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PODCAST: Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms

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

Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM

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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

NCC’s CFO arrives after time with Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen

Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:41 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, NCC looked to help dealership finances by rolling out a tool powered by Equifax to spot chargeback risk. This week, the provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, and fraud prevention solutions for automotive retailing made sure its own ... [Read More]

Fitch: Stress in subprime surfaces through auto ABS trends

Thursday, May. 21, 2026, 10:28 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fitch Ratings took a close look at the subprime auto loan securitization space as part of the Vehicle Depreciation Report compiled in collaboration with Black Book. Analysts used words such as stress and shocks when recapping subprime auto loan ABS ... [Read More]

Auto finance plays role in April bankruptcy filings rising year-over-year

Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 01:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Bankruptcy filings climbed 14% year-over-year in April, and the industry is pointing toward auto financing as part of the cause. According to data provided by Epiq AACER, total bankruptcy filings came in at 56,427. Here’s how analysts broke down that ... [Read More]

Expert: 7 activities that could justify dealer doc fees to regulators

Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 10:38 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Thompson & Associates CPAs, an accounting and consulting firm with experience involving automotive dealership operations and dealership fee analyses, made the argument that dealership documentation fees are not “junk fees” as they’ve sometimes been referenced by the Federal Trade Commission ... [Read More]

Reviewing CFPB’s amending of ECOA & Regulation B

Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 10:24 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

There are still compliance and regulatory developments emanating from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Weltman, Weinberg & Reis shareholder Matthew Young recapped in a blog post last week that the CFPB issued a final rule amending the Equal Credit ... [Read More]

TransUnion’s April Credit Industry Snapshot shows positives for auto finance

Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:38 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Let’s begin the week with a little positive news for the auto-finance space, courtesy of TransUnion’s April Credit Industry Snapshot. While TransUnion reported the 30-day delinquency rate for auto rose 16 basis points sequentially to 3.97%, analysts also noticed the ... [Read More]

Westlake Portfolio Management adds another $300M to auto segment

Glenview expands services with bulk loan buying

Friday, May. 15, 2026, 10:25 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, Westlake Portfolio Management (WPM) announced the successful onboarding and servicing of a $300 million portfolio of auto loans on behalf of what it called “a leading institutional asset owner.” The division of Westlake Technology Holdings that’s a primary ... [Read More]

New NCC tool powered by Equifax geared to help dealerships spot chargeback risk

Friday, May. 15, 2026, 10:07 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The newest tool from NCC has Equifax-powered capability underpinning it, so dealers can spot potential revenue-draining risk. The provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, and fraud prevention solutions for automotive retailing this week launched what it’s calling Credit Abuse Risk. ... [Read More]

Federal Reserve’s annual report on economic well-being of US households shows consistency

Thursday, May. 14, 2026, 10:35 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps there might be some turbulence in portions of your auto-finance portfolio or gas prices might be significantly pinching your business finances like they are for repossession agents. But the overall scene might be OK for consumers, at least based ... [Read More]

Surging fuel costs pushing repossession agents to ‘breaking point’

Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 02:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AAA reported on Wednesday that the average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. rose to $4.51, with the average cost for diesel fuel now up to $5.65 per gallon. Escalating fuel expenses are pushing repossession agents to ... [Read More]

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