The percentage of new-vehicle loans made to credit-challenged car buyers was at 15.1% in the second quarter of 2014, down from 22.1% in the same period in 2013, according to Experian Automotive.
Read More →The total dollar amount of automotive loan balances outstanding hit $839.1 billion in the second quarter of 2014, up 11.7% from the previous year. Officials said the industry should watch this trend closely, as it may dictate the availability of credit in the future.
Read More →American Honda Motor Co. has selected Experian Automotive as a provider of vehicle history reports for its Honda Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles and Acura Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles programs.
Read More →CUDL Credit Unions became the fourth largest lending segment in the first quarter, growing their origination count by 25.4%.
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The percentage of older vehicles on the road has reached its highest level since 2009, and the average age of vehicles on the road is expected to keep rising.
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The auto finance industry broke new ground in several reporting categories in the first quarter. But not all records are meant to be broken.
Read More →Loan terms in the first quarter 2014 stretched to their highest level since the company began publicly reporting the data in 2006.
Read More →While 60-day automotive loan delinquencies fell nationally, 22 states experienced increases. The sharpest increase occurred in Delaware, where delinquencies jumped by nearly 10%.
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The unusually cold weather that impacted much of the economy didn’t slow down the auto finance industry, which reached new highs in several critical metrics.
Read More →Open automotive loan balances reached a new high in the end-of-year quarter, while delinquencies stayed below prerecession levels, according to Experian Automotive’s fourth-quarter data.
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