FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
SAFCO welcomes Gang as senior risk officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SAFCO added an executive whose experience includes time with one of the subprime auto finance company’s competitors as well as posts with a large bank and an automaker's captive. Entrepreneur and fintech veteran Kenneth Gang recently joined SAFCO as its ... [Read More]
Denson joins Venable’s financial services practice
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A legal expert who has appeared multiple times at Used Car Week and other industry events now is the newest partner at Venable. The law firm with locations in six states and the nation’s capital announced this week that Allen ... [Read More]
Westlake’s total portfolio closes 2020 above $12B
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fueled by 14.7% growth year-over-year, Westlake Technology Holdings reported this week that the finance company with a diversified portfolio beyond just subprime paper ended 2020 with $12.14 billion in total managed assets. Westlake highlighted nine other major achievements generated by ... [Read More]
Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference to return in person for silver anniversary
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Industry associations are looking to bring some semblance of normalcy this year. Within days of the American Recovery Association rescheduling its two largest events to October with the intention of them being in person, the National Automotive Finance Association set ... [Read More]
‘Lax’ complaint response draws ire of acting CFPB director
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Dave Uejio — the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — said he met with staff from the regulator's Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs (CEEA). Among the findings and directives originating from last week's gathering, ... [Read More]
ARA shifts its 2 major events to October in hopes of in-person industry gatherings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the National Automobile Dealers Association is orchestrating its largest event of the year virtually this week, the American Recovery Association announced its decision to reschedule its primary events to the fall in hopes of having them in person. After ... [Read More]
Reviewing 8 regulations every dealer should know
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While GWC Warranty isn’t suggesting that dealers need to have a law degree to retail used vehicles, the F&I product provider revisited eight crucial regulations operators should understand to do business in a compliant manner. Reviewing the basics of these ... [Read More]
CBA cautious about federal student-loan debt proposal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Some applicants might be landing at your subprime auto finance company in part because of the amount of student loan debt detailed on their credit report. Senate Democrats recently proposed eliminating up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per ... [Read More]
Short-term consumer credit growth outlook improves
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At least one industry expert used some positive adjectives when assembling reaction after the Federal Reserve released consumer credit data for December. The credit data arrived after a federal forecast projecting how long it might take for the U.S. job ... [Read More]
SCUSA confirms end of written agreement with Fed over compliance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An enforcement action involving Santander Consumer USA (SCUSA) stemming from four years ago came to a conclusion on Thursday. Santander Holdings USA and SCUSA confirmed in a news release that the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System has ... [Read More]
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