Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The March edition of CreditGauge from VantageScore showed the average VantageScore 4.0 credit score held steady at 701, reflecting continued consumer resilience amid elevated borrowing costs and broader macroeconomic uncertainty. Analysts explained in the report that the distribution of consumers ... [Read More]
4 attorneys decipher developments since FTC sent letters to dealers nationwide
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s been about six weeks since the Federal Trade Commission said that it was sending letters to 97 auto groups nationwide, warning them that the prices they advertise must be the total price — including all mandatory fees — that ... [Read More]
Loan extensions keep climbing as repo agents now seeing ramifications
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto-finance expert and business consultant Bill Ploog, who spent more than three decades with Ally and GMAC, shared insightful data on LinkedIn earlier this week about payment extensions, which are creating a ripple effect. The American Recovery Association addressed that ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis hires 2 more attorneys for Ohio offices
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis recently added two more legal professionals to its Ohio offices in Cleveland and Columbus. The full-service creditors’ rights law firm with more than 95 years of client service welcomed attorney Genny Moss to the Cleveland office ... [Read More]
Navy Federal Credit Union’s Cost of Car Ownership Index reaches new high
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The contract holders in your portfolio might be struggling to handle the financial component of that vehicle beyond just the monthly payment. Navy Federal Credit Union recently released the latest iteration of its Cost of Car Ownership (COCO) Index, revealing ... [Read More]
Fed’s Waller recaps impact of labor market’s ‘head-snapping volatility’ on policymakers’ next rate decision
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller made another public appearance on Friday. This time, Waller was back in Alabama, where he previously served as a professor at Auburn University. Ahead of next week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting when policymakers ... [Read More]
The Work Number Record Indicator from Equifax now available for auto loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax reinforced its tools to serve lenders that provide auto or personal loans. Last week, Equifax launched The Work Number Record Indicator that can deliver income and employment insights from The Work Number alongside the Equifax consumer credit report at ... [Read More]
Agora Data & PassTime team up for dealer discount
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data and PassTime last week announced a partnership, bringing together the non-prime auto fintech platform with the provider of GPS-based asset tracking and recovery solutions. Through this partnership, Agora dealers can receive access to special discounted pricing on select ... [Read More]
Subprime share pushes Dealertrack Credit Availability Index to highest reading in nearly 4 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive reported last week that the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index rose to 102.4, which is the highest reading since June 2022. And Jonathan Gregory pointed to the subprime share as one of the primary catalysts. The senior director on ... [Read More]
Recapping awards given by ARA, DRN, Insight LPR & Location Services at NARS 2026
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week’s North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) in Orlando, Fla., was again a festive event, as the American Recovery Association, DRN|MVTRAC|SCM, Insight LPR and Location Services honored repossession agents and other industry professionals associated with recoveries. The awards given by ... [Read More]
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