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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
Detroit Trading Opens Finance Lead Platform for Dealers
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — After primarily focusing on wholesale lead aggregators, Detroit Trading Co. announced the expansion of its offerings. The company has opened an auto finance lead purchasing platform for both franchised and independent dealers. Via its Detroit Trading Services arm, ... [Read More]
DBRS Predicts Prime Auto ABS Will Take Center Stage This Year
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Overall, DBRS indicated that auto asset-backed securities will likely hold up well throughout the year; however, the company does caution that it is closely watching the condition of the Detroit 3. "The auto ABS market will be the ... [Read More]
Top Auto Finance Execs to be Panelists for AFSA Webinar
Nick Zulovich
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Top executives from Peak5, AmeriCredit, FirstCity and ConnectionInsights will be featured in an upcoming Webinar hosted by the American Financial Services Association called "Is Now the Time to Consider Outsourcing?" AFSA shared a bit of history about the ... [Read More]
Fed Reports Latest Auto Finance Statistics
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The average interest rate on a new-car loan at auto finance companies appears to be climbing, while maturity length is declining, according to the latest preliminary data from the Federal Reserve. More specifically, the Fed found that the ... [Read More]
Fitch: ’08 Subprime Auto ABS Issuance Crashed; Floor Plan ABS Shut Out of Market
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — In its latest report, in addition to looking at the significant performance decline in the overall auto asset-backed securities market, Fitch Ratings said that auto-related ABS, including auto loans, lease/rental, floor plan, motorcycle and truck loans, showed a ... [Read More]
Comerica: Auto Affordability Erodes
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — The purchase of an average-priced new vehicle took even more weeks of income in the fourth quarter of 2008. In response, consumers are adjusting the types of vehicles they are looking for. More specifically, Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability index ... [Read More]
Exeter Finance Corp. Expands Use of Credit Processing Solution
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBIA, Md. — Credit Management Solutions, a leading provider of credit automation systems for all types of consumer lending, announced this week that Exeter Finance Corp. has expanded its use of the CMSI's Origenate credit processing system to support the growth ... [Read More]
Ohio Launches Auto Financing Program for Low-Income Individuals
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Development's Office of Community Services, along with the statewide organization Finance Fund, have introduced the "Cars for Jobs and Diplomas" program. This new initiative is an effort to provide affordable used-car financing and ... [Read More]
AppOne Launches New Platform for BHPH Dealers
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced yesterday that it has launched a new platform for buy-here, pay-here dealerships in conjunction with Global Debt Network's GDNAuto, which is an online marketplace where auto dealers, financial ... [Read More]
CBA Seeks New President
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a statement released this morning, the Consumer Bankers Association announced that it is seeking a new president. Why? According to the group: "On Jan. 7 the Consumer Bankers Association lost its leader of more that 21 years. ... [Read More]
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