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Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 10:55 AM
Despite ‘mixed year’ for subprime, S&P Global Ratings watches auto ABS volume generate another record in 2025
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 10:59 AM
Debt Awareness Week meant to be ‘wake-up call’
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:21 AM
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
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
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
RoadVantage GPS System to benefit dealers & consumers
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2016, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I program provider RoadVantage recently announced a new GPS anti-theft tracking system to provide greater security and safety for both dealers and their customers. RoadVantage claims it’s one of the first F&I providers to offer a GPS System coupled with ... [Read More]
Subprime growth: Worth watching, not panicking
Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2016, 04:10 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Yes, subprime auto lending has grown in recent years. However, don’t sound the alarm bells. This is not mortgage crisis 2.0. It’s probably not even subprime auto lending crisis 2.0. The level of subprime auto lending is not even close to ... [Read More]
Fitch expects floor plan ABS to remain stable
Monday, Apr. 25, 2016, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings not only is looking at how subprime auto ABS is behaving; the firm also investigated and projected how the dealer floor plan ABS sector should perform. Analysts think dealer floor plan ABS will remain stable despite Fitch’s expectation ... [Read More]
ProMax Unlimited rolls out 2nd soft credit pull solution
Monday, Apr. 25, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Marketing Services, makers of ProMax Unlimited, unveiled the second of three soft credit pull solutions powered by Equifax data. On Monday, the company highlighted Instant Screen powered by Equifax is the latest version of its solution that can enable ... [Read More]
4 more NY dealer groups settle over packing credit repair into contracts
Friday, Apr. 22, 2016, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, New York’s attorney general reached four separate settlements connected with 22 different rooftops in the New York City area for packaging credit repair and identity theft protection services into the vehicle installment contract; a similar practice that landed ... [Read More]
CPS finalizes $332M securitization
Friday, Apr. 22, 2016, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services announced the closing of its second term securitization of the year earlier this week. The transaction is CPS’ 20th senior subordinate securitization since the beginning of 2011 and the third consecutive securitization to receive a triple-A rating ... [Read More]
CFPB schedules field hearing to discuss arbitration
Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s strategy to regulate how arbitration can occur might become clearer since the agency now has scheduled a field hearing specifically about the topic. On Wednesday, the CFPB announced plans for a field hearing about arbitration; ... [Read More]
March auto defaults stay on steady pattern
Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps stable is the best adjective to describe the auto loan default readings included in the latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The March reading released this week by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian came in at 1.02 percent, ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty & defi SOLUTIONS finalize integration
Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance product provider GWC Warranty finalized integration this week with defi SOLUTIONS Executives explained that GWC’s integration with defi SOLUTIONS means that auto finance companies and their dealers will be able to seamlessly ... [Read More]
Fitch sees subprime ABS delinquency dip being short-lived
Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2016, 02:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings insisted that March’s drop in delinquencies connected with U.S. subprime auto ABS — after hitting a 20-year high in February — represents a “reprieve” that is “not likely to last.” According to in the firm’s latest monthly index ... [Read More]
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