Dealers already wary about interest-rate impact watch Fed pass on chance for adjustment
Thursday, Jun. 18, 2026, 10:13 AM
ANV Group Holdings to take Open Lending private via all-cash tender offer
Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2026, 11:30 AM
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
Credit Acceptance to invest $33M, add more than 500 workers
Friday, Mar. 3, 2017, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) this week highlighted the investment and additional personnel Credit Acceptance plans to leverage going forward. Because, state officials said, the subprime auto finance company “is experiencing significant growth and needs to expand its facilities ... [Read More]
Average amount financed for new & used hits new record
Thursday, Mar. 2, 2017, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The amount of debt consumers are absorbing to acquire a new or used vehicle reached record highs during the fourth quarter, according to the latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report from Experian. With consumers turning to longer-term contracts ... [Read More]
Westlake leverages technology 2 ways to boost business
Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2017, 04:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services is looking to use a pair of technology advancements in an effort to drum up more business for the finance company that specializes in subprime retail installment contracts. First this week, Westlake launched an online indirect auto ... [Read More]
OnlineBKmanager.com celebrating 20th year in lead business
Wednesday, Mar. 1, 2017, 04:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bankruptcy lead provider OnlineBKmanager.com is celebrating 20 years of servicing dealerships with marketing material to dealerships who want to do business with individuals who either filed or had their bankruptcies discharged. “It is hard to believe it has been 20 ... [Read More]
Why contracts with potential Uber drivers contain extra risk
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, 03:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps it’s not yet a significant risk threat to the overall health of auto finance company portfolios, but Experian Automotive’s Melinda Zabritski explained the possible problems if your customers are using the vehicle attached to the installment contract to drive ... [Read More]
3 components of Trump demands for regulator task forces
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, 09:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
President Trump took aim again at government regulation with the executive order he signed on Friday. The latest action is requiring every agency to establish a regulatory reform task force “to eliminate red tape,” according to the White House. The ... [Read More]
Executive moves at National Auto Care & RoadVantage
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, 03:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Care and RoadVantage each announced this week that executives with nearly 45 years of combined experience joined their management team. National Auto Care, an administrator of vehicle service contracts and ancillary products including the CarMark Certified Pre-Owned Program, ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS unveils new loan management system
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, defi SOLUTIONS rolled out its newest product offering defi SERVICING, a loan management and servicing system (LMS) along with an opportunity for auto finance companies to shape their roadmap for 2017. The company highlighted the defi SERVICING LMS ... [Read More]
2 experts examine CFPB appeals court matter
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, 04:50 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two legal experts told SubPrime Auto Finance News that they were not surprised when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week granted a rehearing request for a case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ... [Read More]
EFG leverages industry veteran & technology to launch new dealer compliance training series
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, 04:14 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Steve Roennau’s automotive career includes time as a training consultant for nearly a half dozen OEMs — Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. Roennau’s professional life also includes tenures in important roles at a dealership such as salesperson, used-car ... [Read More]
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