Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
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
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
700Credit details integration with DriveCentric for FICO score visibility & more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, 700Credit finalized another integration partnership to make available its credit reports as well as compliance and soft-pull solutions. The latest relationship is with DriveCentric, a robust CRM, artificial intelligence (AI) and conversational engagement platform for automotive retailers. Officials ... [Read More]
FTC orchestrating Identity Theft Awareness Week
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission is looking to raise awareness about identity theft and for good reason. The regulator said reports about any type of identity theft topped the list of consumer complaints submitted to the FTC through the third quarter ... [Read More]
ANALYSIS: Police arrest Florida shop owner who refused to surrender vehicle
Dennis LeVine, Kelley Kronenberg
Despite recent changes in the lien sale laws, fraud by repair shops in south Florida continues. Some repair shops ignore the law with impunity. We believe involving the police and moving more aggressively toward fraudulent shop owners will send a ... [Read More]
Subprime notes: CPS securitization & Credit Acceptance financing, credit facility
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two long-standing subprime auto finance companies each made moves last week to give themselves the financial horsepower they need to continue originations and other business activities. After Consumer Portfolio Services launched its first securitization of 2021, Credit Acceptance announced the ... [Read More]
Interim CFPB director spells out immediate priorities
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While he might be serving as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau only in an interim capacity, Dave Uejio doesn’t appear to be just sitting idle as lawmakers eventually consider President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the permanent fixture ... [Read More]
CarGurus unveils pre-qualify program through Capital One, Westlake & GLS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The next development in the working relationship involving CarGurus, Capital One, Westlake Financial and Global Lending Services (GLS) surfaced on Friday. CarGurus announced a new feature that can enable shoppers to pre-qualify for financing as they search on CarGurus for ... [Read More]
Exeter begins 15th anniversary celebration with gift to 1-millionth customer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance is in a celebratory mood and rightfully so. The non-prime auto finance company now has originated contracts with 1 million customers since it was founded in 2006. To commemorate this milestone, Exeter identified its 1-millionth customer as Raul ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Financial accommodations for struggling contract holders remain elevated
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the number of accounts TransUnion classifies as being in some form of financial hardship status closed the year below a peak registered soon after the onset of the pandemic, the level remains notably elevated and isn’t softening at the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Skip-tracing during the COVID-19 era
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alex “SkipGuru” Price returned to the Auto Remarketing podcast to discuss one of the subjects he knows best: skip-tracing. Now the director of training and development for LocateSmarter, a data and analytics company, Price described how the pandemic has impacted ... [Read More]
Line 5 integrates with TecAssured to aid with dealer management & marketing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Line 5, which partners with dealers to fund vehicle protection plans at all points along the credit spectrum, recently announced an integration with the technology solutions experts at TecAssured. TecAssured is a leading provider of innovative technology solutions for the ... [Read More]
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