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Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
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
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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Lawmakers Demand CFPB Answer Racial Disparity Questions

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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]

RouteOne Adds Friendly Finance to Credit Application Platform

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Frazer Integrates with Preferred Warranties’ eContract

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Monday, Mar. 3, 2014, 04:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Officials highlighted that independent dealers using Frazer management software and offering Preferred Warranties extended service contracts for pre-owned vehicles can now import data from their DMS directly into Preferred’s eContract portal. Preferred’s proprietary eContract program can allow dealers to instantly ... [Read More]

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