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
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]
Vervent expands relationship with Quanta Credit Services to handle Tricolor portfolio
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vervent got some help with its successor servicing responsibilities for the majority of Tricolor Holdings’ approximately 100,000 subprime auto loans by announcing an expanded partnership with Quanta Credit Services on Tuesday. Vervent began taking on successor servicing chores last fall ... [Read More]
More mixed views of consumer confidence create added headwinds for vehicle purchase plans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
How consumers are really doing and feeling nowadays varies significantly depending on which measurement you are viewing. Confidence is up, but so is stress. While the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased in February, the LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index ... [Read More]
Startup gives 7-step plan using tax refunds to help consumers with thin credit histories
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A startup dedicated to building a more inclusive credit system recently released new financial guidance tailored for consumers with no or thin credit histories on what to do with their federal tax refunds. According to the third update for this ... [Read More]
Agora Data & Figure Technologies to launch first blockchain-based auto loan platform for real-world assets
Nick Zulovich
A recently formed partnership is bringing blockchain technology to the non-prime auto finance industry, with dealerships being among the intended beneficiaries. Agora Data and Figure Technology Solutions are collaborating to launch what they claim is the first blockchain-enabled platform, bringing ... [Read More]
Fed’s Bowman outlines path to ‘tailored’ supervision
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Michelle Bowman, who serves as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, testified on Thursday during a hearing in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Senate Banking Committee. How Bowman said the Federal Reserve approaches supervisory and regulatory activities of ... [Read More]
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