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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

Fed: Average APR on Auto Loans Softens in December

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest data available from the Federal Reserve showed the average interest rates for new-car loans at auto finance companies declined in December after moving upward the month before. More specifically, the Fed calculated the average interest rate ... [Read More]

MVTRAC Reveals New Brand Approach

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PALATINE, Ill. — Executives recently revealed a new branding strategy that aligns City Auto Recovery Services, International Intelligence Agency and MVTrac. The new organization now will be known as MVTRAC and plans to continue providing vehicle intelligence networks for law enforcement, auto ... [Read More]

DBRS Produces Final Rating Methodology

Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — DBRS has published its final rating methodology for U.S. wholesale auto loan asset-backed transactions. The company indicated its final methodology does not have any substantive changes from the proposed wholesale loan methodology, which was published on Oct. 21 ... [Read More]

Fitch: Domestic Suppliers’ Credit Quality to Improve in 2010; Europe to Struggle

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — In its analysis of how 2010 is likely to unfold, Fitch Ratings suggested that credit quality for domestic vehicle suppliers should improve. Fitch also suggested in its analysis that global auto sales likely bottomed out last year, but noted that the ... [Read More]

AWARE Updates Educational Quiz on Auto Financing

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An organizing body of lenders, Americans Well-informed on Auto Retailing Economics (AWARE), has released an updated version of its consumer education product. The latest edition of the Auto Financing Tune-Up Quiz is meant to cover many topics, such as where ... [Read More]

Auto Affordability Shows 4Q Drop in Post-CARS Market

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Thanks largely to end of CARS, auto affordability took a significant hit in the fourth quarter of 2009, as it required 23 weeks of median family income to buy and finance an average-priced new vehicle, according to Comerica Bank's ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit Announces $600 Million Asset-Backed Securitization

Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — Late last week, AmeriCredit Corp. announced the pricing of a $600 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities. This securitization is through lead managers Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank Securities. Credit Suisse, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo ... [Read More]

VINtek Posts Record Year for Revenue, Client Expansion

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek enjoyed record growth during 2009 in numerous aspects of providing automotive collateral management and electronic lien and title services for lenders. As compared to last year's figures, company executives indicated that 2009 revenue jumped 67 percent and earnings ... [Read More]

Ford Credit Highlights Income Turnaround

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Credit revealed specifics of its 2009 revenue turnaround and how a nearly $3 billion improvement occurred. The company posted a net income total of $1.3 billion last year. It calculated into an improvement of $2.8 billion, ... [Read More]

GMAC Says Auto Service Business Made Strong 4Q Improvements

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Positively impacted by gains in net financing revenue, GMAC reported Thursday that, based on preliminary results, its global automotive services business posted pre-tax income from continuing operations of $309 million during the fourth quarter, a significant upswing from the pre-tax loss ... [Read More]

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