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
ARA refutes suggestions of requiring use of specific third-party vendors
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Recovery Association president Todd Case tried to clarify the organization’s position about what could be a flashpoint issue for repossession agents. Case said ARA has recently learned of industry discussions suggesting that the association supports models that would remove ... [Read More]
Fitch continues dialogue about affordability & delinquency with latest look at subprime auto securitizations
Nick Zulovich
Affordability and delinquencies topped the latest Fitch Ratings report about auto loan asset-backed securitization performance, which weakened during the second half of 2025. Along sharing more details about the subprime sector with Cherokee Media Group, Fitch determined that its 60-day ... [Read More]
Exeter hands out its 2025 Repossession and Remarketing eXcellence Awards
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance recently honored three forwarding companies and four auctions as recipients of its 2025 Repossession and Remarketing eXcellence Awards. The company that specializes in subprime auto financing said these awards recognize business partners that “consistently deliver outstanding service and ... [Read More]
Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Edmunds head of insights Jessica Caldwell showed why she’s one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients by explaining how used electric vehicles can help in solving the affordability challenge for some consumers. Especially with average gas prices are now ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... [Read More]
Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The survey generating findings for the Q1 2026 Cox Automotive Dealer Sentiment Index was conducted from Jan. 28 to Feb. 10. Responses from 1,031 participants, including 532 franchised and 499 independent dealers, showed the economy remained the top factor holding ... [Read More]
AFSA offers 8 recommendations to smooth CFPB complaint database issues
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Financial Services Association general counsel Philip Bohi sent a letter this week to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Russell Vought, addressing an information request from the regulator about its consumer response intake form. AFSA said the CFPB made ... [Read More]
Experian: Subprime financing originated during a Q4 climbs to highest level in four years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Call it the subprime surge. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q4 2025, subprime consumers made up 15.31% of total vehicle financing in the quarter. That’s up from 14.54% in the closing quarter of 2024. Furthermore, ... [Read More]
Used Car Summit’s auto finance roundtable to foster conversations about collections, risk management & more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We’ve got some new and exciting ideas being implemented at the Used Car Industry Summit this spring. Day 3 of the event, which runs April 13-15 in Miami, will include a morning of deep-dive roundtable discussions. These roundtables will allow ... [Read More]
Assurant adds another location offering training on Reynolds docuPAD eContracting system
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I managers looking to polish their skills using the Reynolds and Reynolds docuPAD eContracting system can take advantage of an exclusive program now offered at the Automotive Training Academy by Assurant in Atlanta. Assurant expanded access for automotive professionals beyond ... [Read More]
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