Connecting auto finance, risk management & interest rates ahead of Fed’s last policy meeting of year
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 10:23 AM
COMMENTARY: A dealer's 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, 09:55 AM
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 10:58 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
2 expectations as TransUnion releases latest auto finance report
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, 04:42 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
TransUnion senior vice president and automotive business leader Brian Landau sees used-vehicle financing continuing to be one of the primary ingredients filling provider portfolios for the rest of the year, especially after reviewing the latest auto data contained in TransUnion’s ... [Read More]
Secure Collateral Management enters forwarding space
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, 02:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just a few months after moving into a new corporate headquarters, Secure Collateral Management (SCM) is advancing beyond being only a skip-tracing provider and into being a forwarding company. In a message sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News on Tuesday, ... [Read More]
Report analyzes changes in US subprime auto ABS since Great Recession
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, 02:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings published a report on Friday, examining adjustments in auto-related asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions since the Great Recession. The 16-page endeavor took a special look at the subprime market, explaining that speculative-grade issuance growth and weaker structural protections ... [Read More]
NAFCU looks to be excluded from CECL requirements
Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, 04:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) recently reiterated its position regarding a significant accounting change coming later this year. To recap, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is looking to ensure that financial institutions have solid measures ... [Read More]
KBRA sees mixed ABS movement in January
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released its auto loan indices for of January, highlighting that credit performance was mixed across securitized auto loan pools. Analysts noted that annualized net losses in KBRA’s Prime Auto Loan Index for January ... [Read More]
SCUSA and Chrysler Capital give paperless customers a chance to win $10K
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital are set to give away some valuable paper in hopes of getting more customers in their portfolios to adopt its paperless billing option. This month, Santander Consumer USA and Chrysler Capital rolled out a ... [Read More]
ARA partners with Advantage GPS to help repo agents
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, 04:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the auto finance default rate in December rising above 1 percent and new data showing more than 7 million people with a contract 90 days or more delinquent, it might be a busy year for repossessions and recoveries. To ... [Read More]
New York Fed puts 7M auto delinquencies in context
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, 04:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A quartet of analysts took a deep look at the auto finance data after the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data released its Quarterly Report on household debt and credit on Tuesday. At first blush, it ... [Read More]
Prospects for 2019 tax season: ‘I don’t think we really know’
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, 03:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Whether it’s during company conference calls or coffee-shop chatter, many individuals with an interest in auto financing are keeping a close watch on this tax season, especially in light of the longest government shutdown already unfolding to begin 2019 and elected ... [Read More]
Westlake closes record-breaking year with portfolio surpassing $8B
Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, 04:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
All of the metrics Westlake Technology Holdings shared about its 2018 performance headed in directions that would please just about any executive team or board of directors. And the company already is aiming for double-digit improvement this year. The company ... [Read More]
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