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Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... Listen Here
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here

Study: 61% of consumers still live paycheck to paycheck

paying bills
Friday, Sep. 1, 2023, 10:13 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With Gen Z becoming a growing part of the segment, findings surfaced this week from the 25th edition of the New Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series orchestrated by LendingClub Corp. in partnership with PYMNTS. The research showed that 61% of ... [Read More]

Experian notices contract terms continue to shorten

Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, 10:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian’s newest State of the Automotive Finance Market Report showed average contract terms continued to decrease. Amid rising interest rates, Experian reported on Thursday consumers are continuing to opt for shorter terms based on findings from the second quarter. However, ... [Read More]

Economists see more interest-rate rises ahead

Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, 12:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At least three economists anticipate the Federal Reserve pushing interest rates higher after chairman Jerome Powell made one of his most anticipated speeches of the year last week. The Fed’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyo., was the backdrop on ... [Read More]

TextUs study reinforces how much consumers prefer text messaging

Why auto finance is lagging in digital sphere
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, 12:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If you already suspect many of the contract holders in your auto finance portfolio prefer to be contacted via text messaging, this research might reinforce your thinking. A recent study conducted by TextUs and Benenson Strategy Group surveyed smartphone users ... [Read More]

CFPB roundup: Proposed settlement with credit repair firm totals $2.7B

CFPB files lawsuit against US Auto Sales servicer
Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Among a series of activities in recent days, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau entered a proposed settlement on Monday with what the regulator called “a ring of corporate entities” operating some of the largest credit repair brands in the country, ... [Read More]

9 industry associations offer suggestions as FCC crafts call-blocking regulation

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Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, 10:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nine industry associations recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), pushing back against the regulator’s plan involving call blocking and offering suggestions so financial institutions can still contact their customers. The associations responded because the FCC wants ... [Read More]

Fitch sees subprime ABS deterioration abating, predicts ‘mild’ recession

Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, 11:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A few days after S&P Global Ratings shared its perspectives about how auto securitizations are performing, Fitch Ratings offered its assessment, too, focusing on the subprime sector. Analysts indicated Wednesday that subprime auto ABS loan performance deterioration has recently moderated ... [Read More]

Highlights of 2023 Non-Prime Automotive Financing Survey

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 10:57 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A quartet of industry executives took turns describing data contained in nearly 20 slides highlighting some of the top trends from 2023 Non-Prime Automotive Financing Survey that featured members of the National Automotive Finance Association and the American Financial Services ... [Read More]

4 enhancements to Launcher’s origination platform

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 10:49 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Launcher unveiled the fifth iteration of its loan origination platform. The technology provider said the latest version of appTRAKER LOS vV blends a “staggering” list of process improvements and workflow efficiencies for finance companies utilizing the appTRAKER LOS ... [Read More]

Latest views from S&P Global Ratings on auto ABS & banking sector

Experian: Bank data boosts loan approvals
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, 11:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with taking a deep look at the banking sector, S&P Global Ratings also published its latest views on U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS). Analysts arrived at four assertions when looking at ABS performance for June. They included: —Performance ... [Read More]
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