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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

10 operators to serve on new NextGear Dealer Advisory Board

NETSOL Technologies picks first chief marketing officer
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 11:06 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital wants to make sure the dealer voice is heard when it comes to floor-planning and other company activities. Last week, building on the success of its inaugural DRIVE Dealer Advisory Board (DRIVE) launched in 2021, NextGear announced members ... [Read More]

KPA and Reynolds forge partnership to boost F&I compliance

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Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 11:05 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
KPA and Reynolds and Reynolds now are working together to help dealerships comply with state and federal financing requirements. On Wednesday, the companies announced a strategic partnership to provide dealerships greater access to Reynolds’ LAW F&I Libraries across all 50 ... [Read More]

Credit access improves again, but approvals drop near lowest point in 3 years

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, 11:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As its experts shared updated trends associated with new-vehicle prices, Cox Automotive also posted its Dealertrack Auto Credit Availability Index for October. Perhaps helping if a non-prime consumer aspires to secure a new vehicle, analysts discovered access to auto credit ... [Read More]

TransUnion spots continued softening of subprime originations as delinquencies jump

Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, 11:54 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The subprime space is continuing to lose momentum as 2023 reaches the short rows of potential originations for dealerships and finance companies. What is gaining steam, however, are delinquencies. For the second consecutive quarter, originations softened across most risk tiers, ... [Read More]

Resolvion partners with AKUVO to boost repossession efficiency

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds
Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, 12:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion, a provider of national repossession management, skip-tracing, remarketing, license plate recognition, and heavy equipment and specialty recovery, announced on Monday a partnership with AKUVO. As an integrated repossession service provider, the partnership will provide Resolvion the opportunity to serve ... [Read More]

Crédito Real USA Finance rebrands as FinBe USA

Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, 09:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Crédito Real USA Finance gained new ownership in April. This week, the finance company that specializes in the Hispanic segment got a new brand name. The operation launched its new brand as FinBe USA, what executives explained as representing “a ... [Read More]

UPDATED: 4 economists react to Fed’s expected rate holding

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, 11:43 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
ADESA chief economist Tom Kontos shared a similar reaction with SubPrime Auto Finance News as his expert brethren, saying the Federal Reserve voting unanimously to keep the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5% was to be expected. “Moreover, the ... [Read More]

Open Lending reinforces Lenders Protection with new alternative data attributes

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Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, 08:00 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Open Lending Corp. released the addition of new alternative data attributes for auto finance applicants to more accurately inform the risk score generated by its Lenders Protection solution. Open Lending highlighted that access to expanded criteria from TransUnion ... [Read More]

CFPB looking to add 75 employees to enforcement department

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is calling for reinforcements. CFPB enforcement director Eric Halperin revealed in a public appearance last week that the bureau is looking to add about 75 new full-time employees to the office of enforcement. Halperin told ... [Read More]

What consumers think about auto financing as next potential interest rate move nears

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, 10:33 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Federal Reserve approaches its next opportunity to modify interest rates on Wednesday, findings from a new survey orchestrated by Santander Holdings USA perhaps reinforced perceptions already held by auto finance leaders. Santander reported on Monday that American consumers ... [Read More]
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