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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
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
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
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
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
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

S&P report says CFPB considering legal action against Westlake

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2015, 06:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A securitization presale report from Standard & Poor’s gave a glimpse as to what the interaction between Westlake Financial Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been like dating back more than a year. The report based on information ... [Read More]

Why NY dealer settlement impact might ripple elsewhere

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2015, 03:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
While dealership management emphasized this week’s settlement with the New York attorney general “acknowledges no admission of wrongdoing or liability,” Dealertrack Technologies' Randy Henrick shared his unsavory assessment of the “payment packing” possibly orchestrated by a trio of Honda stores ... [Read More]

BB&T Dealer Finance halts markups

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2015, 03:42 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
For franchised and independent dealerships that use BB&T Dealer Finance, a segment of BB&T Dealer Financial Services, flat-fee compensation is coming your way. On Thursday, the commercial bank announced the launch of what it dubbed “a nondiscretionary dealer compensation program, ... [Read More]

Industry notes: GM Financial upgrade & CPS securitization

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2015, 03:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As Consumer Portfolio Services closed its second term securitization of the year, General Motors cheered Fitch Ratings’ decision this week to raise the credit ratings of both GM and GM Financial to investment grade with the finance company’s diminishing presence in ... [Read More]

Edmunds: ‘Substantial pullback’ in subprime not likely at this point

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Friday, Jun. 19, 2015, 03:01 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
The growth in the subprime auto finance market has been as steep as it has been talked about — and it’s also something that Edmunds.com chief economist Lacey Plache says to keep an eye on. However, she emphasized that we’re ... [Read More]

CFPB suing SNAAC over debt collections

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Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015, 06:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While officials said the complaint is not a finding or ruling that the finance company has actually violated the law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Security National Automotive Acceptance Co. (SNAAC) today for aggressive debt collection tactics against servicemembers. ... [Read More]

Auto loan defaults sink to new low

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Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto loan defaults dropped to an historic low in May, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices released on Tuesday. Analysts for S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian determined the auto loan default rate dipped by 8 basis points ... [Read More]

NY nets nearly $14M settlement with 3 dealers

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Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With actions possibly coming against another 11 dealerships in the Big Apple, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman raked in a multi-million dollar settlement with three dealerships on Wednesday in a development associated with the alleged unlawful sale of credit ... [Read More]

Spireon, P360 forge partnership to reduce porfolio risk

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Wednesday, Jun. 17, 2015, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a move targeted at the subprime market, Spireon on Wednesday formed a strategic partnership with P360, a provider of loan-level data management and analytics. The companies highlighted the collaboration will provide a comprehensive portfolio solution to help auto finance companies ... [Read More]

Sundaram: The illusion of a subprime auto lending bubble

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Monday, Jun. 15, 2015, 04:22 PM
Raj Sundaram, Dealertrack Technologies
The first several months of 2015 have brought fears and concerns that the automotive lending market faces another subprime bubble like we saw back in 2008.  In reality, based on what we have seen at Dealertrack, the credit picture is ... [Read More]

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