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Subprime lender Exeter Finance has shelved plans for an initial public offering “due to market conditions,” according to a Nov. 22 SEC filing. Blackstone-backed Exeter had expected to raise $100 million in the IPO, according to an S-1 filed on Jan. 8. Details in the withdrawal filing were sparse. “The registrant has decided not to […]

Marcie Belles
November 27, 2019
Capital Markets

The wolf among us: Fraud in auto finance

From the October issue: In the past year, Auto Finance News has tracked 20 cases of auto loan fraud in the United States alone. The schemes racked up more than $173 million in fake loans and stolen cars. But these data points only tell part of the story. Auto fraud is notoriously hard to catch, […]

Nicole Casperson, Bianca Chan & Joey Pizzolato
October 31, 2019
Features, Innovation & Technology, Operations, Risk Management

Auto ABS heats up with $4.7B of issuance

A handful of prime and subprime securitizers pumped up ABS volume this week, bringing $4.7 billion of loans and leases to market, according to presale reports from S&P Global Ratings. Auto ABS volume totaled $61.3 billion as of July 8, up 12.7% year over year, according to data from JPMorgan Securities. On the prime side, […]

Weaker Credit Quality Spurs Higher Loss Forecast for Exeter Securitization

Moody's Investor Service bumped up cumulative net loss expectations 1% in Exeter Finance’s most recent securitization to offset the weaker credit quality of the underlying loans. The weighted average credit score for the $572.9 million transaction was 556, “the lowest Fico seen in recent transactions,” said Moody’s Senior Credit Officer Daniela Jayesuria of the securitization slated […]

Exeter Settles AG Investigations Over Unlawful Lending Practices

Exeter Finance LLC will shell out $5.5 million to settle allegations that it financed subprime auto loans deemed "unfair" by the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Law. The Office of Attorney General Maura Healey alleged that Exeter “facilitated the origination of certain loans that Exeter knew or should have known were unfair,” according to an April 5 […]

Nicole Casperson
April 15, 2019
Compliance & Regulation, Risk Management, Update

How aftermarket products give subprime lenders an edge

Fueled by off-lease volume and consumer demand, used-vehicle sales are nearing record levels. For lenders focused on used vehicles — particularly lenders with subprime practices — these are opportune times. However, lenders need to differentiate their services to scale a profit. By leveraging cloud, auto-decisioning and paperless lending technologies, lenders gain a competitive edge with […]

Aclaró expands into prime auto lending market

Aclaró Inc., the rapidly-evolving artificial intelligence company, has expanded its products and services to the prime auto lending market after successfully launching its disruptive technology in the subprime market. It moves into prime auto loans, permitting a range of lenders, borrowers, and auto dealers to take advantage of industry-leading insights to create better long-term financial […]

State of the subprime auto lending market

Working in the subprime auto lending market, the tendency is to focus on the threats and opportunities that are directly in front of us. We zone in on our specific subprime auto portfolios and do our best to obtain the highest risk-adjusted returns. Ultimately, it is easy to get stuck in the weeds rather than […]

Why low balance letters are not working

Regardless of the industry, there comes a time when certain business practices are followed even though they aren’t the most efficient or most profitable. The legendary Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, a pioneer of computer programming, used to say that the most dangerous phrase in any language is, “We’ve always done it this way.” The auto […]

Aclaró releases EcoSystem 3.0, adds new board member

Aclaró, which provides disruptive technologies to the automotive, financial and government sectors, has released Aclaró EcoSystem 3.0 (ES 3.0), a game-changing toolset for vehicle purchasers, lenders and dealers, and added a new member to its board. With these announcements, the artificial intelligence software company continues the rapid advancement toward its overarching mission of helping lenders, […]

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Exeter scraps IPO

The wolf among us: Fraud in auto finance

Auto ABS heats up with $4.7B of issuance

Weaker Credit Quality Spurs Higher Loss Forecast for Exeter Securitization

Exeter Settles AG Investigations Over Unlawful Lending Practices

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