AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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
TransUnion 2023 forecast: Auto finance on surer footing than credit cards & personal loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance appears to be in a much better state than credit cards and personal loans based on TransUnion’s 2023 Consumer Credit Forecast released on Wednesday. While experts are expecting delinquency rates for credit card and personal loans to rise ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Discussion with the Women in Collections & Recoveries honorees
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This special episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast was recorded during Used Car Week and features the Women in Collections & Recoveries honorees who were able to make the trip to San Diego in November. The panel discussion moderated by ... [Read More]
Subprime auto ABS ratings examined in 3 stressed scenarios
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings went to its investment research laboratory recently because market participants have become increasingly concerned about subprime auto ABS given that the economy may be on the precipice of a recession wherein unemployment levels would likely rise and ... [Read More]
Location Services adds 8 executives to senior leadership team
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Location Services recently hired eight executives in a wide array of specialties to help strengthen the senior leadership team of the recovery management and loss mitigation service company. Bringing 10 to 20 years of experience with them in some instances, ... [Read More]
14 potential changes surface from CFPB ombudsman post-examination survey
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps one segment of the annual report generated by the ombudsman of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau might be of particular interest to auto finance companies and their compliance departments. During the last fiscal year, the CFPB ombudsman launched its ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty unveils new resource to build transparency & loyalty
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty wanted to give dealers recommendations to develop new processes designed to increase customer satisfaction and build loyalty. So this week, the provider and administrator of automotive F&I products released a free eBook titled, “A Dealer’s Guide to Transparency ... [Read More]
Texas repo assignment leads to discovery of elaborate fraud scheme
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
James Waldron recently recovered more than just a high-line Mercedes-Benz. The CEO of Texas-based 1st Adjusters helped to lead federal officials to quite a fraud scheme that included several other luxury vehicles. Advantage Automotive Analytics recapped the incident for SubPrime ... [Read More]
6 key findings from KBRA’s decade lookback at auto ABS space
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released research on Monday assessing changes in the auto loan asset-backed security (ABS) sector, prompting experts to say the segment has demonstrated “both stability and volatility over the past decade.” The firm’s resulting report evaluated ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions blends into Reynolds Certified Interface Program
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two prominent technology service providers for dealerships and finance companies now are working together to smooth the titling process. Cox Automotive announced on Monday a new integration that geared to drive dealer value by connecting Dealertrack’s Registration and Title Solutions ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: FTC continues its active regulation of dealers by rules and consent decrees
Randy Henrick, Ignite Consulting Partner
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seems to be in full assault mode when it comes to regulating auto dealers. It is doing so by proposing new rules and by entering consent decrees with allegedly offending dealers. And 2022 has been ... [Read More]
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