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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
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Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
GM Financial’s North American originations hit new high
Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, 02:32 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
General Motors Financial generated the most North American originations in a single quarter ever while continuing to compile more prime paper than subprime contracts in the process. President and chief executive officer Dan Berce highlighted that the captive’s North American ... [Read More]
Securitization roundup: $550M closed by CPS & Credit Acceptance
Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings keeping close watch of how the auto ABS market is behaving, two finance companies that have conducted several rounds of securitizations — Consumer Portfolio Services and Credit Acceptance — recently added more offerings. ... [Read More]
Former Equifax exec joins FactorTrust as chief information officer
Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, FactorTrust announced the hiring of Paul Bunting as chief information officer as the company accelerates its efforts around analytics and product development. The company indicated Bunting will oversee all IT and infrastructure, security, analytics and product development efforts ... [Read More]
Debt collection continues to top CFPB complaint charts
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, 02:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s monthly complaint snapshot released this week, the CFPB has handled approximately 1,008,500 complaints across all products as of Oct. 1. Bureau officials indicated debt collection remained the most-complained-about financial product or service. Of ... [Read More]
Lending Club unveils refinancing product
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, 03:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lending Club, which claims to be the world's largest online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors, this week announced the launch of an auto refinance product that is designed to give vehicle owners a simple solution to save money on their ... [Read More]
September default rate ties year-high
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto default reading S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported for September tied the highest mark of the year, coming in at 1.05 percent. Ticking up 4 basis points on a sequential basis left the September reading at the ... [Read More]
What CFPB is doing through Project Catalyst
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray generated attention on Monday, and this time it wasn’t connected with an enforcement action and millions of dollars in restitution and fines. Rather, Cordray shared some insight about an endeavor called Project Catalyst, a ... [Read More]
19 institutions join launch of mobile payment tool
Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The potential for more vehicle installment contract holders in your portfolio to use their smartphone to make regular payments to keep their auto financing current took another step forward on Monday. Early Warning announced preliminary details of a tool named ... [Read More]
Latest S&P analysis reflects back on 2007-09 ABS performance
Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With outstanding auto loan balances reaching a record $1.1 trillion as of June 30 and concern growing about the sector’s health, S&P Global Ratings recently analyzed the resiliency of auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) ratings through the Great Recession of ... [Read More]
Next winner of Subprime Auto Finance Executive of the Year Award
Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, 07:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
SubPrime Auto Finance News has announced the winner of the fourth annual Subprime Auto Finance Executive of the Year Award, which is again sponsored by Black Book Lender Solutions. The honoree — who will receive the award during the SubPrime Forum at ... [Read More]
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