Credit availability steady in January as negative equity climbs and terms stretch
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, 10:55 AM
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
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
Aimbridge Now Offers Dealers More Accessibility to Pre-Approvals on Potential Customers
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — CRIF Lending Solutions-Aimbridge recently rolled out automatic accessibility to pre-approval loan notifications for credit unions, dealers and other clients through several widely adopted applications. Aimbridge customers now have accessibility through DealerTrack, RouteOne and AppLine dealer application portals as ... [Read More]
NowAuto Group Finds Ways to Improve 1Q Gross Margin While Cutting Charge-offs, Defaults
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — While NowAuto Group still sustained a net loss during the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, the company recently reported double-digit improvements in gross margin as well as the cost of charge-offs and defaults. The company indicated first-quarter ... [Read More]
FTC Launches Narrow Investigation into Dealer Practices
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — SubPrime Auto Finance News learned this week that buy-here, pay-here dealers throughout the nation are randomly being tapped by the Federal Trade Commission to provide copies of their contracts for the last year. This move is a part ... [Read More]
ABI Reveals Bankruptcy Trends
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — According to an upcoming ABI Journal article about consumers who filed for bankruptcy last year, researchers found that the majority of filers were Caucasian, married, employed, between the ages of 35 and 54, had at least a high ... [Read More]
Crescent Bank & Trust to Integrate with Open Dealer Exchange
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
TROY, Mich. — Open Dealer Exchange announced this week that Crescent Bank & Trust will integrate directly into the dealer management system to enhance the loan approval process. Headquartered in New Orleans, CB&T is a leading indirect subprime lender that does ... [Read More]
SNAAC Names New President
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Security National Automotive Acceptance Corp. recently announced its chief operating officer has a new role with the company. The company elevated Brian McDonald to president. He now reports to Becky and Ted Catino, co-chief executive officers of SNAAC. In ... [Read More]
Fitch Says Auto ABS Performance Particularly Strong for This Time of Year
Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Thanks in large part to unprecedented seasonal strength in the used-vehicle market, Fitch Ratings reported that both prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities showed delinquency improvements in October. Another factor helping to push the drops in delinquencies ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Shows Solid 2Q Results, but CEO Predicts Even More Potential for Growth
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — In addition to announcing a new credit facility, America's Car-Mart revealed this week that second quarter net income, revenue and retail sales climbed thanks in large part to its customer base growing above 49,000 in the second quarter. ... [Read More]
ABA Rolls Out Financial Reform Tracking Site
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since so much policy associated with financial reform has yet to be spelled out by federal regulators, the American Bankers Association recently launched a new online resource aimed at keeping members up to date. The association explained the ... [Read More]
Subprime Approvals Continue to Creep Higher
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — Subprime new-loan approvals have now shown four months of increases, according to CNW Research. For October, 7.6 percent of subprime loan applications were approved, up from 6.9 percent in September and 5.7 percent in October 2009. "While still ... [Read More]
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