FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
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SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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
ARA highlights inroads by Repo Alliance in DC
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA) recently highlighted the successes of the Repo Alliance, a fundraising organization rolled out at the start of the pandemic to boost lobbying and other industry promotion efforts. From discussions with federal lawmakers and their staffs ... [Read More]
Insight on credit backgrounds of consumers living paycheck to paycheck
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The ninth edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series, conducted by LendingClub Corp., in partnership with PYMNTS.com, showed that close to two-thirds of the U.S. population — 64% or about 166 million adults — were doing so in March. ... [Read More]
PassTime rolls out third generation Encore device
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships and finance companies that use PassTime technology now have a refreshed tool to use to maintain contact with their assets and mitigate risk. The GPS solutions provider announced last week the launch of Encore 3, the third generation of ... [Read More]
DriveItAway adds former EmployBridge & Citi entrepreneur in residence as advisor
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveItAway Holdings has a new advisor to keep the subscription-to-purchase technology provider on a positive trajectory with dealerships and other firms interested in automotive. Now a publicly traded company, DriveItAway welcomed Rushab Doshi, a noted entrepreneur-in-residence and new venture builder. ... [Read More]
Allied Solutions boost underwriting capabilities with Scienaptic AI
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This time, Allied Solutions’ newest initiative is connected to the beginning of the potential journey toward vehicle delivery. This week, the service provider to credit unions and other firms involved with financial services launched a strategic collaboration with Scienaptic AI, ... [Read More]
APCO streamlines EasyCare VSC to help dealers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EasyCare, an APCO Holdings brand, introduced a new vehicle service contract (VSC) for dealerships this week in an effort to help store personnel cater to potential buyers who only want a simple presentation of F&I products. APCO highlighted its new ... [Read More]
Agora, Comerica, Cox & Edmunds on current state of auto finance, inflation & interest rates
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts from Agora Data, Comerica Bank, Cox Automotive and Edmunds gave a variety of insights about two of the top current economic trends that can impact auto financing — inflation and interest rates. As expected by these companies, the Federal ... [Read More]
DRN and MVTRAC land Osborne as new chief client officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the recovery industry executives who has been a regular on stage during Used Car Week is with a new company for the first time in nearly 20 years. On Wednesday afternoon, DRN and MVTRAC announced that Cortney Osborne ... [Read More]
5 repo industry veterans form insightLPR leadership team
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Five repossession industry executives with time at companies such as DRN, RDN and PAR North America on their resumes have formed the leadership team of insightLPR, a technology company providing proprietary license plate recognition (LPR) software, hardware and data products ... [Read More]
Average PRU above $2K pushes EFG to promote Colman
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies promoted 21-year retail automotive veteran James Colman to regional vice president of dealer services, and for good reason, based on details mentioned in a company press release distributed on Tuesday. EFG highlighted Colman leads his team that generates a ... [Read More]
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