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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here

KeyPoint Credit Union tailors new auto-finance program for ITIN holders

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, 10:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, KeyPoint Credit Union — an institution based in Silicon Valley — launched an auto financing program specifically designed for individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) holders. According to the Internal Revenue Service, an ITIN is a tax processing number ... [Read More]

CFPB finalizes Personal Financial Data Rights Rule

CFPB files lawsuit against US Auto Sales servicer
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, 10:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule the regulator said will give consumers greater rights, privacy, and security over their personal financial data. The bureau said the Personal Financial Data Rights Rule requires financial institutions, credit ... [Read More]

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The ART of AI: A Dealership Guide to Deploying AI With Confidence

AI is rapidly reshaping dealership operations, yet most stores are still in early experimentation mode. According to the Cox Automotive...
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Where interest rates might be by the end of 2025

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, 10:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The federal funds rate set by the Federal Reserve currently sits at 4.75% to 5.00% after policymakers reduced it by 50 basis points in September. Last week during a public appearance at Stanford University, Fed governor Christopher Waller said he ... [Read More]

TransUnion: 62% of US adults earn money via gig economy

Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, 10:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your underwriting department might be seeing more applicants who list their primary sources of income coming through services such as Uber or DoorDash. TransUnion wanted to get more clarity about these workers to help finance companies and other service providers. ... [Read More]

Chase sends $1M to On The Road Lending

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, 10:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Chase is leveraging the power of transportation to help more people near Dallas and beyond. Last week, Chase announced a $1 million investment in Dallas-based On The Road Lending to get more people behind the wheel so they can earn ... [Read More]

New York Fed & LegalShield notice more strain on consumer finances

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, 10:31 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The more researchers examine the current state of household finances, the more they’re uncovering plenty of negative trends. The two newest developments surfaced this week from The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data and the LegalShield ... [Read More]

Team-first approach cultivated in the Marines propels Messiha to be Loss Mitigation Executive of the Year

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, 01:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The U.S. Marine Corp. might not be an official training institution for the auto-finance industry. But John Messiha used it nicely to become an executive with Bank of America, Capital One, Goldman Sachs, Uber and Bridgecrest Acceptance. “The first goal ... [Read More]

Agora Data finalizes $12M deal with Road Auto Finance

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $12 million transaction for Road Auto Finance, an indirect auto finance company. The capital solutions and advanced performance analytics provider for the subprime to non-prime market called the development a ... [Read More]

Five straight months of credit tightening for auto finance stops in September

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, 10:36 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While Edmunds detailed the swelling of negative equity, Cox Automotive noticed credit access loosened to close the third quarter. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index came in at 92.8 in September, representing a 0.4% improvement from August and stopping a streak ... [Read More]

Edmunds: Average negative equity surges in Q3 to all-time high

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, 10:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In March, Edmunds said “negative equity is rearing its ugly head.” After looking at its third-quarter data that showed average negative equity hitting an all-time high, Edmunds acknowledged on Tuesday that the trend now is “nothing short of alarming.” Edmunds ... [Read More]
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