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PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
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VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
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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
ABA Bulletin: Auto Delinquencies Mixed in Q1
Monday, Jul. 14, 2014, 03:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin showed mixed movements of consumers maintaining payments on their vehicle loans during the first quarter. Officials said that Q1 delinquencies associated with direct auto loans — financing arranged directly through a commercial ... [Read More]
DealerSocket Introduces Fresh Service Retention Program
Friday, Jul. 11, 2014, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DealerSocket announced their most recent service retention product this week aimed at increasing dealers’ return service business opportunities. The program, MarketPlace Loyalty, is pre-paid maintenance product that works by aiding dealers with the task of getting back in contact with ... [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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Space Coast Credit Union Embraces E-Contracting
Friday, Jul. 11, 2014, 02:28 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
A Florida credit union adopted RouteOne’s e-contracting product, DiscountOne, for its east coast member base. Space Coast Credit Union, located near Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, will use DiscountOne to transfer contract packages and conditions quickly and securely to ... [Read More]
AFC Moves 4 Western Offices
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2014, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Finance Corp. announced this week that a few of its branch locations located in the Western U.S. have moved to larger offices. The move, aimed at fostering AFC’s growth, will aid in the company’s ability to serve dealers. The ... [Read More]
Ally Teams with Dealers to Promote Financial Literacy
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2014, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers and Ally Financial introduced a financial literacy initiative today at NAMAD’s 2014 Conference that is designed to help dealers educate consumers and employees about the financing process. The free “Guide to Being Wallet ... [Read More]
Kansas Dealer Hosts Congressman to Discuss Financing Regulations and More
Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014, 06:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Featuring discussions about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its proposed changes on indirect auto lending at franchised dealerships, North McArthur, president of Long McArthur Ford Lincoln, recently hosted Rep. Tim Huelskamp at his store. During his visit with the ... [Read More]
CFPB Facility Renovations Trigger More Ire of House Lawmakers
Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014, 05:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee who are outspoken critics of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found another point to rail against the regulatory agency. This time, these lawmakers shared their frustration about a report from the ... [Read More]
Fitch: Subprime ABS Solid in May, Aided by Used Market
Thursday, Jul. 3, 2014, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the subprime sector produced positive results, Fitch Ratings reported losses for U.S. prime auto loan ABS ticked up in May, but overall asset performance remains “solid.” Fitch indicated that 60-day delinquencies in the prime space crept 7 percent higher ... [Read More]
Newest CFPB Action Reiterates 3 Minimums for Vendor Management
Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2014, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI Inc. president David Bafumo noticed the vendor management portion of the latest consent order from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closely tracks and elaborates on the bureau’s original service provider guidance bulletin. Bafumo explained his reasoning in light of ... [Read More]
Loan Lengths, LTVs Concern OCC Officials
Wednesday, Jul. 2, 2014, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The lengthening of vehicle financing contracts as well as the loan amount attached to those deals has the attention of another federal regulator — the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The auto finance market appeared several times in ... [Read More]
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