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PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
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Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
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CFPB penalizes 2 debt buyers; action tops $70M
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015, 06:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action on Wednesday against the nation’s two largest debt buyers and collectors for allegedly using deceptive tactics to collect bad debts, which may have included auto finance recoveries. The bureau found that Encore Capital ... [Read More]
640 dealer violations trigger nearly $700K in penalties
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest enforcement action against a dealership in New Jersey provided another reason why Dealertrack Technologies associate general counsel Randy Henrick recently acknowledged that when he brings up the topic of compliance, “many dealers feel a headache coming on.” Before ... [Read More]
Prestige Financial unveils refinancing program
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Prestige Financial rolled out a new direct-to-consumer loan solution on Tuesday aimed at leveraging the potential market for refinancing a vehicle installment contract. The company highlighted that Prestige’s new offering allows consumers to deal directly with the financing source to ... [Read More]
9 executives join AFSA board of directors
Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2015, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association announced that nine executives have been elected to join its board of directors for three-year terms, which will begin following the association’s board meeting on Oct. 6. The nine individuals include: — Jody Anderson is ... [Read More]
CFPB complaint normalization draws 2 association rebuttals
Friday, Sep. 4, 2015, 02:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The more the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau highlights details about its consumer complaint database, the more industry associations make their own grievances about how the regulator constructs its reports, which are often critical of how providers are performing. The American ... [Read More]
Pennsylvania dealership settles charges for leasing unrepaired vehicles
Friday, Sep. 4, 2015, 02:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A Pennsylvania independent dealership reached a settlement agreement with the state attorney general, who alleged the store leased vehicles that needed considerable amounts of repair work and used a lease agreement that did not comply with federal law. Attorney General ... [Read More]
2 fronts where $100M facility helps Pelican Auto Finance
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2015, 04:19 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
To hear Pelican Auto Finance chief executive officer Troy Cavallaro explain the impact, the $100 million warehouse funding facility with Wells Fargo Securities the company announced on Wednesday will help the deep subprime auto finance provider in two places. The ... [Read More]
Latest CFPB complaint report reinforces 4 CDIA concerns
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2015, 02:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly consumer complaints snapshot report a little more than a week ago, one of the categories drumming up the most activity was credit reporting. Potential problems with how that metric developed is ... [Read More]
60% of banks still unsure how to serve millennials
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2015, 02:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with an inkling about what its auto lending prospects might be, initial findings from the 2015 Growth Strategy Survey orchestrated by Bank Director showed the traditional banking industry may find itself unable to attract what orchestrators called a “decidedly ... [Read More]
Larger participant rule implementation arrives
Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 03:42 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Unlike a college student scrambling to submit an assignment on time, there doesn’t appear to be much turbulence in the auto finance space since the larger participant rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went into practice on Monday. Previously, ... [Read More]
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