TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 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
ICYMI: FTC delays Safeguards Rule implementation until June
Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, 05:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While a notable portion of the industry was in San Diego for Used Car Week, the Federal Trade Commission made a decision involving the Safeguards Rule that likely delighted attendees mingling about the Manchester Grand Hyatt, but also at dealerships, ... [Read More]
DriveItAway partners with DigiSure to smooth insurance processes
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 04:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BuyAutoInsurance.com recently shared research about uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance coverage, reporting that 13% of American drivers either have inadequate auto insurance coverage or none at all. To help turn those kinds of trends, DriveItAway Holdings announced ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Equifax on intensifying verifications amid affordability challenges
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, 03:38 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax vice president of verification services Shelly Nischbach made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss how finance companies are sharpening their underwriting in light of the recessionary and rising interest rate environment they’re facing. Nischbach also touched on ... [Read More]
Car Capital pauses originations, reduces workforce
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 09:58 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In separate letters sent to its investors and dealer clients on Wednesday, Car Capital said it is still in business, but it paused auto finance originations due to “difficult capital market conditions.” As a result, Car Capital also said it ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS expands NY facility for titling & more
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 04:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
To handle client demand and make room for personnel and resources, defi SOLUTIONS on Tuesday announced the expansion of the Amherst, N.Y. facility that houses the company’s newly renamed defi MANAGED SERVICING outsourced servicing operation. According to a news release, ... [Read More]
Creative Business Decisions partners with LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS to improve risk management
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 04:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and Creative Business Decisions (CBD) finalized their full integration to help mutual clients make better underwriting decisions by incorporating generic or custom-developed scorecards created by CBD within Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination System (LOS). The company reiterated appTRAKER ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Soft vehicle inventory continues to drag originations
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing what Cox Automotive and other experts are seeing from a retail perspective, TransUnion’s Q3 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) showed how much auto finance originations are slowing. According to the report released on Tuesday, TransUnion said originations ... [Read More]
3 Chicago men charged with odometer & title fraud
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, 02:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Justice Department described another notable fraud incident this week that could have permeated through the wholesale, retail and finance spaces. A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment, which was unsealed on Wednesday, charging three Illinois men with ... [Read More]
Latest Fed move could push auto interest rates to levels not seen in 21 years
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, 02:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell and Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke made comments before and after the Federal Reserve pushed interest rates higher again on Wednesday. The latest 75-point rise pushed the year-to-date increase in the target ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities where millennials have highest auto balance
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LendingTree recently reported that millennials owe a median of $15,281 in auto debt across the 100 largest metros in the U.S. Researchers used an anonymized sample of credit reports from the first and second quarters of this from more than ... [Read More]
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