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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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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
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4 More Arguments Against CFPB’s Online Complaint Portal
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, 03:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Financial Services Roundtable — a nearly 100-member advocacy organization whose supporters include a wide array of captives and commercial banks that offer vehicle financing — is four steps into a campaign the organization has called, “The CFPB Rumor Mill.” ... [Read More]
Webb Explains Why Auto Loan Application Info Differs From Overall Debt Trends
Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Manheim chief economist Tom Webb regularly tries to take questions connected to current events when he closes his monthly Auto Industry Brief. The August edition contained questions that likely came from a busy F&I manager. The questioner arrived at the ... [Read More]
Equifax Pops Subprime Bubble Talk in New White Paper
Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As CNW Research noticed both sequential and year-over-year increases in approvals for subprime vehicle financing so far this month, two Equifax economists took their turn to again reiterate how a bubble is not forming in that segment, contrary to the ... [Read More]
Autosoft Partners with 700Credit to Simplify F&I Operations
Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer solutions provider Autosoft now offers convenient access to credit report and compliance services within its Web-based FLEX F&I application because of a new a partnership with 700Credit. On Monday, executives highlighted this partnership can help dealers quickly complete the ... [Read More]
$100 Discount Available for NAF Association Members to Attend SubPrime Forum
Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with an opportunity to complete the organization’s compliance certification program, members of the National Automotive Finance Association can take advantage of a $100 registration discount to attend the SubPrime Forum, the event dedicated to auto financing at Used Car ... [Read More]
Despite Delinquency Rise, Subprime Auto Bubble Dismissed
Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, 03:27 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The latest delinquency data from Experian Automotive might give more fuel to observers who believe subprime auto financing is creating a bubble similar to the one that popped in the mortgage industry and sent the economy into a tailspin more ... [Read More]
FactorTrust Partners with defi SOLUTIONS to Furnish Underbanked Data
Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Underbanked consumer data, analytics and risk scoring solutions provider FactorTrust formed a partnership this week with defi SOLUTIONS, which developed a browser-based loan origination system (LOS). The companies highlighted they reached this alliance because non-prime auto finance companies need access ... [Read More]
CFPB Fines First Investors Financial Services Group $2.75M
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 07:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Wednesday that Texas-based First Investors Financial Services Group entered into a consent order because the regulator said the subprime finance company distorted consumer credit records for years. CFPB officials said First Investors failed ... [Read More]
Westlake Financial’s Receivables Hit $2 Billion
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 04:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sparked by the best July in company history, Westlake Financial Services announced this week that it reached $2 billion in total receivables. Westlake’s portfolio now has that total receivables figure connected to more than 270,000 customer accounts. “Having a portfolio ... [Read More]
Lease Approvals Reach New High for Year Despite Subprime Drag
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Swapalease.com reported lease credit approvals during the month of July climbed to the highest monthly level of the year, reversing a trend that saw continuous decline since January largely due to an increase in the number of subprime credit applicants. ... [Read More]
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