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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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Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... 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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Free NADA Webinar to Address Federal Advertising Requirements
Monday, Mar. 10, 2014, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With dealer advertising promoting attractive financing options in the crosshairs of the Federal Trade Commission, the National Automobile Dealers Association is hosting a free webinar aimed at helping stores keep their campaigns compliance. NADA officials highlighted the upcoming “Comply with ... [Read More]
Lawmakers Demand CFPB Answer Racial Disparity Questions
Monday, Mar. 10, 2014, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The same methodology utilized by the federal agency to levy enforcement actions against vehicle financing companies might be what could be used against the regulator, as well. A trio of Republican House members gave the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau until ... [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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RouteOne Adds Friendly Finance to Credit Application Platform
Friday, Mar. 7, 2014, 04:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, RouteOne announced that Friendly Finance Corp. is now available as a fully integrated lender on the RouteOne platform. Dealers who have a relationship with Friendly Finance can now process credit applications electronically to Friendly Finance through RouteOne. ... [Read More]
February Bankruptcies Drop 12 Percent
Friday, Mar. 7, 2014, 04:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Bankruptcy Institute reported that total bankruptcy filings in the United States decreased 12 percent in February compared to the same month last year. According to data provided by Epiq Systems, bankruptcy filings totaled 72,193 in February, down 82,336 ... [Read More]
SubPrime Auto Finance News Highlights New Website
Friday, Mar. 7, 2014, 04:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like sister publications within Cherokee Automotive Group, SubPrime Auto Finance News is leveraging a new website into more opportunities to distribute content, enhance branding for advertisers and broaden social media popularity. With the launch of this new website, SubPrime Auto ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Consumer Credit Risk Drops to Lowest Level Since ’05
Friday, Mar. 7, 2014, 04:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Triggered in part by the performance of vehicle financing, TransUnion’s Credit Risk Index — a measure of aggregate credit risk in the nation — dropped at the conclusion of 2013 to its lowest level since 2005. Analysts determined the Credit ... [Read More]
Pollak: Future of Self-Service Financing
Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 04:24 PM
Dale Pollak, vAuto
I had a fascinating conversation the other day with Pete Radike, director of product management for Fiserv, a Wisconsin-based company that processes and services vehicle leases and loans on behalf of captive and indirect lender partners. I’d called him after ... [Read More]
Fitch: Easier Underwriting Hitting Auto Asset Quality Metrics
Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 04:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings recently reported that normalizing underwriting terms for U.S. auto loans and leases contributed to a modest deterioration in asset quality metrics during the fourth quarter. Still, firm analysts believe finance companies remain focused on emerging risks tied to ... [Read More]
Questions Arise about Industry’s New Normal
Wednesday, Mar. 5, 2014, 04:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
From captive finance companies to one-lot buy-here, pay-here dealers, the entire industry is seeing a shift to a ‘new normal,’ which includes smaller down payments, longer terms and negative equity being rolled into a larger financed amount. While metal is ... [Read More]
Subprime Buyers Finding More Financing for New Models
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2014, 03:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies still aren’t shying away from giving contracts to subprime consumers based on the fourth-quarter information from Experian Automotive. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian highlighted today that financing became easier to obtain ... [Read More]
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