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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

RouteOne elevates Oesterle to be CEO

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Friday, Jun. 3, 2016, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne moved within a month to pick a new chief executive officer, elevating one of its executives who has been with the company since its inception. RouteOne’s board of directors named Justin Oesterle as CEO, insisting that he will continue ... [Read More]

Western Funding rolls out revamped underwriting system

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Friday, Jun. 3, 2016, 03:27 PM
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
Subprime auto finance provider Western Funding has a new underwriting system that the company claims will cut the time of getting funds to dealerships in half. The company recently announced the release of its new automated underwriting system, which is designed ... [Read More]

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Average amounts financed climb again in Q1

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Thursday, Jun. 2, 2016, 05:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With retail prices rising, Experian Automotive reported the average loan amount and monthly payment for used and new vehicles continued to trend upward. According to its most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian indicated on Thursday that ... [Read More]

TransUnion CreditVision to power FICO Auto Score 9 XT

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Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2016, 03:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to strengthen finance companies’ underwriting of potential customers with soft credit histories, TransUnion and FICO on Wednesday rolled out the availability of FICO Auto Score 9 XT based on TransUnion CreditVision trended data. The firms highlighted the ... [Read More]

2 trends being watched by NAF Association members

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Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2016, 03:09 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jack Tracey, executive director of the National Automotive Finance Association, described the relationship between member finance companies and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as not exactly deteriorating but not necessarily improving significantly, either. He explained to SubPrime Auto Finance News ... [Read More]

Internet Brands acquires Auto Credit Express

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Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2016, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Subprime automotive financing technology firm Auto Credit Express has been acquired by Internet Brands — a company that includes vehicle listing provider CarsDirect — according to an announcement posted on Wednesday morning. Executives said the deal immediately bolsters Internet Brands’ presence ... [Read More]

Upcoming issue to spotlight Trailblazers, Innovators, Disruptors

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Tuesday, May. 31, 2016, 01:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Successful chief executive officers often emphasize that their companies are only as successful as the quality and dedication of their managers and other crucial personnel. In an effort to highlight the critical team members who are helping finance companies, dealerships ... [Read More]

CFPB roundup: Complaint update & new House bill

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Friday, May. 27, 2016, 02:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two developments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau front arose this week. First, the CFPB shared its monthly complaint database update. Then, another U.S. House committee took a swing a changing how the bureau operates. For its May update, the ... [Read More]

Fitch spots sequential improvement in subprime auto ABS

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Friday, May. 27, 2016, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest monthly index from Fitch Ratings indicated delinquencies and losses fell again for both U.S. prime and subprime auto ABS last month, though analysts noted losses are still higher year-over-year. Fitch reported that subprime 60-day delinquencies declined 11 percent ... [Read More]

Auto originations jump 84% after mortgage payoff

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Thursday, May. 26, 2016, 04:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Charlie Wise, vice president of TransUnion’s innovative solutions group, acknowledged that if auto finance executives examine industry-wide data, it’s likely they will focus their attention on vehicle financing, watching metrics such as originations and delinquencies. But Wise suggested that auto ... [Read More]

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