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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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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
Ally Year-End Originations Hit 7-Year High
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, 05:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite General Motors enhancing its relationship with GM Financial and Fiat-Chrysler shifting its captive finance company allegiance to Chrysler Capital that’s fueled by Santander Consumer USA, Ally Financial remains confident in its future prospects, sparked in part by the fact ... [Read More]
55% Percent of US Households Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, 05:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts showed again how much that monthly payment is critical to formulating a vehicle installment contract. The report indicated the majority of American households are living paycheck to paycheck because analysts discovered 55 percent ... [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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ABS Filled with Smaller Cars Could Soften in 2015
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, 05:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings indicated the shift away from smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles could result in lower wholesale vehicle prices and marginally slow asset performance of auto ABS transactions in 2015. Analysts pointed out that sales of trucks and SUVs reached the ... [Read More]
Midwest Sales & Financing Prospects Look Promising
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, 05:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For dealers and finance companies with business interests in the Midwest, Huntington Bank’s third annual Midwest Economic Index is offering an encouraging forecast for possible deliveries and originations. The index showed 16 percent of consumers in the region definitely will ... [Read More]
Equifax Launches Platform to Aid 3rd Party Verifications
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, 05:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While claiming that a “majority” of the nation’s top auto finance companies already leverage its employment verification service, Equifax unveiled its newest technology platform during the recent National Automobile Dealers Association Convention. Equifax highlighted AutoConnect can enable partners to deliver ... [Read More]
Another Chance to Begin NAF Association Compliance Program
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, 05:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Spurred in part by demand for training to meet evolving regulatory demands, the National Automotive Finance Association is giving company executives and managers who might have missed the opening in-person training module of its Certified Consumer Credit Compliance Professional Program ... [Read More]
Auto/Mate Takes F&I Menu Solution to Mobile Devices
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, 04:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems recently launched Option/Mate Mobile, a mobile-optimized version of its F&I menu solution for dealers. The company explained F&I managers using Auto/Mate’s dealership management system now can offer customers at their stores a variety of menu presentations on ... [Read More]
CPS Receives DOJ Subpoena
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Within a year of settling charges with the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Portfolio Services is now dealing with matters from the U.S. Department of Justice. The subprime auto finance company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ... [Read More]
New Compliance Guide on Federal Advertising Rules
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, 05:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With regulators such as the Federal Trade Commission honing in on advertisements that focus on the financial elements of a vehicle transaction, the National Automobile Dealers Association responded by issuing a new publication during this year’s NADA Convention. The association ... [Read More]
New Experian Tool to Estimate Equity, Aid in Refinancing
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, 05:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian Automotive recently launched a new tool the company is calling its Auto Equity Model, a consumer credit–based solution designed to help finance companies and dealers estimate the current equity on an individual’s open vehicle loan. Officials explained this level of ... [Read More]
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