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Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: The Buy Online Shift & What Dealers Need to Know Now
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Cox Automotive’s Jeri Reichel joins us to speak to the evolving Buy Online experience. She shares more about how shopper expectations are changing and what dealers should understand and do as ... Listen Here
The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
Black Book Integrates With 3 More LOS Providers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of Used Car Week’s presenters and the sponsor of the SubPrime Auto Finance Executive of the Year award — Black Book Lender Solutions — finalized the integration of its vehicle valuation data into three more providers of loan origination ... [Read More]
5 Key Findings from Latest GAO Report on CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, the ranking member of the upper chamber’s Banking Committee, recently received his requested analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by the Government Accountability Office, confirming his apprehensions about what the bureau is doing. Crapo highlighted ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital Appoints New Division Vice President
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital appointed a former Wells Fargo executive to be its new division vice president for the company’s East region. Taking on this role is Todd Gunderson, who will be responsible for the oversight of the company's business development and ... [Read More]
Subprime Approvals Up 17.7% So Far This Month
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CNW Research contends subprime approvals are moving higher this month at a pace possibly even better than what the exact figures indicate. According to the firm’s latest Retail Automotive Summary, subprime approvals so far this month are registering 17.7 percent ... [Read More]
Despite Auto Uptick, Extreme Default Not ‘Imminent’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Analysts for S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian quickly tempered concerns about a negative payment environment developing even though the auto loan segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices ticked up slightly in August. August’s default rate came in ... [Read More]
AFA Enhances Repo Compliance Proof with VTS Partnership
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is insistent that finance companies have documentation verifying the federal compliance of their service providers. For managers that use Allied Finance Adjusters member repossession agencies to find and recover vehicles, a new partnership with Vendor ... [Read More]
NAF Association Gathering 4 Compliance Experts for Free Webinar
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association in cooperation with Hudson Cook is gathering together four of the most knowledgeable experts in auto finance industry compliance for a free webinar. The session titled, “Auto Finance: Federal Supervision and Enforcement,” is set for ... [Read More]
Finance Company Notes: Exeter $1.65B Facility & Ally Tender Offer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance Corp. and Ally Financial each announced financial moves recently; one to increase borrowing capacity and the other to start a cash tender offer. Late last week, Exeter said that Exeter Funding II — a special purpose Delaware limited ... [Read More]
BillingTree Names New CEO and President
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BillingTree Payment Solutions appointed a new chief executive officer and president on Tuesday, going with a former top exec at FICO. Tapped for the role was Edgars “Edz” Sturans, who previously was president of CR Software — now a part ... [Read More]
Leasing: Another Subprime Growth Path to Consider
Nick Zulovich, Editor
In a monthly-payment driven world, leasing is on the rise to points never seen before, especially for contracts connecting new vehicles and consumers with prime credit. But Swapalease.com executive vice president Scot Hall gave the industry a question to ponder. ... [Read More]
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