TransUnion projects slight dip in auto originations after robust 2025 volume
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, 11:22 AM
ARA, AIR, Wheeler, among others seeking to stop ‘serious threat’ to repossessions by local municipalities
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 02:59 PM
Experts at Cox Automotive, Conference Board decipher latest credit & job information
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 10:54 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
Experian spots uptick in Q2 captives’ high-risk financing
Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian Automotive noticed captive finance companies increased their appetite for risk a bit during the second quarter. According to the latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, the year-over-year change for captives in the highest risk segment — buyers ... [Read More]
Blue Bridge Financial joins NIADA as a national member benefit partner
Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For stores looking to diversify their offering or potentially expand or revamp their facilities, Blue Bridge Financial, a direct lender and national provider of small business financing, joined with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as NIADA's latest National Member ... [Read More]
AAGI mobile app eliminates need for ‘paper contracts in glovebox’
Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Auto Guardian — a provider in developing, marketing and administering vehicle service contracts and other automotive aftermarket products — rolled out its newly developed mobile application to its agents during the company’s product launch earlier this month. Company officials ... [Read More]
Just 37% of buyers completely satisfied with time spent in F&I
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the proliferation of tablets and other technology that make consumers' lives easier, digitizing the F&I process can have lasting, positive impacts on customer satisfaction for dealerships, according to a new study from MakeMyDeal and F&I Express. Titled, "The Digital ... [Read More]
BillingTree completes examination for SSAE No. 16
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, 03:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SubPrime Forum exhibitor BillingTree recently completed its examination in conformity with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization for the period from May 1 of last year through April 20 of ... [Read More]
GrooveCar Direct partners with 2 more credit unions
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct is expanding again through a pair of new partnerships to bolster its vehicle-buying resource for the nation’s credit union industry. Coming aboard the platform are Service 1st Credit Union of Tampa, Fla., as well as Long Island Realtors ... [Read More]
Gap between new- & used-vehicle payments climbs beyond $100
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, 01:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The gap between averages associated with new-vehicle installment contracts and used-vehicle deals continues to widen, while the total amount financed as well as stretching terms are on the rise, too. The industry reached a point on Thursday where Experian Automotive ... [Read More]
2015 depreciation to have minimal impact on ABS losses
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Book is projecting that vehicle depreciation will be relatively stable in 2015 — coming in between 14.0 percent and 14.5 percent by the end of year. As a result, Fitch Ratings believes the depreciation movement will result in only ... [Read More]
Similar philosophies bring Chase & Enterprise together
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 03:50 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
In a move that came together since the companies do not have “philosophical differences on how to treat the customer,” Enterprise Car Sales now has the equivalent of a captive to help deliver its off-rental vehicles to buyers through a ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty’s 3 latest efforts to help independent stores
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, 03:48 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
GWC Warranty chief executive officer and president Rob Glander insisted the company’s bread-and-butter customers are dealer clients who are those small- to medium-sized independent dealerships that might not move as much metal as the big franchised stores but still want ... [Read More]
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