AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
DriveItAway posts highest monthly revenue in company history
Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, 10:26 AM
Credit Acceptance plucks Amazon AI expert to be CTO
Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, 09:48 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
Credit availability steady in January as negative equity climbs and terms stretch
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive spotted a steady start to the year on the credit front, despite some turbulence involving negative equity, down payments and contract terms. The January reading of the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index remained at 100.0, staying at its best ... [Read More]
Voting closes on President’s Day for 10 industry awards to be given at NARS 2026
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association is hosting online voting to decide recipients of the 10 industry awards that will be given during the 2026 North American Repossessors Summit. There are 22 industry professionals in the running for these honors during voting ... [Read More]
Labor scene still murky, creating potential headwind for automotive
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts continue to see mixed signals about employment and the job market; perhaps exacerbating the ongoing conundrum finance companies have about keeping their auto portfolios healthy and adding new paper. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday that ... [Read More]
ADCO & AFIP are now officially one company
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Already having collaborated on a training program and other initiatives, executive director Linda Robertson said last week that the Association of Dealership Compliance Officers (ADCO) and the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) are now officially one company. “This ... [Read More]
Warren demands details about repossessions from 12 auto lenders, BHPH operations, industry associations
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to know about the current state of car repossessions since, according to the Massachusetts Democrat, President Trump “has kneecapped” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Warren on Thursday launched a “probe” into the auto financing and repossession ... [Read More]
Eubanks becomes executive vice president of client strategy at Resolvion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion reinforced its management structure again on Thursday, appointing Ronald Eubanks as executive vice president of client strategy for the provider of asset recovery management solutions. In this role, Resolvion said Eubanks will oversee enterprise-level client strategy with a focus ... [Read More]
PODCAST: How agentic AI is impacting collections
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agentic AI is among the slew of topics being bandied about this week at NADA Show 2026 in Las Vegas. The subject also was discussed during Used Car Week 2025 in the same city. Used Car Week Hall of Famer ... [Read More]
MBSi and VINchex roll out automated lien verification solution to address wrongful repossessions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wrongful repossessions might be the top trigger of migraines or nightmares of executives and managers who oversee collections at auto-finance companies. Experts say wrongful repossessions can cost lenders $50,000 to $150,000 per incident, and lien verification failures can account for ... [Read More]
Affordability leads latest TransUnion study & AFSA event dialogue
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
By the time Cherokee Media Group reconnected with Satyan Merchant, the senior vice president of auto and mortgage business leader at TransUnion already appeared on stage during the Vehicle Finance Conference in Las Vegas hosted by the American Financial Services ... [Read More]
DriveItAway bringing Free2move to 8 more markets
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The market momentum continues to build for DriveItAway Holdings in its collaboration with Free2move, the global mobility brand of Stellantis, to launch Free2move Powered by DriveItAway, a national initiative that aims to “transform dealerships into next-generation mobility hubs.” Before the ... [Read More]
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