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
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
Edmunds spots new record in used market, notable jump in average down payments
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies appear to be mitigating some risk amid soaring vehicle prices, asking dealerships to collect more in down payments from consumers before the contract enters a portfolio. The second-quarter data compiled by Edmunds seems to reinforce that potential scenario, ... [Read More]
Top 5 metro areas & smaller cities where consumers spend most and least on loans & insurance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Reading have more in common than just being three cities in Pennsylvania. A report generated by doxo, an innovative web and mobile bill pay service, showed the trio from the Keystone State is among locations where consumers are ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Subprime securitizations with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “changing the rules of the game” when it comes to subprime auto finance securitizations? That’s one of the many questions explored during this podcast with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi, orchestrator of the Credit Chronometer ... [Read More]
700 Credit lands relationships with Vision Dealer Solutions & Scienaptic
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The number of integrations and partnerships involving 700 Credit has ramped up again in recent days as the credit reports, compliance solutions and consumer pre-qualification products landed relationships with Vision Dealer Solutions and Scienaptic. According to the first of separate ... [Read More]
RateGenius: Refinance approvals spike 66%
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rising home values often prompt families to refinance their mortgages. Soaring used-vehicle prices evidently have done the same thing within the auto-finance space, according to a report from RateGenius, which works with more than 150 partners nationwide to help consumers ... [Read More]
Warburg Pincus set to acquire Exeter from Blackstone
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance is changing hands from one investment firm to another that already has a robust automotive portfolio. The finance company that specializes in the subprime market announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be ... [Read More]
From the editor: Remembering Jack Tracey
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jack Tracey was a man I looked up to — literally and figuratively. Likely similar to scores of other industry executives, I was jarred this week to learn of the passing of Jack Tracey, a founder and the only executive ... [Read More]
NAF Association executive director Jack Tracey passes away
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The National Automotive Finance Association said one of its founders and the only executive director it's ever had passed away earlier this week. The NAF Association confirmed in a statement on Friday that Jack Tracey passed away on Monday after ... [Read More]
DriveItAway gains Knightsgate Ventures as institutional investor
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveItAway has a new institutional investor. The platform that offers dealerships the chance to provide cash-strapped customers the opportunity to secure a vehicle via its rent-to-own technology announced this week that Knightsgate Ventures — a leading venture capital firm focused ... [Read More]
Lendbuzz lands nearly $700M in growth resources through new funding & debt financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lendbuzz is striving to modernize what it contends is an “outdated” auto-finance industry, with a focus on serving consumers who have thin or no credit history in the United States. And its drive toward that modernization got quite a financial ... [Read More]
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