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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
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
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Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
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
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
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
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
Several Moves Expected at CFPB Field Hearing
Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As a lobbying group reportedly backed off its campaign against the agency’s drive to push full consumer complaint information online, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears poised to tighten its regulatory grip on the auto finance industry. With the CFPB ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS Clients Now Can Access Equifax Income and Employment Verifications
Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax announced that defi SOLUTIONS through its cloud-based loan origination system is now offering its automotive finance company clients access to income and employment verifications through The Work Number, a proprietary database of employment and income information owned by Workforce ... [Read More]
SunTrust Division Now Exclusive Financing Provider for KBB
Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LightStream, a national online consumer lending division of SunTrust Bank became the exclusive online financing for Kelley Blue Book on Monday. Officials highlighted the LightStream AnythingLoan can provide KBB.com site visitors with simple online financing that can be used for ... [Read More]
US House Proposes More Credit Reporting Regulations
Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In light of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau handing out stern enforcement actions connected with credit bureau reporting, the ranking member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee now is joining the regulatory fray. As the chairman-elect of the American ... [Read More]
Researcher: CFPB Lacks Authority to Publish Complaints
Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A George Mason University researcher and Yale School of Law graduate found three significant issues with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wanting to publish consumer complaint narratives online — including the CFPB lacking the authority to make such a move. ... [Read More]
Treasury Reduces Ally Stake to 13.8%
Friday, Sep. 12, 2014, 05:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s ownership in Ally Financial continues to shrink. Treasury officials on Friday announced the completion of the first pre-defined written trading plan for Ally common stock. Treasury said it sold 8,890,000 shares and recovered approximately ... [Read More]
Premier Warranty Hosts AFIP Certification Boot Camp
Friday, Sep. 12, 2014, 02:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Premier Warranty hosted an Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals certification boot camp for the sales and F&I personnel of its dealer clients in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas this summer in Bossier City, La. Attendees represented 10 dealerships operated by ... [Read More]
Santander Chairman Passes Away Unexpectedly
Friday, Sep. 12, 2014, 02:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been an emotional week for Banco Santander and Santander Consumer USA leaders both in Europe and the U.S. Chairman Emilio Botín unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, and a day later the bank’s board of directors of unanimously agreed to ... [Read More]
Less-Seasoned Loans Push Average Debt Levels Higher
Friday, Sep. 12, 2014, 02:36 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Make it 13 quarters in a row during which the average amount consumers had remaining on their vehicle installment contract moved higher year-over-year. TransUnion's Industry Insights Report indicated that auto loan debt per borrower jumped 4.1 percent from $16,410 in ... [Read More]
Auto Affordability Questioned As Job Growth Slows
Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2014, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite Comerica Bank saying the latest economic trends might be better than the raw numbers indicate, Requisite Press insisted when it released its August Auto Buyer's Affordability Index (ABAI) on Wednesday that a growing economy is “simply not” enough to ... [Read More]
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