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Alistair Weaver on Edmunds Top Rated Awards
Edmunds editor-in-chief Alistair Weaver joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast from the NADA Show 2026 expo hall, where he talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the Edmunds Top Rated finalists at the convention, how dealers can use ... Listen Here
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 05:41 PM
2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony
This episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast takes listeners back to the 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Hear Jerry Kroshus, Becky Igo and Kathy Ruble share their reaction to being the next three executives who were ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 09:42 PM
Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 03:08 PM
Outstanding Loan Balances Up Nearly 10%
Thursday, May. 14, 2015, 03:19 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Equifax is reporting two main indicators of auto finance market health — outstanding balances and severe delinquency rates — continue to move along steady upward courses. According to analyst data available through March, outstanding balances on total auto loans and ... [Read More]
Student Loan Impact May Be Overblown
Wednesday, May. 13, 2015, 02:43 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Charlie Wise acknowledged banks, credit unions and finance companies kept coming to him and his TransUnion colleagues asking about the risks associated with consumers — particularly millennials — holding student loan debt. The volume of inquiries prompted TransUnion to examine ... [Read More]
FICO Score 9 Now Available for Auto Lenders
Wednesday, May. 13, 2015, 02:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to enhance the capabilities of underwriting departments, FICO recently announced the general availability of industry-specific versions of FICO Score 9 for U.S. auto finance companies and credit card issuers. The industry versions of FICO Score 9 are ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital Receives TechPoint Mira Award
Wednesday, May. 13, 2015, 02:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, recognized NextGear Capital as one of the state’s technology success stories during its annual Mira Awards gala on May 2. Now in its 16th year, the Mira Awards celebrate the most innovative and successful technology ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Cites Salesforces for Q1 Success
Monday, May. 11, 2015, 03:19 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Rather than just attributing double-digit growth in unit and dollar volumes as well as the number of active dealers using its platform only to market conditions and the possibility some competitors pulled back during the first quarter, Credit Acceptance Corp. ... [Read More]
AFSA Offers 4 New Responses CFPB Could Use in Database
Monday, May. 11, 2015, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with recommendations on how to alter the nine standard responses the agency plans to embed, the American Financial Services Association shared four more potential finance company replies that would be integrated within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau public compliant ... [Read More]
AmTrust Financial Services Buys Warranty Solutions
Monday, May. 11, 2015, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AmTrust Financial Services recently entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Warranty Solutions, a Wells Fargo business, for $152 million in cash. Officials highlighted Warranty Solutions designs, markets, administers and underwrites vehicle service contracts for new and used vehicles through ... [Read More]
Let’s Consider Vehicle Equity & Long-Term Loans
Thursday, May. 7, 2015, 07:56 PM
Tony Hughes, Moody's Analytics
There has been a spate of articles lately discussing concerns about elevated growth in the auto finance sector. Some have argued that increased subprime lending to low- and middle-income consumers could result in some of the same fallout that occurred ... [Read More]
DRN’s Address Scoring & Location Reports Now Embedded in Shaw Systems Collections Platform
Thursday, May. 7, 2015, 07:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a new development this week, address scoring and location reports from Digital Recognition Network are now available in the Shaw Systems Associates collections software platform. Officials highlighted Shaw Systems’ customers now have access to new data insights that can ... [Read More]
Westlake’s ALPS Buys $12.4M Bulk Portfolio
Thursday, May. 7, 2015, 07:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Advanced Lending & Portfolio Services (ALPS), a division of Westlake Financial Services, announced the acquisition of a $12.4-million bulk portfolio from Blackhawk Financial based out of Chicago. While revealed on Thursday, officials indicated the acquisition happened on March 19. Blackhawk ... [Read More]
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