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Brien Joyce, EFG Companies
One of the hot topics at the 2016 NADA Convention was the much debated subprime bubble in relation to rising delinquency rates. Again, industry experts worked to calm everyone’s nerves about Fitch Ratings’ latest report, which brought to everyone’s attention ... [Read More]
GM Financial’s prime originations climb above 68%
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2016, 05:04 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
General Motors Financial continues to move away from a company that predominantly generates subprime paper. During the first quarter when the company saw its net income rise to $164 million, representing a climb of 14 million, GM Financial president and ... [Read More]
RoadVantage GPS System to benefit dealers & consumers
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2016, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I program provider RoadVantage recently announced a new GPS anti-theft tracking system to provide greater security and safety for both dealers and their customers. RoadVantage claims it’s one of the first F&I providers to offer a GPS System coupled with ... [Read More]
Subprime growth: Worth watching, not panicking
Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2016, 04:10 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Yes, subprime auto lending has grown in recent years. However, don’t sound the alarm bells. This is not mortgage crisis 2.0. It’s probably not even subprime auto lending crisis 2.0. The level of subprime auto lending is not even close to ... [Read More]
Fitch expects floor plan ABS to remain stable
Monday, Apr. 25, 2016, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings not only is looking at how subprime auto ABS is behaving; the firm also investigated and projected how the dealer floor plan ABS sector should perform. Analysts think dealer floor plan ABS will remain stable despite Fitch’s expectation ... [Read More]
ProMax Unlimited rolls out 2nd soft credit pull solution
Monday, Apr. 25, 2016, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Marketing Services, makers of ProMax Unlimited, unveiled the second of three soft credit pull solutions powered by Equifax data. On Monday, the company highlighted Instant Screen powered by Equifax is the latest version of its solution that can enable ... [Read More]
4 more NY dealer groups settle over packing credit repair into contracts
Friday, Apr. 22, 2016, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, New York’s attorney general reached four separate settlements connected with 22 different rooftops in the New York City area for packaging credit repair and identity theft protection services into the vehicle installment contract; a similar practice that landed ... [Read More]
CPS finalizes $332M securitization
Friday, Apr. 22, 2016, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services announced the closing of its second term securitization of the year earlier this week. The transaction is CPS’ 20th senior subordinate securitization since the beginning of 2011 and the third consecutive securitization to receive a triple-A rating ... [Read More]
CFPB schedules field hearing to discuss arbitration
Thursday, Apr. 21, 2016, 02:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s strategy to regulate how arbitration can occur might become clearer since the agency now has scheduled a field hearing specifically about the topic. On Wednesday, the CFPB announced plans for a field hearing about arbitration; ... [Read More]
March auto defaults stay on steady pattern
Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps stable is the best adjective to describe the auto loan default readings included in the latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The March reading released this week by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian came in at 1.02 percent, ... [Read More]