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
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Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here
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Credit Acceptance Q4 origination volume off to soft start
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, 03:46 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While still making healthy gains in consolidated net income, Credit Acceptance chief executive officer Brett Roberts pointed to data the subprime finance company shared as part of its third-quarter financial statement to explain how competitive the market is to grow ... [Read More]
8 judges picked for F&I Innovator of the Year Competition
Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, 05:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies, together with Northwood University, recently announced the judging panel in the 2016 F&I Innovator of the Year competition. Representing all automotive brands spanning across the country, the eight-member blue-ribbon judging panel brings extensive experience and expertise in understanding ... [Read More]
Average balances hit highest point in 7 years
Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, 05:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to TransUnion’s Q3 2016 Industry Insights Report powered by Prama analytics, total auto financing balances grew by 9 percent year-over-year during the third quarter. TransUnion pegged the total balance reading at $1.1 trillion, up from $1.01 trillion in Q3 ... [Read More]
Auto ABS losses climb for 3rd straight month
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With one subprime metric jumping to the second-highest point in 15 years, the latest monthly auto loan ABS index from Fitch Ratings released this week showed that losses for U.S. auto ABS continue their steady climb. As a result, analysts noticed ... [Read More]
DRN participating in free webinar to make repossessions more efficient
Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SubPrime Forum presenting sponsor Digital Recognition Network (DRN) is participating in a free webinar to help finance companies and repossession agents to be more efficient and save precious time — and money — by better using their historical license plate ... [Read More]
PointPredictive finds fraud in auto financing & mortgages follows similar risk patterns
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, 04:23 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PointPredictive, a provider of machine learning fraud solutions, recently announced the results of a new study that detected high levels of fraud in early payment auto finance contract defaults. The firm explained its study encompassed data from millions of auto ... [Read More]
Prestige Financial completes $343M portfolio securitization
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, 04:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Prestige Financial Services recently completed its 15th rated term securitization, issuing $343.6 million in securities backed by $369.46 million in automobile installment receivables. In a transaction led jointly by Wells Fargo Securities and J.P. Morgan Securities, the finance company highlighted ... [Read More]
For finance companies, just keep on keeping on
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, 01:38 PM
Steve Roennau , EFG Companies
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has not come out unscathed in the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal. While some say the CFPB’s enforcement action demonstrates a need to strengthen the agency, others use the scandal as a case ... [Read More]
JM&A Group, Volvo team up for F&I product offerings
Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I product provider JM&A Group recently entered into an agreement with Volvo Car USA to provide a full suite of branded F&I products for new and used vehicles to more than 300 Volvo dealers nationally. Through Volvo’s branded F&I program ... [Read More]
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]
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