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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here

‘Buckle up’ amid volatility in labor market & elsewhere

Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, 11:27 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Twice during a nine-minute video presentation this week, Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke suggested auctions, dealerships, finance companies and other operations involved with cars nowadays should “buckle up.” Especially considering the soft metrics coming from the labor market, with ... [Read More]

FinBe USA hires new chief risk officer

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, 09:49 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
About a month after rolling out a financing program tailored for work trucks, FinBe USA announced the hiring of a new chief risk officer on Wednesday. Through a post on LinkedIn, FinBe USA welcomed Raghu Venkat, who is bringing more ... [Read More]

KPA unveils new compliance solution for advertising, sales & finance

Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, 09:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
KPA on Tuesday launched a new guided solution for advertising, sales and finance (ASF) compliance, designed specifically for dealerships navigating changing regulations. KPA said this combination of software and consulting services provides an end-to-end solution to lower business risk, avoid ... [Read More]

From the editor: Interesting perspectives from newest members of the FTC

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Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, 03:45 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson are the two newest commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission, having been sworn into their positions in March and April, respectively. But Holyoak and Ferguson certainly are not bashful when questioning how the FTC operates, ... [Read More]

Asbury says FTC allegations of ‘payment packing’ are ‘false and unfounded’

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Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, 11:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Late last week, Asbury Automotive Group rejected “false and unfounded” allegations by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of “payment packing” at three of its dealerships in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The development surfaced a couple of days after the FTC ... [Read More]

LendingClub survey reveals how unaware consumers are about current outstanding debts

Revisiting topic of partial payments
Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, 11:15 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recent analysis by LendingClub Corp. might reinforce why the debt-to-income portion of your auto finance company’s underwriting guidelines could be dinging applications more often nowadays — especially if the individual is leaning heavily on their credit cards. LendingClub’s research on ... [Read More]

Dissension surfaces even when FTC votes unanimously to punish Arizona dealers

3 commissioners gain confirmation at FTC
Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, 11:24 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Here’s how a unanimous vote can still contain dissension in the automotive regulatory world. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to join the state of Arizona against a pair of franchised dealerships. Officials said the stores engaged in a wide ... [Read More]

CFPB brings its own enforcement action involving credit repair

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Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, 02:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A couple of days after the Federal Trade Commission handed out penalties associated with credit repair, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took similar actions involving the same topic last week, too. The CFPB filed a proposed order to resolve ... [Read More]

Auto-credit availability dips for fourth consecutive month

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 05:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The flow of credit from the auto-finance spigot is steadily decreasing. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index now has declined for four months in a row, as Cox Automotive reported the July reading at 92.9. That index level represented a 1.0% ... [Read More]

Obra Capital buys out Solera Auto Finance

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 11:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Solera Auto Finance has new owners and branding. Obra Capital, an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, on Tuesday announced a buyout of the finance company from Solera Corp. First launched at NADA Show 2022, Obra ... [Read More]
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