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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

ABI: Bankruptcy Filings Drop Month-Over-Month, but Remain Higher than Last Year

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons showed the August consumer bankruptcy total is trending two ways. The American Bankruptcy Institute reported this week that August bankruptcy filings fell 8 percent compared to the previous month to 127,028. National Bankruptcy Research Center ... [Read More]

Credit Union Unveils Additional APR Reduction on Green Vehicles

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BEAVERTON, Ore. — First Tech Credit Union is offering an additional discount through a federal agency program to give members an APR reduction if they buy certain emission- or fuel-friendly vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program covers more than 1,500 ... [Read More]

NABD Realigns Collection, Underwriting Conference to Better Serve Dealers

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers recently announced a revamped format and new location for its fourth annual Underwriting and Collections Conference. This year's three-day event will offer separate educational tracks for collections and underwriting. It's scheduled for Nov.7-9, this time in ... [Read More]

Santander Finalizes Deal to Purchase Remainder of HSBC Auto Loan Portfolio

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Spain's Banco Santander has apparently finalized a deal to purchase the remainder of HSBC's portfolio of auto loans for about $4 billion. The bank filed this disclosure with Spain regulators, saying Santander Consumer USA will service the portfolio. Basically, ... [Read More]

CPS Receives Deficiency Notice from NASDAQ

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services revealed this week that the company received a NASDAQ staff deficiency letter. The letter's purpose was to inform CPS it has failed to comply with the minimum bid price of $1 as required by Rule 5450(a)(1). ... [Read More]

Experian: We’re Seeing a Turnaround in Auto Loan Delinquencies

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Enthusiasm from Experian Automotive's Melinda Zabritski picked up considerably during her recent Webinar when it was time to discuss the second-quarter amount of vehicle loans with a 30-day or 60-day delinquencies. "This is very good news that we're ... [Read More]

Fitch Expects Auto Loan ABS Delinquencies & Losses to Climb Through 3Q

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — According to Fitch Ratings, the performance of U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities is starting to show negative trends, which the company said is "typical" for this time of year. While delinquencies and losses hit their lowest level in three ... [Read More]

TransUnion Sees 20-Percent Decline in Auto Delinquency Rates, but Predicts Upswing Ahead

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — The national 60-day auto delinquency rate dropped by almost 20 percent from the first to second quarter to 0.53 percent, TransUnion reported this week. The year-over-year delinquency rate at the national level declined by 27.4 percent in the second ... [Read More]

Experian to Review First Half of 2010 During Today’s Webinar

Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive is offering its analysis of the state of the automotive finance market through the first half of the year during a free Webinar set for today. Melinda Zabritski, director of automotive credit for Experian, plans to ... [Read More]

Leedom Group CEO Spearheads BHPH Dealer Advisory Council Formation

Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — The chief executive officer of Leedom Group, who also is the dealer principal for a group of five buy-here, pay-here stores in Florida and Georgia, is aiming to create a new advocacy organization — one that can ensure Congress ... [Read More]
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