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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM

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

Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM

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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM

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

Powell & Trump discuss growth, employment & inflation

Monday, Jun. 2, 2025, 11:54 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Reserve released a statement recapping chair Jerome Powell being invited to the White House for a meeting with President Trump on Thursday. The statement indicated Powell and Trump discussed economic developments including for growth, employment, and inflation. “Chair ... [Read More]

Ciocca Automotive highlights how Assurant has helped its stores in F&I and beyond

Friday, May. 30, 2025, 11:00 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Two top executives from Ciocca Automotive, a growing automotive group with 54 dealerships in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, recently described what the partnership with Assurant has done for their dealerships’ F&I performance and other parts of the retailer. “We’re already ... [Read More]

VantageScore delves deeper into April auto-finance surge

Friday, May. 30, 2025, 10:59 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The newest data from VantageScore released this week showed that if you want to ignite auto financing, just create a global pandemic or launch tariffs among some of the world’s leading economies. According to the latest edition of CreditGauge from ... [Read More]

EpicVIN finds Top 10 budget-friendly cars of 2025

Thursday, May. 29, 2025, 11:19 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finding an affordable new car for someone with bruised credit is likely pretty difficult nowadays. Kelley Blue Book reported that tariffs pushed new-vehicle average transaction prices up by 2.5% month-over-month in April to $48,699. It was the second-highest increase in ... [Read More]

Consumer sentiment seems to be rebounding, but struggles to maintain payments remain

Revisiting topic of partial payments

Wednesday, May. 28, 2025, 09:53 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cox Automotive reported unique credit applications per dealer using Dealertrack ticked up 2% year-over-year last week. So, does that mean consumers feel more comfortable pushing forward with a financing commitment and taking vehicle delivery? It depends on which reading of ... [Read More]

NAF Association reveals its 2025 award winners

Friday, May. 23, 2025, 09:37 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Gary Perdue and Suzi Straffon each have something extra special to celebrate this holiday weekend. On Friday morning, the National Automotive Finance Association announced Perdue, who is president of Peritus Portfolio Services, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of ... [Read More]

Fed can look at newest TransUnion auto-finance data to see interest-rate impact

Thursday, May. 22, 2025, 12:07 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Reserve says at almost every opportunity that policymakers watch all sorts of data and trends before adjusting interest rates. If the Fed wants more information about what a rate cut can do, it can examine the auto-finance portion ... [Read More]

ARA updates notable lobbying progress made via Repo Alliance

Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, 02:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, the American Recovery Association highlighted the inroads on Capitol Hill made by the Repo Alliance, which spearheads lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., on behalf of repossession agents. Repo Alliance founders Dave Kennedy, Mike Peplinski, Stephanie Findley and Marcelle ... [Read More]

Fed chair explains how ‘consensus statement’ guides policymakers, especially during changing economic times

Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, 11:51 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While acknowledging “the economic environment has changed significantly since 2020,” Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reiterated how policymakers approach their work associated with interest rates and other matters while being guided by what’s known as “the consensus statement.” Finalized in ... [Read More]

Fitch sees how tariffs could lift auto ABS even as subprime softens

Wednesday, May. 21, 2025, 11:50 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fitch Ratings found a path by which U.S. tariffs on imported autos and automotive parts could leave a positive impact — more than just what might be said by President Trump. Analysts said those tariffs will strengthen auto loan and ... [Read More]

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