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Alistair Weaver on Edmunds Top Rated Awards
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 05:41 PM
Edmunds editor-in-chief Alistair Weaver joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast from the NADA Show 2026 expo hall, where he talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the Edmunds Top Rated finalists at the convention, how dealers can use ... Listen Here
2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 09:42 PM
This episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast takes listeners back to the 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Hear Jerry Kroshus, Becky Igo and Kathy Ruble share their reaction to being the next three executives who were ... Listen Here
Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... Listen Here

April auto defaults drop back below 1%

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Tuesday, May. 17, 2016, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto loan component of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices dropped below 1 percent in April for the first time since last September. According to data through April and released on Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, ... [Read More]

Updates on 2 metrics to watch — retail sales & unemployment

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Monday, May. 16, 2016, 03:07 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Economists from Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and Comerica Bank each shared commentaries late last week that shed light on two general economic trends that can have an impact on auto financing — retail sales and employment. Stifel chief economist Lindsey ... [Read More]

Metrolina adds 6th branch location

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Monday, May. 16, 2016, 03:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co. recently opened its sixth full-service branch location, marking the third expansion within North Carolina and South Carolina since the company was acquired by ML Credit Group in 2013. Now operating to serve customers within the markets of ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance’s term evolution from 24 to 72 months

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Friday, May. 13, 2016, 03:01 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Back when Brett Roberts started his career at Credit Acceptance in 1991, you could buy a single song— on cassette tape — and the longest term the subprime finance company had in its portfolio stretched to just 24 months. Now ... [Read More]

Nissan chooses Sword Apak’s floor plan solution

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Friday, May. 13, 2016, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. (NMAC) recently selected Sword Apak’s Wholesale Floorplan Finance System (WFS) to improve dealer satisfaction and support growth targets in North America. Officials highlighted that NMAC sought a new floor planning solution that could provide an outstanding ... [Read More]

April lease approvals rise 3.2%

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Thursday, May. 12, 2016, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Swapalease.com reported that vehicle lease credit approvals bounced back a bit in April versus the pace of approvals seen in March, registering a 3.2-percent gain. Site officials indicated the April approval rate came in at 69.9 percent, up from the ... [Read More]

DriveTime opts to wind down GO Financial

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Thursday, May. 12, 2016, 09:01 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
DriveTime Automotive Group ownership is eliminating its subprime auto finance company that originated paper with franchised and independent dealerships for the past five years. GO Financial president Colin Bachinsky said the company stopped accepting applications from dealerships late on Wednesday. ... [Read More]

Why 13.1% delinquency rise was ‘natural’ in Q1

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Wednesday, May. 11, 2016, 03:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A double-digit rise year-over-year in what TransUnion classifies as serious delinquencies above a level not seen in five years might prompt pessimistic auto finance observers and executives to reduce originations immediately and turn up the intensity in collections in hopes ... [Read More]

F&I Express and First Equity Payment complete integration

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Wednesday, May. 11, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express recently finalized an integration with First Equity Payment to better serve their dealership clients by fully integrating their eContracting capabilities. F&I Express has aggregated a network of more than 110 automotive aftermarket insurance providers in an online portal ... [Read More]

How vehicle lines of credit could aid subprime borrowers

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Tuesday, May. 10, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tony Hughes and Michael Vogan of Moody’s Analytics proposed what some finance company executives might consider an outside-the-box idea to help their customers who are stretching contract terms as long as possible in order to keep monthly payments affordable and ... [Read More]

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