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The Spark Between EVs & CPO
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
Vincenzo Ciampi of iA Financial Group
Next up on the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage is Vincenzo Ciampi . who is senior vice president, of auto finance and dealer services for Canada at iA Financial Group. Ciampi talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about ... Listen Here
Ted Berlovich of Clutch
Continuing the discussions from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week, senior editor Joe Overby connects with Ted Berlovich, director of wholesale at online used-car retailer Clutch. Berlovich explained the company’s wholesale process, how the company handles some of ... Listen Here
RouteOne Rolls out eContracting ‘Shortcut’ for Finance Sources
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this week, RouteOne highlighted it will offer its finance source customers what the company is calling a "shortcut" that can allow them to quickly and easily support the RouteOne eContracting process without the typical technology investment. The company explained ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital Picks Violin Flash Memory Arrays to Improve Dealer Services
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to help used-car managers complete the floor-planning process as quickly as possible, NextGear Capital recently tapped Violin Memory, a provider of persistent memory-based storage solutions, to accelerate the delivery of key services to the company's customer base ... [Read More]
Santander Consumer USA Outlines IPO Details
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week during the midst of the American Financial Services Association's Vehicle Finance Conference, Santander Consumer USA announced the pricing of its initial public offering. The company is selling 74,991,470 shares of common stock at a price of $24 per ... [Read More]
SFG Finance Watches Year-Over-Year Growth Hit 30 Percent
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance receivables purchaser SFG Finance highlighted this week that its portfolio grew 30 percent over the last year. SFG Finance indicated the majority of this increase came from the company's subprime flow program — an initiative in which independent, ... [Read More]
Westlake Highlights Spike in Franchised Partnerships
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services says its maintaining its strong relationships with independent dealers while reporting significant growth sprouting from its program for franchised stores. Company officials highlighted that Westlake's growth produced an 84-percent increase in franchise deals and an 80-percent jump ... [Read More]
S&P/Experian: Auto Loan Defaults Edge Lower in December
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
December's reading for the auto loan segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is squarely in between the level analysts spotted a month earlier and during the closing month of 2012. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported that ... [Read More]
AFIP Outlines Pricing Structure for Certification Course
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals revealed the pricing structure for its basic, senior and master certification courses. AFIP said wholesale prices will increase to $695, plus shipping and handling, beginning Feb. 2. Officials indicated courses ordered on or ... [Read More]
KeyBanc Dealer Survey Refutes Inkling of Subprime Pullback
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Evidently dealers who participate in the monthly survey orchestrated by KeyBanc Capital Markets did not see the same conditions in subprime vehicle financing during December as leadership from CarMax noted. KeyBanc's survey results showed 50 percent of respondents indicated subprime ... [Read More]
Sluggish Job Rebound Could Slow Consumers’ Major Spending, Impact Delinquencies
By SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to at least one respected industry observer — Manheim's Tom Webb — the major cause of an auto loan delinquency remains a job loss. And Fitch Ratings' latest analysis of the labor market showed a rebound in a nationwide ... [Read More]
CFPB’s Ficklin Maintains Agency’s Target on Dealer Participation
Nick Zulovich, Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reiterated its uneasy assessment of how the dealer participation system operates when one of the agency's top officials made prepared remarks and answered a handful of submitted questions during the American Financial Services Association's Vehicle ... [Read More]
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