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Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

GoldStar GPS Unveils New Tracking Device

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — ProconGPS has rolled out a new GPS device meant to track collateral more closely through the brand familiar to subprime auto finance operations, GoldStar GPS. Management highlighted features of the ROCKET that include a hypersensitive antenna and enhanced ... [Read More]

Trifish Finance Turns to New Company for Payment Processing

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Trifish Finance, an indirect auto finance company based in southern California, recently switched to ACH Federal to orchestrate online payment processing services. Executives from both companies have been pleased with the relationship that began in May, saying that more than ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit Now on Fitch Ratings Watch

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Last week's revelation that General Motors would acquire AmeriCredit also prompted a reaction from Fitch Ratings. A day after the automaker made its announcement, Fitch placed AmeriCredit on rating watch. The ratings firm explained it will now analyze GM's credit ... [Read More]

Chase Auto Originations Dip Quarter-Over-Quarter

Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Chase recently reported that auto loan originations for the second quarter were up 9 percent from the prior year; however, they were down 8 percent from the previous quarter. More specifically, the company indicated that average auto loans ... [Read More]

GM to Purchase AmeriCredit

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — This morning, General Motors announced it is acquiring AmeriCredit to meet consumer demand for leasing and non-prime financing. GM plans to acquire AmeriCredit in an all-cash transaction for about $3.5 billion. While GM will become the non-prime lender's parent ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian Say Defaults Declining

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — In some good news for the industry, in analyzing trends for their default indices Standard & Poor's and Experian discovered that monthly default rates declined for all five credit lines. Auto loan defaults came in at 1.7 percent in ... [Read More]

GM, AmeriCredit Execs Discuss Acquisition

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Following General Motors' announcement this morning that it is acquiring AmeriCredit, executives with the two companies participated in a conference call with analysts and media to shed some more light on the implications of the transaction. GM's planned purchase ... [Read More]

VINtek Opens California Office

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek recently announced it has expanded its operations in California and opened an office in Sacramento to tackle a range of auto collateral needs in one of the country's highest volume titling states. The office is designed to enable ... [Read More]

NAF Association Asks Hudson Cook Partners to Decipher Wall Street Reform’s Impact on Lenders, Dealers

Thursday, Jul. 22, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Even as President Obama put his signature on the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Wednesday, the National Automotive Finance Association as well as two partners from well-known industry law firm Hudson Cook still remain ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptances Announces Early Results of Tender Offer

Tuesday, Jul. 20, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Credit Acceptance Corp. announced the preliminary results of its tender offer, which expired at 5 p.m. ET on Monday. The goal was the purchase up to 4 million shares of the company's outstanding common stock at a price ... [Read More]

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