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Experian: Subprime financing originated during a Q4 climbs to highest level in four years
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Used Car Summit’s auto finance roundtable to foster conversations about collections, risk management & more
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Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds
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
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 09:18 PM
NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader
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
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
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
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Credit union update: CU Direct partners with PenFed as GrooveCar expands
Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2016, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As GrooveCar significantly broadened its network of partners, PenFed Credit Union forged a relationship with CU Direct and the CUDL Network during last week’s NADA Convention & Expo with the expectation of increasing member loans and enhancing overall efficiencies with ... [Read More]
DriveTime rebrands servicing division, launching Bridgecrest
Tuesday, Apr. 5, 2016, 03:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
DriveTime passed another juncture on its “longer-term corporate roadmap” on Tuesday as the company continues to pivot away from the traditional buy-here, pay-here model of selling, financing and servicing vehicle sales to subprime customers. Tuesday marked the official launch of ... [Read More]
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Latest data intensifies concerns about long-term loans
Monday, Apr. 4, 2016, 03:07 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Used and new metal is rolling over the curb at paces pleasing to dealers and finance companies. But more vehicles are connected to contracts at lengths approaching the time a two-term president spends in the White House. Autotrader senior analyst ... [Read More]
Spireon introduces latest GPS offering
Monday, Apr. 4, 2016, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Spireon recently launched its next generation GPS vehicle tracking and collateral management system (CMS). The company highlighted GoldStar Lender has proven to help customers increase their loan portfolio performance by up to 20 percent. The company indicated Spireon’s GoldStar Lender ... [Read More]
Major takeaways from AFSA’s Vehicle Finance Conference
Friday, Apr. 1, 2016, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Organizers from the American Financial Services Association indicated this week’s Vehicle Finance Conference “was once again a huge success.” More than 600 attendees and exhibitors gathered at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for three days of presentations, panel discussions and ... [Read More]
Black Book & Equifax make credit scores available on dealer websites
Friday, Apr. 1, 2016, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a busy week of announcements by Equifax; first a solution launch with LexisNexis Risk Solutions tailored specifically for the auto finance space. Then on Friday, Equifax joined with online sales lead generator Black Book Activator to develop Black ... [Read More]
6 ways finance companies improved digital experiences
Thursday, Mar. 31, 2016, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ChannelNet analyzed the usage of its technology by 10 different auto finance companies to determine the six components comprising what the company describes as a best-in-class digital experience. ChannelNet spent a year combining through the performance of these finance companies ... [Read More]
How 90% of dealers see current subprime financing
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016, 03:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Like Equifax, KeyBanc Capital Markets also noticed the recent Fitch Ratings report about U.S. subprime auto ABS delinquencies jumping to levels not seen in almost 20 years. To gather more perspective on the development, KeyBanc used its February dealer survey ... [Read More]
Clarity Services to bolster solution for auto space
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2016, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Clarity Services is also part of the parade of data and analysis providers rolling out solutions developed specifically for the auto finance industry. Through its research, Clarity highlighted that it gained “tremendous” insight into non-prime consumer behavior and how finance ... [Read More]
Equifax & LexisNexis collaborate on auto-specific scoring tool
Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2016, 03:32 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Equifax spent more than two years working on a solution sought by the auto finance industry; a tool one of the lead managers in development told SubPrime Auto Finance News is the answer to several requests ... [Read More]
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