. 7, 2016, 02:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings described collateral performance for the subprime sector in its latest U.S. Auto Loan ABS Tracker as “mixed.” Overall on a year-over-year basis, analysts indicated the performance for both the prime and subprime sectors exhibited higher losses and ... [Read More]
Latest CFPB report of how finance companies ‘deceived’ consumers
Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2016, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With officials saying some auto finance companies “deceived” individuals in multiple ways, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently tabulated that its supervisory actions during the first four months of the year uncovered “illegal activities” that led to approximately $24.5 million ... [Read More]
3 more states now can access Reynolds F&I library
Wednesday, Jul. 6, 2016, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
During the past month, Reynolds and Reynolds added three more states to its network associated with Reynolds Document Services. Joining the ranks are New Mexico, Idaho and Kentucky. Dealerships in 22 states can now access a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally ... [Read More]
AFSA & NADA engage with CFPB’s Cordray during recent forum
Friday, Jul. 1, 2016, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the seventh consecutive year, the American Financial Services Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association co-sponsored an executive forum to discuss legislative, regulatory and operational challenges facing dealers and finance sources. Led by David Paul, chair of AFSA’s Vehicle ... [Read More]
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