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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

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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:23 PM

We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. To get a better understanding of how autonomous technology ... Listen Here

Experts differ on what current consumer confidence really means

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Monday, May. 13, 2019, 02:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

We’re nearly halfway through the second quarter, and experts are seeing varying trends about whether consumers are prepared to commit to buying a vehicle at your dealership and financing the purchase through your finance company. While a pair of surveys ... [Read More]

KBRA sees non-prime and prime indexes move similarly in April

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Friday, May. 10, 2019, 02:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kroll Bond Rating Agency reported this week that its auto-finance indexes that watch both the non-prime and prime spaces moved in similar directions in April. But a deeper look at the latest data showed some “slightly less sanguine results.” Analysts ... [Read More]

3 recommendations to sharpen F&I menu presentations

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Thursday, May. 9, 2019, 03:11 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Now that we’re deep into the second quarter of 2019, GWC Warranty recently offered a refresher in an effort to help dealerships gain more sales traction in the F&I office. With vehicle affordability becoming more a challenge, GWC Warranty emphasized that ... [Read More]

CFPB targets collections, will propose new FDCPA rules

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Wednesday, May. 8, 2019, 03:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is setting its regulatory target next on debt collection in light of technology advances such as text messaging and more. On Tuesday, the bureau issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Fair ... [Read More]

American Bar Foundation names Hudson as fellow

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Wednesday, May. 8, 2019, 03:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Another professional accolade was recently given to Tom Hudson. The co-founder of Hudson Cook has been accepted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The fellows comprise a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal ... [Read More]

NARS 2019 generates ‘staggering’ attendance

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Wednesday, May. 8, 2019, 03:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with handing out five different awards and generating thousands of dollars for an industry-related charity, the American Recovery Association cheered the success of this year’s North American Repossessors Summit (NARS), sponsored by Harding Brooks Insurance. ARA officials highlighted that ... [Read More]

Kindschi comes out of retirement to join Open Lending

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Tuesday, May. 7, 2019, 02:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kevin Kindschi called it a “detour from retirement,” to work with credit unions about product that can help them serve members with subprime credit histories. After retiring from CUNA Mutual following a 30-year career, Kindschi recently joined Open Lending as ... [Read More]

FTC deems Holder Rule should be retained

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Monday, May. 6, 2019, 02:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An evaluation project started by the Federal Trade Commission nearly four years ago recently came to a conclusion. The FTC recently announced that it has completed its review of the Holder Rule, which protects consumers who purchase goods and services ... [Read More]

ABCoA’s Deal Pack DMS integrates with 700Credit

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Monday, May. 6, 2019, 02:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For the second time in the past few days, 700Credit finalized another integration; this time with ABCoA so dealerships can answer the question of, “How can we get rid of double-entry and multiple screens when working a deal?” ABCoA has ... [Read More]

May economic update: Interest rates stay put as unemployment dips

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Friday, May. 3, 2019, 02:39 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

May opened with a pair of economic updates that should be pleasing to dealerships and finance companies with interest rates remaining steady and unemployment declining. The developments came in light of the Federal Reserve chairman refuting thoughts that policymakers are ... [Read More]

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