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Car Dealers See Increase in ‘Upside Down’ Trade-Ins
Car Dealers See Increase in ‘Upside Down’ Trade-Ins
March 01, 2023  |  Loans

America’s auto debt hole is reportedly getting deeper for car buyers. A report Wednesday (March 1) by Bloomberg News finds that the auto industry is...

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Open Lending Looks to Meet Demand for Older Cars
Open Lending Looks to Meet Demand for Older Cars
February 09, 2023  |  Loans

Open Lending is expanding its car financing program to meet a demand for older vehicles. The Austin-based lending platform, which facilitates car loans, announced Thursday...

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Car Dealers Say High Prices Are Scaring Off Buyers
Car Dealers Say High Prices Are Scaring Off Buyers
February 05, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

A spike in the price of new cars has both buyers and auto dealers worried. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Saturday (Feb. 4),...

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Wall Street and Banks Concerned About Car Buyers’ Growing Debt
Wall Street and Banks Concerned About Car Buyers’ Growing Debt
January 06, 2023  |  Loans

Wall Street and banks are reportedly growing concerned about car buyers’ debt load. Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan. 6) that the size of outstanding auto loans...

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For Buying, Selling and Financing, MEA Auto Markets Turn to Digital Platforms
For Buying, Selling and Financing, MEA Auto Markets Turn to Digital Platforms
September 27, 2022  |  eCommerce

In the September edition of the Expanding Payments Choice Playbook series, PYMNTS discusses the importance of end-to-end digital car buying, a mode of auto sales...

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Auto Debt Set Records Before Potential Coronavirus Impact Hits
Auto Debt Set Records Before Potential Coronavirus Impact Hits
June 09, 2020  |  Debt

Trouble may be brewing in the key auto finance sector in the months ahead amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus, despite a drop in...

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Why Wells Fargo Braked On Loans To Independent Auto Dealers
Why Wells Fargo Braked On Loans To Independent Auto Dealers
June 03, 2020  |  Loans

The coronavirus has idled all sorts of lending, as banks and other financial services firms eye consumers with wariness. Unemployment, after all, has skyrocketed, indicating that...

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eBay Ups Its Digital Automotive Game
eBay Ups Its Digital Automotive Game
May 31, 2019  |  eCommerce

It’s no secret that digital technology is bringing historic change to the automotive industry, and the latest example comes from eBay. The online marketplace announced...

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Inflated Credit Scores Put Lenders At Risk
Inflated Credit Scores Put Lenders At Risk
April 08, 2019  |  Loans

Goldman Sachs and Moody’s Analytics are warning that credit scores of consumers have been inflated during the past ten years, hiding the danger of defaults...

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