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
WalletHub: 87M vehicle shoppers on the hunt this Labor Day weekend
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a nationally representative survey conducted by personal finance website WalletHub, 87 million Americans will look at vehicles to buy this Labor Day weekend. And WalletHub’s 2021 Labor Day Weekend Survey showed that the top two considerations potential buyers ... [Read More]
Location Services exits direct recoveries to focus on forwarding & LPR business lines
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
COVID-19 is prompting Location Services to make significant changes. After being impacted by the pandemic, the company announced on Thursday that it has made the decision to exit the direct recovery space and focus on building its existing forwarding model, ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance becomes 5th finance company to settle with Massachusetts AG
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both a large subprime auto finance company and a state attorney general seemed pleased to announce a settlement between them that is involving more than $27 million. On Wednesday, Credit Acceptance became the fifth different finance company to finalize a ... [Read More]
Stellantis to acquire First Investors to build new captive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
General Motors acquired AmeriCredit 11 years ago in a move that eventually led the formation of its new captive finance company at GM Financial. Another domestic OEM is on the same path. On Wednesday, Stellantis announced it has entered into ... [Read More]
Tekion & 700Credit form product alliance to boost DMS capabilities with credit info
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, 700Credit announced a product alliance with Tekion and its Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC). Executives explained the new alliance will provide Tekion dealers with seamless access to 700Credit’s credit report and compliance platform, optimizing the sales process and providing ... [Read More]
CreditMiner integrates Equifax pre-screen technology into API solutions for finance companies & dealerships
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CreditMiner announced this week it’s now offering soft-pull pre-screen technology from Equifax as part of the CreditMiner API solution suite. The company explained this integration is designed to help auto finance companies and dealers provide real-time pre-approvals to consumers who are ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Why some Q2 auto-finance data resembles pre-pandemic trends
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to explain some similarities between second-quarter data and trends analysts noticed before the pandemic. Zabritski also tackled a hypothetical scenario of a ... [Read More]
National Auto Care acquires 5 more F&I agencies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last month, National Auto Care (NAC) reinforced its executive team to prep for mergers and acquisitions. On Tuesday, NAC showed why as senior vice president of mergers & acquisitions Courtney Hoffman announced acquisitions of five Midwest and West Coast agencies ... [Read More]
AUL Corp. claims Bay Area workplace honor for 8th consecutive year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Eight is sure great at AUL Corp. with regard to its work environment. The full-service F&I provider announced this week that it has been voted one of the Best Places to Work in the North Bay for the eighth consecutive ... [Read More]
Former Affinitiv exec joins APCO Holdings as VP of post-purchase sales
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, APCO Holdings named a new vice president of post-purchase sales. Taking on this role for the provider and administrator of F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands is Kylie Price, who will be ... [Read More]
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