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PODCAST: Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president

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Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president

Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM

Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here

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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UPDATED: NADA pushes back against FTC’s ‘heavy-handed’ vehicle-purchasing rule

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, 04:15 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Editor’s note: Our report now includes comments from the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA). The Federal Trade Commission said its newest rule released on Tuesday will prevent “bait-and-switch tactics and hidden junk fees” when consumers purchase vehicles. The FTC ... [Read More]

Auto credit tightens in November

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, 10:18 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

November typically contains a variety of enticement offerings to get consumers to spend on holiday gifts. Evidently, finance companies didn’t take that approach to stimulate automotive retail activity like what might have happened for electronics or home and personal items. ... [Read More]

Mixed trends surface as Fed approaches last rate move of 2023

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Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, 11:04 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experts see the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged when policymakers have their last opportunity of the year to make a modification later this week. The expectation comes in part because of rising consumer sentiment, which happens to be going ... [Read More]

Fed governor asks 3 questions about financial inclusion

Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, 10:47 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Michelle Bowman, one of the seven members of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve, appeared via online video this week for a conference hosted by the Aspen Institute about financial inclusion. While Bowman didn’t speak about subprime auto ... [Read More]

USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: State of Auto Financing

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, 10:39 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. The episode focuses on the State of Auto Financing with a conversation featuring Doug Busk of Credit Acceptance, Andre ... [Read More]

TransUnion & Datos Insights examine communications & other elements influencing third-party collections

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TransUnion and Datos Insights took an extensive look into third-party collections on all fronts, uncovering the depth professionals are trying to communicate with debtors nowadays. Researchers found nearly all third-party collections companies (98%) use letters to reach consumers. However, TransUnion ... [Read More]

700Credit completes integration with Revvable to provide credit, compliance & prescreen solutions

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:08 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, 700Credit finalized its sixth industry relationship of the year to help dealerships and finance companies. The newest one involves the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, ID verification and fraud detection products working with Revvable, which ... [Read More]

Open Lending claims 2023 NAFCU Innovation Award

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:07 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Open Lending has another reason to celebrate this holiday season. The enablement and risk analytics solutions provider for financial institutions announced this week that it has been selected as a winner of the 2023 NAFCU Innovation Award for its enhanced ... [Read More]

FTC defends responsiveness to Congressional inquiries

NIADA gearing up for annual Capitol Hill event

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, 11:30 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, Jeanne Bumpus, director of the office of Congressional relations at the Federal Trade Commission, testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight. Bumpus told lawmakers the FTC “has established its clear responsiveness” to House ... [Read More]

PODCAST: More title talk with Cox Automotive’s Deshaun Sheppard

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Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, 12:08 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

On the eve of this year’s Used Car Week, the “Excellence of Titling Execution,” Deshaun Sheppard of Cox Automotive, made another visit for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Sheppard described the ongoing evolution of electronic titling of vehicles and how Cox ... [Read More]

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