TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups
Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
CFPB finalizes another consent order with auto-payment processor; this time involving $9.3M
Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a consent order with a firm involved with auto-finance payments. And similar to the one the CFPB reached at the beginning of November, bureau officials see the possibility ... [Read More]
Three ABS observers all arrive at two conclusions about current auto-finance market
Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and S&P Global Ratings each offered perspectives on the securitization market this week. After sharing metrics their analysts gathered, each firm pointed to two trends moving in opposite directions. All three highlighted how ... [Read More]
From the editor: What trends might remain intact — even during COVID-19
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, 04:01 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
When taken together as I did this morning, a quartet of assertions made by TransUnion, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, the U.S. Department of Labor and Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell described how topsy-turvy this pandemic has made the ... [Read More]
How short some households are at meeting monthly obligations because of COVID-19
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, 04:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The most recent TransUnion financial hardship survey conducted in late October pinpointed how short of funds individuals and families financially impacted by the pandemic are toward meeting their monthly obligations. According to the online survey of 3,100 adults conducted by ... [Read More]
StoneEagle F&I secures majority investment from Battery Ventures
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, 04:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle F&I sees Battery Ventures as more than just a funding source. The F&I provider for metrics reporting, menu sales tools and product administration solutions recently received a majority investment from the global technology-focused investment firm. StoneEagle F&I chief executive ... [Read More]
Auto defaults climb for fourth straight month
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As contract extensions and other accommodations by finance companies continue to expire, auto defaults continue to rise. According to data through October released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, auto defaults now have climbed for four consecutive months after ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings spots diverging patterns within contract extensions
Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, 03:20 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings spotted yet another difference between the prime and subprime auto finance segments. In September, analysts discovered new extension rates between U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) diverged. For public shelves with 17 issuers, S&P ... [Read More]
APCO Holdings elevates Meinert to vice president of human resources
Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, APCO Holdings announced that Crystal Meinert has been promoted to vice president of human resources for the provider and administrator of F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands In her new role as ... [Read More]
FTC begins sending refunds to consumers harmed by NY Honda dealer
Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, 04:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission announced this week that the regulator began to send refunds totaling nearly $1.5 million to individuals who were affected by allegedly unlawful financing and sales practices by Bronx Honda. The actions stem from a settlement reached ... [Read More]
Global survey highlights top 18 things people leave in their vehicles
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, 07:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
End of Tenancy Cleaning — a service provider based in the United Kingdom — recently surveyed 3,230 people from across the globe, asking them, “What are some of the grossest things you have had in your car that you may ... [Read More]
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