How auto performed in May within ‘resilient consumer credit landscape’

Thursday, Jun. 25, 2026, 10:40 AM

Wayne Ray fills newly created position of CEO for ARA

Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2026, 01:29 PM

Equifax sees auto lenders looking to subprime for growth opportunities

Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 10:55 AM

Latest Stories

PayNearMe research: Lenders sustain more than $100B in costs beyond transaction fees annually

3 segments potentially ripe for auto refinancing

Cox Automotive finds ‘most forward-looking development’ of latest Fed activities

Vincenzo Ciampi of iA Financial Group

Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2026, 10:53 AM

Next up on the Canada’s Used Car Week Live Stage is Vincenzo Ciampi . who is senior vice president, of auto finance and dealer services for Canada at iA Financial Group. Ciampi talks with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby about ... Listen Here

Ted Berlovich of Clutch

Monday, Jun. 29, 2026, 03:44 PM

Continuing the discussions from the Live Stage at Canada’s Used Car Week, senior editor Joe Overby connects with Ted Berlovich, director of wholesale at online used-car retailer Clutch. Berlovich explained the company’s wholesale process, how the company handles some of ... Listen Here

Moiz Khan of Driveline Technologies

Monday, Jun. 29, 2026, 03:29 PM

During Canada’s Used Car Week, Auto Remarketing Canada senior editor Joe Overby caught up with Moiz Khan, co-founder of Driveline Technologies, to talk about the company, its growth and how it is addressing real challenges facing the automotive industry. Stay ... Listen Here

CFPB enters complicated consent order with auto-finance payment firm

money-stack

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, 06:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A firm that was supposed to pull funds from contract holders’ bank accounts and deliver the money to auto-finance companies entered into a consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week. And in a twist, the penalties levied ... [Read More]

How Westlake navigated through pandemic-triggered contract modifications

person on phone near cars

Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, 03:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Westlake Financial senior vice president of collections Brian Renfro knew his team was facing an incredible challenge. TransUnion’s industry-wide data showed the percentage of auto-finance contracts in financial hardship quickly rose as the pandemic intensified, jumping from 0.64% in March ... [Read More]

ARA reiterates 3 points about handling personal property in repossessed vehicles

compliance pic

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 04:41 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Recovery Association (ARA) recently distributed a message to the industry, reiterating its positions regarding personal property in repossessed vehicles. The move was triggered by the $5 million settlement Nissan’s captive finance company reached with the Consumer Financial Protection ... [Read More]

Nortridge launches podcast hosted by current NAF Association president

joel podcast for web

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 04:29 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Nortridge Software is also getting into the podcast business. The provider of loan management software designed to apply more automation to origination and servicing recently announced the launch of the ConsumerFi Podcast, which will be hosted by Nortridge director of ... [Read More]

KBRA sees potential for normal delinquency & loss patterns

bar-chart

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, 03:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) offered evidence that the atmosphere in auto financing might actually be returning to normalcy, especially when it comes to delinquency and losses. In April, KBRA placed 229 securities on watch across the unsecured consumer ... [Read More]

Darwin, SWDS partner to boost F&I and digital retail sales platform

darwin SWDS for web

Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 04:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

SouthWest Dealer Services finalized a strategic partnership with Darwin Automotive last week. The provider of F&I and anti-theft programs as well as related training services for dealerships announced its new connection with Darwin to expand SWDS’ digital retail sales platform ... [Read More]

CFPB releases final rule to implement FDCPA

FDCPA image

Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 04:31 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offered collections and compliance professionals some light reading just before the weekend. It’s mere a 653-page document to update a regulation first passed four decades ago that has taken regulatory officials seven years to get to ... [Read More]

TransUnion blends income & employment verification into credit report

transunion combined for web

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, 02:57 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps nowadays more than ever, risk decisions are based on consumer income and employment information to grasp a potential retail installment contract holder’s ability to pay This week, TransUnion rolled out a new seamless and real-time service to provide finance ... [Read More]

AUL reinforces software development team

Ginsburg AUL for web

Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, 02:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, AUL Corp. welcomed industry veteran Corey Ginsberg as the F&I provider’s new software development manager to lead the company’s team building custom applications. The company said Ginsberg’s experience and technical expertise will help AUL remain an industry leader ... [Read More]

LocateSmarter welcomes ‘SkipGuru’ as director of training and development

Alex Price at UCW

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, 02:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The “SkipGuru” has embarked on his next professional challenge. Alex Price, the frequent Used Car Week speaker and skip-tracing expert widely known as the “SkipGuru,” joined LocateSmarter, a data and analytics company, as director of training and development in a ... [Read More]

X