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Credit availability steady in January as negative equity climbs and terms stretch
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Despite ‘mixed year’ for subprime, S&P Global Ratings watches auto ABS volume generate another record in 2025
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 10:59 AM
Debt Awareness Week meant to be ‘wake-up call’
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 10:21 AM
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
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
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
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
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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NAF Association Looking to Modify Annual Survey to Better Serve Industry
Monday, Sep. 17, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Jack Tracey remembers when the National Automotive Finance Association's annual survey was the only barometer to measure how the non-prime segment of the industry was behaving. Now 16 years later, Tracey and the NAF Association are gearing ... [Read More]
Nissan & Infiniti Dealers Have New Lease Return Technology at Their Disposal
Monday, Sep. 17, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Lease returns just got easier for Nissan and Infiniti customers. And dealers may be able to take advantage of more potential customers coming in to purchase a new ride after cashing their lease in. The two Japanese ... [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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VINtek Forges Alliance to Benefit Credit Unions in Alabama and Florida
Monday, Sep. 17, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — Along with naming its new executive vice president of technology and strategic planning, VINtek recently revealed it's now the exclusive electronic lien and title partner of LEVERAGE, the service corporation for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, the ... [Read More]
Auto Loans Make up Only Small Part of CFPB’s Complaint Total
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acknowledged the pace of consumer complaints they've received has been increasing throughout the year. However, the majority of those consumer issues do not appear to be associated with auto loans. ... [Read More]
Expert Re3 Conference Panel Set to Recap 2012 and Look Ahead
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — One of the many highlights of the second-ever Re3 Conference not only is designed to recap how this year is playing out in the repossession, recovery and remarketing industries, but also to project how 2013 might unfold. ... [Read More]
Comerica: Auto Affordability Improves In Second Quarter
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index showed the purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took a little less of median family income during the second quarter. Analysts placed the Q2 level at 22.9 weeks as Comerica indicated ... [Read More]
CU Direct’s Board Welcomes New Director, Associate Director
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO, Calif. — CU Direct Corp., provider of lending solutions to credit unions through its CUDL, Lending Insights, Lending 360, CUDL Retail and Vero brands, added a new associate director and director to its board of directors. Appointed as a ... [Read More]
FDIC: Number of Unbanked and Underbanked Households on the Rise
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Along with a bruised credit history, sometimes subprime buyers — especially ones who might be doing business with buy-here, pay-here dealers — might not even have a bank account, a trend the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says ... [Read More]
Ally Financial Introduces Ally Balloon Advantage in 2 States
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Ally Financial is launching Ally Balloon Advantage in New York and California this week as part of its broad set of financing options for dealers to turn both new and used models. The company plans to make the ... [Read More]
Experian Describes Leasing Activity as ‘Very Stable’
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive discovered that new-vehicle leasing continued on a steady pace during the second quarter, coming in with a level similar to what the industry has generated outside of the worst point of the recent recession. Analysts ... [Read More]
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