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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM

The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here

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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

Western Funding Tools Now Available in DealerCenter

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Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Western Funding is now active on DealerCenter. Executives highlighted this integration makes Western Funding’s financial products more accessible to dealerships by offering instant approvals and the ability to change the structure of the deals to meet customers’ needs. “We're excited ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook Adds 2 Partners to Boost Collections Practice

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Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

On Tuesday, Hudson Cook added two nationally recognized collections attorneys as partners to support the firm in creating a new practice group. That Hudson Cook segment will focus on lender oversight and regulatory compliance for third-party debt collectors, debt buyers, ... [Read More]

Q2 Subprime Volume Drops by Double Digits for Both Used & New

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Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2014, 03:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance companies’ appetite for subprime risk appears to be waning, judging by the softening trends Experian Automotive shared on Wednesday. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian determined that the percentage of new-vehicle loans to ... [Read More]

14 Credit Unions Join AFG’s Balloon Lending Program

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Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, 03:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — has signed 14 new credit unions to their program since the start of the year, resulting in a reach ... [Read More]

Fleet Financial President Passes Away Suddenly

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Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, 03:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

SubPrime Auto Finance News has learned that Fleet Financial president Patrick Fitzgerald passed away earlier this week following a tragic cycling accident, according to a post on the company’s Facebook page. The company indicated that Fitzgerald was involved in the ... [Read More]

SEC Issues New Rules for ABS & Rating Agencies

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Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, 03:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with approving new requirements for credit rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, the Securities and Exchange Commission this week also adopted revisions to rules governing the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities (ABS), which ... [Read More]

CFPB Schedules Another Auto Finance Field Hearing

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Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, 06:02 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will host another field hearing focused on auto financing next month. Bureau officials said on Thursday that this next session dedicated to this slice of the credit market will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on ... [Read More]

Autobytel Partners with DriveItNow to Launch Payment Tool

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Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, 03:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Autobytel now has a solution site officials insist is an easy-to-use car payment conversion tool for dealer websites that’s powered by DriveItNow. Autobytel’s Payment Pro can provide online shoppers with instant and customized monthly payment options based on individual credit ... [Read More]

With Regulators Watching Dealers, It’s Comply Now or Pay Later

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Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, 03:30 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Automotive Compliance Consultants general counsel David Missimer gave a strong warning to dealers stemming from what might be considered a small problem or incident blossoming into a significant issue that attracts the attention of federal regulators. Missimer described many dealers’ ... [Read More]

4 More Arguments Against CFPB’s Online Complaint Portal

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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]

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