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Affordability leads latest TransUnion study & AFSA event dialogue
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Santander Q4 survey shows ongoing optimism of middle-income Americans who see value of used cars
Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, 10:24 AM
Challenge Financial Services hires former UACC exec, acquires $21M portfolio
Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, 10:21 AM
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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
Composite Default Reading at Lowest Point Since 2006
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2014, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The other four credit categories included in the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices joined auto loans in showing declines in February. Analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian indicated that February data showed the auto loan default rate dipped ... [Read More]
Survey: Bankers Expect Higher Credit-Loss Reserves
Monday, Mar. 17, 2014, 04:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a new survey by financial information company Sageworks, U.S. banks and credit unions that are preparing for proposed changes to how they must estimate credit losses anticipate they’ll eventually need to boost allowances for loan and lease losses ... [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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Wells Fargo Maintains Hold of Used-Vehicle Financing Market
Monday, Mar. 17, 2014, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Of the Top 20 finance companies in the used-vehicle market, only eight gained market share year-over-year as of the close of the fourth quarter. And according to Experian Automotive, many of the operations that lost ground in Q4 saw their ... [Read More]
Top 5 Cheapest Places to Finance a New Car
Monday, Mar. 17, 2014, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With an average of tax refund of more than $3,000 coming to consumers, GOBankingRates analysts sought out to find the states and cities that boast the lowest interest rates on new-vehicle loans this month. The site’s study determined the five ... [Read More]
Equifax’s Key Auto Market Trends for 2014
Friday, Mar. 14, 2014, 04:26 PM
Dennis Carlson, Equifax
Will buyers flock to showrooms to buy new vehicles this year? Market optimists seem to think so. And most who attended the North American International Auto Show are utterly ebullient. But those who believe the glass is half empty say ... [Read More]
Ally’s Succession Plan for Dealer Financial Services Business
Friday, Mar. 14, 2014, 04:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial announced its succession plan this week since Bill Muir, the president and current head of the dealer financial services business, has elected to retire by year-end. The company tapped Jeffrey Brown, currently senior executive vice president of finance ... [Read More]
Why Collateral’s Value Retention Even More Vital Today
Friday, Mar. 14, 2014, 02:56 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The staff at Black Blook Lender Solutions envisions underwriting personnel at finance companies watching two computer screens when evaluating an application that arrives from a dealership in their network. One screen shows the applicant’s complete credit history. The other monitor ... [Read More]
CFPB Names New Regulator to Oversee Auto Finance
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2014, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More than eight months after Rick Hackett left the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency tapped a replacement regulator on Wednesday whose main jurisdiction is the auto finance market. Joining the CFPB as the assistant director of installment and liquidity ... [Read More]
Exeter Adds Another Former Santander Executive
Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2014, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another executive recently moved over from Santander Consumer USA Holdings to join the team at Exeter Finance Corp. On Tuesday, Exeter announced its new executive vice president of strategy and planning is Steve Zemaitis, who served in multiple executive roles ... [Read More]
Captives Lead Charge in Rising Used LTVs
Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2014, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian Automotive’s most recent data showed how much more risk captive lenders are taking in regard to loan-to-value (LTV) levels when booking contracts for used models. Experian indicated LTVs for captives that financed used vehicles in Q4 jumped by 306 ... [Read More]
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