Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
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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Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
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PODCAST: Autonomous vehicles & the used-car market with Peter Janczewski of Draiver
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
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September auto defaults tick 2 points higher
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto loan default rate for September ticked up 2 basis points on a sequential basis but remained 9 basis points lower than a year earlier. The September reading also was just 7 basis points above the all-time low established ... [Read More]
Penn Warranty now part of F&I Express eContracting network
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express announced this week that it will provide its dealer clients with access to products from the Penn Warranty Corp. through F&I Express’ eContracting platform. Through this new relationship, dealers using the F&I Express eContracting platform will have the ... [Read More]
Comptroller calls auto finance behavior reminiscent of mortgage problems
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another high-ranking federal regulator tried to tie together what’s happening in vehicle financing nowadays to the mortgage-connected developments that created the Great Recession nearly a decade ago. Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry gave a speech to the Exchequer Club ... [Read More]
Mexican institution acquires 65% stake in AFS Acceptance for $18M
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, 07:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credito Real — an institution in Mexico that boasts five lines of business including used-vehicle installment contracts — announced on Wednesday that it acquired 65 percent of the equity interests issued by AFS Acceptance, a company that specializes in subprime ... [Read More]
DRN rolls out new solution to avoid charge-off losses
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, 04:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Re3 Conference presenting sponsor Digital Recognition Network launched new product on Tuesday that the company is calling its Enterprise Solution — a value-based subscription model for “all-you-can-eat” access to vehicle location data. Finance companies that rely on DRN’s vehicle location ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty adds 4 consultants in 4 markets
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, 04:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, recently hired dealer consultants in four new markets. In adding four new dealer consultants, GWC is now represented with a dedicated presence in the ... [Read More]
Redefining micro-management of your sales team
Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 03:46 PM
Don Jasensky, Automotive Personnel
Is it time to revisit the definition of micro-management? I receive calls on a weekly basis from frustrated executives lamenting over the difficulty of finding good sales people. You may have heard these frustrations, too, including: — This new generation ... [Read More]
Fitch reiterates 6 components for ABS ratings
Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings recently published an updated asset-backed sector specific criteria report. Analysts indicated there have been no “material” changes from the previous version, so therefore Fitch expects no impact on outstanding ratings. The firm noted this report updates and replaces ... [Read More]
Honda Finance & Junior Achievement create education site for young drivers
Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new national survey finding that teen drivers lack basic knowledge about auto financing and total vehicle ownership costs sparked Junior Achievement USA and American Honda Finance Corp. to create a new website. The national survey orchestrated by Junior Achievement ... [Read More]
CPS explains how FTC settlement is impacting collections
Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, 03:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Consumer Portfolio Services chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley explained why the company’s noticeable rise in delinquencies stems from adjustments in collection practices that federal regulators forced the company to make. To recap, back in May of last year, ... [Read More]
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