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
Edge Financial Services names Marohn as CEO to lead growth strategy
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Doug Marohn is back in a familiar role as a chief executive officer. The auto-finance executive who has been CEO of Nicholas Financial and Metrolina Credit Co., now is leading 1803 Capital, which does business as Edge Financial Services. Marohn’s ... [Read More]
Another former T-Mobile executive joins Credit Acceptance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance created a new executive position last week and filled it with another professional whose career includes time with T-Mobile. The subprime auto finance company announced that Steffen Schumann has joined Credit Acceptance as chief business officer, reporting to ... [Read More]
NAF Association collecting nominations for awards to be given during 30th annual conference
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Tom Hudson, Jim Bass, Gary Perdue and Suzi Straffon. The National Automotive Finance Association is looking to add to that list of award-winning professionals who have made meaningful contributions to the non-prime auto finance community. The NAF Association is now ... [Read More]
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]
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