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Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here

SmarTrend Ranks Two Subprime Lenders Strongly in Terms of Operating Margins

Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Based on several positive financial developments, SmarTrend investment analysts recently gave upbeat assessment on the potential return for several consumer finance companies, including subprime auto lenders Credit Acceptance and Nicholas Financial. SmarTrend went with Credit Acceptance because it ... [Read More]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

Leedom Group CEO Spearheads BHPH Dealer Advisory Council Formation

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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