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PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 02:22 PM
VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 11:09 AM
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
Where auto loan delinquency is highest & lowest
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 03:11 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Generally speaking, auto loan payments are being made on time these days, as Experian Automotive shows in its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report. But how are the different regions of the country faring? First, let’s look at ... [Read More]
Auto finance currently ‘working the way it’s supposed to’
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 02:55 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
The fastest growing auto loan balances in nearly a decade and record loan dollar volumes? Check. The lowest second-quarter 30-day delinquency rate in five years? Check. Strong auto sales? Check. Oh, and there’s balanced portfolio distribution amongst the credit tiers. ... [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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Wolters Kluwer releases new version of loan origination solution
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, 02:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently announced the newest version of its AppOne indirect loan origination platform, designed specifically for automotive, marine, powersports and recreational vehicle dealers. The company outlined the solution’s enhancements, including self-service capabilities for dealers to help facilitate ... [Read More]
4 questions with Hudson Cook chairman Tom Hudson
Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, 02:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In the latest installment of its annual Power 300 issue, our sister publication Auto Remarketing launched a new feature to spotlight just a few of the companies on the list. In a Q&A format, AR goes behind the scenes with some ... [Read More]
How 4 millennials equal 1 baby boomer in auto space
Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With finance companies evidently thirsty for any reliable data and analysis about millennials that’s available, Experian and the National Automobile Dealers Association both chimed in on the topic of consumers born after 1980. Earlier this week, NADA chief economist Steven Szakaly ... [Read More]
More delays in Springleaf’s bid for OneMain
Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, 03:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Springleaf Holdings acknowledged when the company reported its second-quarter financial performance on Thursday that its proposed acquisition of OneMain Financial that’s being put together in part to expand its subprime auto financing business won’t culminate until after Labor Day, at ... [Read More]
McGladrey to discuss 3 elements of cybersecurity during free webinar
Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
McGladrey acknowledged that third-party relationships are helping many financial institutions stay competitive. But the consulting firm insisted these associations also are creating new cybersecurity risks. The situation prompted McGladrey to ask executives and managers whether they’re doing everything they should ... [Read More]
Report: CFPB urging Fifth Third Bank to modify dealer mark-up
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, 03:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another online report has surfaced indicating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging a large auto finance company to modify its practices regarding dealer participation as part of negotiations to settle alleged discriminatory practices. The Wall Street Journal cited what ... [Read More]
Banks’ view of subprime financing looking back 10 years
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, 03:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with taking their usual look at activity during the past three months, Federal Reserve officials also asked participants in the latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices to examine trends going back 10 years. Specifically, the ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo enhances floor plan platform with Sword Apak
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Global wholesale floor planning software provider Sword Apak recently announced it will implement its new dealer floor planning and loan solution, WFSv6, with Wells Fargo Dealer Services. Officials explained the agreement creates a new portal that is designed to address ... [Read More]
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