ABS, market forecasts, Women in Auto Finance panel in store for Auto Fin Con finale

Used Car Week’s Auto Fin Con concludes Friday with another round of live sessions.

The virtual expo hall opens at 11 a.m. (ET), and the day gets rolling in earnest at noon with opening comments from Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits, DRN executive vice president/general manager Jeremiah Wheeler and NAF Association president Joel Kennedy.

The first presentation of the day is from Amy Martin, senior director of S&P Global Ratings, who will discuss “Subprime Auto Loan ABS” at 12:15 p.m.

That session will be followed by our third and final installment of the Women in Auto Finance panels.

Moderated by Cortney Osborne, executive vice president of operations at American Recovery Service, the panel includes:

Claire Carter, head of recovery operations, Secure Collateral Management
Michelle Hamilton, finance manager, Ricart Automotive
Becky Igo, regional VP, Allied Solutions
Christine Pierson, CEO, Tresl Auto Finance

The day closes with a presentation from Patrick Manzi, who is chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi will discuss “Where is the Automotive Market Headed?”

After a break for Thanksgiving, Used Car Week will resume Dec. 2 with the start of Repo Con, which runs through Dec. 4. 

The Pre-Owned Con is set for Dec. 7-11, with the National Remarketing Conference closing out Used Car Week Dec. 14-18. 

For more information, visit www.usedcarweek.biz.