Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
FTC Says 2 Dealer Groups Broke Consent Orders
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, 04:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission penalized a pair of dealership groups for violations of a previous consent order regarding advertising the cost of buying or leasing a vehicle. Part of the consent orders established in March 2012 indicated FTC officials could ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Subpoenaed by Justice Department
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, 09:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another day, another finance company acknowledges it has received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice. Credit Acceptance Corp. posted a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission late on Friday stating the company that specializes in subprime auto ... [Read More]
Report: 6 Finance Companies Subpoenaed in NY
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Regulatory investigations of auto finance companies are piling up as now reportedly the New York Department of Financial Services is joining the fray. An online report citing an anonymous source indicated New York state’s financial services regulator subpoenaed the captive ... [Read More]
Chernek Consulting Revamps F&I Training Website
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, 04:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I trainer Rebecca Chernek of Chernek Consulting is rolling out a completely revamped training website aimed at giving dealership financing staff the tools needed to close this year strong and to get 2015 off to a better start. Consulting Virtual ... [Read More]
CarMax Auto Finance Leadership Succession Plan
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, 04:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CarMax this week announced its leadership transition plan for CarMax Auto Finance, since Angie Chattin — a member of this year’s Women in Remarketing class — is retiring. Promoted to senior vice president and president of CAF is Jon Daniels, ... [Read More]
New-Car Buyers Spent an Extra $1.4B in November
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, 04:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Extending the contract term length by 12 months meant consumers spent an extra $1.4 billion on new vehicles in November. That’s the calculation by Requisite Press, which also shared its November Auto Buyer’s Affordability Index (ABAI) this week. Requisite Press ... [Read More]
Ally Enhances Mobile & Online Tools to Improve Consumer Experience
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, 04:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial this week rolled out several new tools designed to make it faster and easier for consumers to manage their accounts and make payments via mobile devices and gain faster customer service access while online. The tools include the ... [Read More]
EFG Shares 4 Predictions for 2015
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, 04:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies offered four predictions and recommendations for the automotive lending and F&I market, formed through thousands of conversations with the nation’s leading automotive financial and insurance experts. Steve Klees, senior vice president of specialty channels for EFG, indicated these ... [Read More]
AFSA Identifies 7 Objections with CFPB Rule Proposal
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, 04:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Among the seven specific objections the American Financial Services Association made known to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the organization concluded the threshold to determine what regulators consider to be a larger participant in auto financing should be raised significantly. ... [Read More]
24% of Millennials Believe Student Loans Will Be Forgiven
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, 04:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies that have auto loans in their portfolios better hope that millennials — consumers between the ages of 18 and 29 — don’t think of their vehicle installment contracts in the same light as their student loans. If so, ... [Read More]
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