AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
FTC sees annual fraud figure jump by more than 30%
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, 04:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Newly released Federal Trade Commission data showed that consumers reported losing nearly $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022, an increase of more than 30% year-over-year. The FTC said consumers reported losing more money to investment scams — more than $3.8 ... [Read More]
9 finance companies asked to share info for CFPB auto finance data pilot
Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The next step in building what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is calling its auto finance data pilot put the onus on nine finance companies. According to a bureau blog post pushed online Thursday, the CFPB said it issued orders ... [Read More]
4 firms dissect current trends that could impact auto financing
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, 03:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts from Cox Automotive, The Conference Board, iLending, S&P Global Ratings recently articulated several ingredients that could create headwinds for the auto finance market during the rest of the year. The ingredients ranged from the bandied about trends connected with ... [Read More]
Auto defaults rise for 9th time in 11 months
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Interest rates have been rising for more than a year, and auto defaults are on a similar trajectory. S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian now have seen auto defaults climb nine times in the past 11 months. According to data ... [Read More]
LexisNexis Risk Solutions survey emphasizes alternative data importance in subprime
Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, 04:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions reinforced how the use alternative data often focuses on deep subprime, subprime and near-prime consumers Last week, LexisNexis Risk Solutions unveiled the findings of its Alternative Credit Data Impact Report, a nationwide survey assessing ... [Read More]
PODCAST: APCO Holdings CEO Tony Wanderon
Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, 03:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tony Wanderon had a busy start to 2023, highlighted by becoming CEO of APCO Holdings after it acquired National Auto Care (NAC). Wanderon spent some time during NADA Show 2023 in Dallas for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Promoting F&I products before customers are ‘in the box’
Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, 02:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Paul McCarthy returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, this time as vice president of sales, key accounts, at Protective Asset Protection. McCarthy took time during NADA Show 2023 in Dallas to share his perspectives on the current ... [Read More]
New CFPB report spots double-digit drop in debt collection tradelines
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Focused on what auto finance underwriters might see daily, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report this week examining trends in credit reporting of debt in collections from 2018 to 2022. While focused on other parts of the ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus adds Fifth Third Bank to payment network
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 05:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If contract holders in your portfolio do business with Fifth Third Bank, here’s an option to help them stay current. AutoPayPlus has engaged with Fifth Third Bank to further diversify its portfolio of bank partners that provide money transmission solutions ... [Read More]
NAF Association unveils revamped website
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, 04:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association has a new look — at least online. This week, the NAF Association launched its newly redesigned website with revamped features such as a modernized logo, streamlined design, improved functionality, and easy access to essential ... [Read More]
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