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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
eContracting with Ally now available on RouteOne
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial announced this week that the finance company now will have full eContracting capabilities available to dealers nationwide through RouteOne’s indirect auto financing platform. Executives explained the solution can provide retail contract validation, signature and distribution — all done ... [Read More]
7 enhancements of new AFSA website
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association launched a completely redesigned website this week. AFSA officials highlighted their new website, designed in partnership with Engage Software headquartered in St. Louis, has a modern design and is constructed to be user friendly. “AFSA’s ... [Read More]
New site to use investor funds directly to originate contracts
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 04:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The combination of investor money and an online platform created by what the company calls an “A team” of industry veterans who have collectively more than 110 years of experience in automotive, below-prime automotive finance, billions of dollars of securitization ... [Read More]
CFPB ombudsman has 3 recommendations for complaint database
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 04:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International dissected the 2015 fiscal year annual report by the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office that’s generated for Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Officials found the recently released report focused heavily on three potential changes to the ... [Read More]
9 more credit unions join AFG’s balloon program
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — announced year-to-date growth figures this week, revealing increasing momentum in new customer signings with AFG’s balloon lending and remarketing ... [Read More]
10 components of upcoming Chernek F&I workshop
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 04:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I training specialist Rebecca Chernek is hosting a comprehensive, three-day educational workshop in an attempt to help dealerships and their managers to get into position for their most successful year yet. Among the 10 workshop highlights Chernek plans to cover ... [Read More]
Top 20 grossing vehicles in subprime deals
Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, 04:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax highlighted the total amount of subprime auto loans originated through August and connected to consumers with an Equifax Risk Score below 620 totaled $75.8 billion, representing a 12.6-percent increase year-over-year. In an effort to help dealerships and finance companies ... [Read More]
SCUSA taps BNY Mellon EVP to be CFO
Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, 04:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA appointed a new chief financial officer on Monday; an executive who will take on the role starting Dec. 16. Replacing interim CFO Jennifer Davis, who will continue to serve as deputy chief financial officer is Ismail “Izzy” Dawood. ... [Read More]
eLEND Solutions joins DealerVault’s Premier Network, appoints chief sales officer
Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with tapping an executive to fill the newly created role of chief sales officer, eLEND Solutions — a technology company delivering integrated credit, identification and finance solutions to dealers — recently announced the provider joined DealerVault’s Premier Network. DealerVault ... [Read More]
Is industry ‘numb’ after CFPB’s latest multi-million fine?
Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, 04:23 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Steve Levine used both social media and an email message to SubPrime Auto Finance News to convey thought-provoking reaction to Thursday afternoon’s announcement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Levine wondered via Twitter if the industry as a whole is ... [Read More]
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