July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Survey: Bankers Expect Higher Credit-Loss Reserves
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]
Wells Fargo Maintains Hold of Used-Vehicle Financing Market
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
Top 10 New & Used Models for Below-Prime Buyers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More than a dozen trends arose when CarFinance.com examined its full-year financing data to find out the Top 10 new- and used-vehicle choices for its below-prime vehicle buyers in 2013. On the new-model side, CarFinance.com discovered the list of most ... [Read More]
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