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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

COMMENTARY: Considering an improved auto-loan calculator

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Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, 04:21 PM
Wendy De La Rosa and Richard Mathera, Common Cents Lab
Recent Federal Reserve data shows that more than 4 million Americans are more than 90 days late on their car loan payments. There are many reasons someone may default on an auto loan: job loss, health emergency or an expensive ... [Read More]

Canadian-based iA Financial expands US warranty presence by purchasing IAS

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Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
iA Financial Corp., one of Canada’s largest insurance and wealth management companies, secured a larger amount of the dealer warranty business in the United States last week. According to a news release, iA Financial, the holding company of iA Financial ... [Read More]

5 federal agencies now support alternative-data usage

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Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If auto-finance companies were not already using alternative data to enhance their underwriting efforts, they appear to have gotten the green light this week from five prominent federal regulators. Those five agencies — the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... [Read More]

Experian Q3 financing data reinforces appeal of used

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Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing the appeal of used models highlighted in a recent Ally Financial survey, Experian’s latest data showed used vehicles are commanding a larger share of the U.S. automotive finance market. According to Experian’s Q3 2019 State of the Automotive Finance ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Allied Solutions’ outlook on recoveries & more

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of our collection of podcasts originating from Used Car Week 2019, Nick Zulovich caught up with Anne Holtzman and Suzi Straffon from Allied Solutions. The executives from Allied Solutions recapped not only what transpired in the world of ... [Read More]

APR for new models drops to lowest level in 21 months as used metric stays steady

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At least from an interest-rate perspective, new vehicles looked a bit more attractive to buyers in November, even though retail prices for those models continued to climb. Meanwhile, financing for used vehicles stayed on a steady course, according to the ... [Read More]

11 questions on deck for upcoming credit reporting workshop hosted by CFPB & FTC

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a public workshop on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit reports and employment and tenant background screening reports. The regulators shared ... [Read More]

Powell shifts from Santander to Wells Fargo among 5 executive moves

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Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Holdings USA, Santander Consumer USA Holdings and Wells Fargo all made high-level leadership changes on Tuesday morning with an executive shifting from one institution to the other being among the moves. According to separate news releases, Timothy Wennes has ... [Read More]

CRB Auto now part of RouteOne eContracting base

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Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 04:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amid all of the Black Friday retail activities, RouteOne announced that CRB Auto is now an available eContracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. The companies reiterated that eContracting can enable the digital exchange of critical contract documents ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings sees generally positive ABS performance even as terms lengthen

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Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While keeping a close watch on lengthening contract terms, S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance was generally positive for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector in September. “Losses and 60-plus-day delinquencies decreased month over month as well ... [Read More]
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