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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here

KBRA promotes 2 executives within structured finance business

Monday, May. 8, 2023, 11:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
KBRA announced multiple personnel moves on Monday. The ratings agency and observer of the securitizations market for automotive and other industry segments said Rosemary Kelley has been named head of structured finance business development. In this newly created role, the ... [Read More]

FTC goes to Congress seeking additional $160M in annual funding

FTC seeks additional annual funding for employees & IT resources
Thursday, May. 4, 2023, 04:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants a larger operating budget and more personnel, and chair Lina Khan made her case last week during a hearing hosted by the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government that’s part of U.S. House ... [Read More]

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Gauging auto-finance & consumer impact after Fed’s 10th straight interest rate rise

Thursday, May. 4, 2023, 12:03 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
From buying cars to happy hour drinks, inflation, interest rates and a turbulent economy are continuing to leave negative ramifications. And the Federal Reserve just pushed interest rates up another 25 basis points on Wednesday. “All bets are off if ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Safety advice not just for repossession agents

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Wednesday, May. 3, 2023, 11:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Todd Case shared some prudent advice during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast about being aware of your surroundings that can help not only fellow repossession agents during assignments, but anyone who leaves home. Case spent more than a ... [Read More]

Despite robust Q1 consumer spending fuel by auto, 3 in 10 consumers feel credit insecure

Revisiting topic of partial payments
Monday, May. 1, 2023, 11:19 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Comerica Bank pointed out that first-quarter consumer spending — which accounts for two-thirds of the U.S. economy — generated its most robust gain since the second quarter of 2021. However, more than three in 10 consumers are experiencing credit insecurity, ... [Read More]

Smoke compiles playlist as Fed weighs another rate hike

Friday, Apr. 28, 2023, 10:49 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke is not only passionate about the financials that make the automotive industry and the economy function. He’s also passionate about music; so much so that he’s a DJ on the side. On Friday, Smoke ... [Read More]

Springtime auto default cycle reappears

Thursday, Apr. 27, 2023, 10:13 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps cyclical improvements in auto finance defaults during the springtime are making a notable return. According to data through March for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported the auto default rate dropped 7 ... [Read More]

Newest Open Lending survey reinforces importance of return on assets

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Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023, 11:52 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending Corp. recently released initial findings from a survey polling 95 leaders at credit unions, banks and captive finance companies of all sizes in an effort to illuminate the challenges financial institutions are facing in 2023 and how they ... [Read More]

DDI Technology brings ELT services to Indiana

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Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023, 11:50 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DDI Technology (DDI), a leading automotive title management firm and a subsidiary of IAA Holdings, recently announced the launch of its electronic lien and title (ELT) services in Indiana. Officials said the Hoosier State now is the 28th state to ... [Read More]

Exeter Finance partners with F&I Sentinel to implement compliance solution

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Monday, Apr. 24, 2023, 11:04 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week F&I Sentinel announced that it has entered into an agreement with Exeter Finance. According to a news release, the agreement provides Exeter Finance with F&I Sentinel’s comprehensive end-to-end F&I product platform to ensure that F&I products financed by ... [Read More]

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