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
Overall credit availability improves in February, paced by captives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index showed overall improvement in February. But when Cox Automotive looked closer at the segments that often cater to consumers with less-than-prime credit, the trends differed a bit. Analysts reported that credit availability increased in February ... [Read More]
Acting FTC chair outlines new rulemaking group
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The acting leader of the Federal Trade Commission isn’t sitting idle, either, putting actions into motion similar to her counterpart at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Last week, chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced the creation of a new rulemaking group ... [Read More]
Carlton offers some clarity on new Illinois rate cap law
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite significant objections from the American Financial Services Association, in collaboration with the Illinois Financial Services Association, the Independent Finance Association of Illinois and the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into a law Illinois Senate Bill 1792 ... [Read More]
DMS & Enova partner with eye toward non-prime underwriting
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Digital Matrix Systems (DMS) and Enova Decisions announced a partnership tailored to support the risk-management needs of non-prime finance companies. To help finance companies make decisions quickly with high accuracy and minimal exposure to fraud, DMS and Enova Decisions pointed ... [Read More]
Nationwide Acceptance taps CoreLane Technologies to streamline funding
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like Humphrey Bogart said in the film, “Casablanca,” it appears CoreLane Technologies and Nationwide Acceptance are on their way to a beautiful friendship. The provider of innovative transactional connectivity solutions for dealers and finance companies announced a partnership this week ... [Read More]
CFPB & FTC recap debt-collection enforcement in annual report to Congress
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week released the 2020 annual report to Congress on the administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Officials said the report highlights efforts ... [Read More]
700Credit integrates Experian Boost into QuickQualify
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The QuickQualify platform offered by 700Credit now includes data via the Experian Boost tool. According to a news release distributed this week, 700Credit’s web-based consumer prequalification solution that does not require a consumer’s Social Security Number or date of birth ... [Read More]
StoneEagle F&I hires St. John as senior vice president of business development
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With an eye toward mergers and acquisitions, StoneEagle F&I hired a new industry professional to lead the company’s business development enterprises, including sales, marketing and affiliate partnerships. On Wednesday, the provider of F&I technology solutions welcomed Joe St. John as ... [Read More]
Counter to other credit segments, auto defaults drop for second straight month
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It probably wouldn’t be surprising if finance company executives and managers looked at the latest auto default reading from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian and responded by saying, “What? Wait a second. Really?” According to data through February for ... [Read More]
Eisenfelder set to become CEO of APCO Holdings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Eight months after joining APCO Holdings, Scot Eisenfelder is poised to become its chief executive officer. The provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands announced on Monday that Eisenfelder has ... [Read More]
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