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The Spark Between EVs & CPO
Thursday, Jul. 16, 2026, 02:46 PM
In light of electric vehicle maker VinFast launching a certified pre-owned program in the U.S., Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby connects with leaders from the EV space to discuss why the segment is a natural fit for CPO and ... Listen Here
Vincenzo Ciampi of iA Financial Group
Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026, 10:53 AM
Next up on the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage is Vincenzo Ciampi . who is senior vice president, of auto finance and dealer services for Canada at iA Financial Group. Ciampi talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about ... Listen Here
Ted Berlovich of Clutch
Monday, Jun. 29, 2026, 03:44 PM
Continuing the discussions from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week, senior editor Joe Overby connects with Ted Berlovich, director of wholesale at online used-car retailer Clutch. Berlovich explained the company’s wholesale process, how the company handles some of ... Listen Here

MLA-driven interest rate cap proposal surfaces again on Capitol Hill

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Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What at least one industry expert cautioned about potentially happening — the proliferation of an Illinois regulation connected with the Military Lending Act (MLA) — is gaining federal momentum again on Capitol Hill. Last week, the American Financial Services Association ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: How the pandemic altered the F&I product makeup for thousands of dealers

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Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, 02:59 PM
Travis Wools, Protective Asset Protection
The industry has seen more than its fair share of changes since the beginning of 2020. With much of the country on lockdown early in the pandemic, dealers were forced to expedite their digital retailing operations, enabling consumers to not ... [Read More]

Mayer Brown again examines CFPB’s power to determine abusive acts & practices

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Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, 04:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Mayer Brown partners Ori Lev, Brian Stief and Kerri Elizabeth Webb compiled a robust analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority to enforce a prohibition against abusive acts and practices in connection with the provision of consumer financial products ... [Read More]

RISC Pro Directory now available to connect repo agents & finance companies

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Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 02:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the potential for repossession volume to rise, Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC) wants to provide finance companies with a path to agents who can complete the task within federal and state guidelines. On Tuesday, the firm launched the all-new ... [Read More]

CFPB fills 6 key roles with veteran regulators

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Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With director Rohit Chopra firmly in place, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also has filled several high-profile regulatory positions, including the agency’s assistant director for the office of supervision policy and assistant director for the office of enforcement. Those two ... [Read More]

Westlake Capital Finance lowering rates for qualified dealers

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Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, 05:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealers who are itching to grow their business now might be able to secure more affordable resources from Westlake Capital Finance (WCF). The Westlake Technology Holdings subsidiary announced last week that qualified dealers can be approved for new commercial real ... [Read More]

While interest rates stay steady, what experts now are watching

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Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, 04:59 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Not surprising to economic experts, the Federal Reserve stood pat on current policy associated with interest rates. However, Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke pointed out one metric that might have an even more pronounced impact on auto financing than ... [Read More]

PODCAST: More insights into TransUnion’s Q3 data with Satyan Merchant

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Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, 02:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After TransUnion released its Q3 2021 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR), Satyan Merchant made a return appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. The senior vice president and automotive business leader at TransUnion not only delved deeper into the third-quarter ... [Read More]

KBRA reviews First Investors’ outstanding ABS deals

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Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, 01:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) weighed in on another element to the completion of Stellantis’ acquisition of First Investors Financial Services Group that created a new captive finance company for the automaker. While First Investors has been renamed Stellantis Financial ... [Read More]

TransUnion pinpoints spillover of rising vehicle prices into Q3 finance data

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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance company executives and managers know the impact from rising vehicle prices has to come to roost somewhere. TransUnion’s Q3 2021 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) offered some interesting data to illustrate the point. The average amount financed per ... [Read More]

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