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‘Used cars aren’t cheap,’ but pricing pressure eases
Like NASA’s Artemis II mission in April, retail used-car prices rocketed into orbit this spring. And slowly but surely, “they’ve come back to down to earth.” Just not at astronomical speeds, says CARFAX, known for its history reports on more earthly vessels. The CARFAX Used Car Index in July is up 0.1% from June, an […]
As refinancing gains more steam, a reminder about Fed’s influence over auto lending
Caribou’s Q2 2026 Auto Refinance Trends Report showed subprime consumers enjoyed the deepest rate cuts across credit tiers, based on data from April to June of customers who refinanced to lower their monthly payments. Before someone begins to project that refinancing in the subprime market could take off even more if the Federal Reserve goes […]
FICO & NCC revisit old car-business saying when addressing affordability & credit approvals
As much as artificial intelligence and other technologies have boosted auto financing, sometimes the fundamentals of just making a good car deal remain most important. FICO recently hosted an online dialogue with its head of auto, Shams Blanc, and Jim Dietrich, who is senior vice president of product at NCC. Not surprisingly, both Blanc and […]