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Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 09:18 PM
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
NCM & WOCAN Spotlight Emerging Dealership Leader
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 07:35 PM
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
Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 05:41 PM
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

How 4 millennials equal 1 baby boomer in auto space

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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

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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]

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McGladrey to discuss 3 elements of cybersecurity during free webinar

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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

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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

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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

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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]

GrooveCar Direct adds 2 more credit union partners

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Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct — a vehicle buying resource for the nation’s credit union industry — is expanding through new partnerships with a pair of institutions in the Southeast. Recently coming aboard the program are Insight Credit Union, which is based in Orlando, ... [Read More]

NextGear Capital finalizes $433M securitization

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Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, 04:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital recently completed the sale of $433 million privately placed notes, providing the company with additional capital and operating flexibility to support the rapid growth of its dealer finance business. Officials highlighted this securitization comes less than a year ... [Read More]

F&I Express launches ExpressQuote to enhance aftermarket product sales

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Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On the heels of the roll-out of a compliance tool, F&I Express recently launched ExpressQuote, a new feature added to the company’s cloud-based solution to help F&I managers provide customers with fast, accurate quotes on aftermarket products. The company explained ... [Read More]

43% of non-prime applicants are millennials

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Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, 03:01 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
FactorTrust chief executive officer Greg Rable regularly receives questions from finance companies that are seeking more information about millennials, and for good reason. FactorTrust indicated that millennials — individuals born after 1980 — make up the largest percentage of non-prime ... [Read More]

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