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
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
ChatGPT app represents the latest step in CarMax’s ongoing AI evolution
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:45 AM
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
Indiana Bankers Association partners with DDI Technology
Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DDI Technology is now more entrenched in the Hoosier State. On Thursday, the electronic lien and title technology firm and subsidiary of IAA announced a partnership with the Indiana Bankers Association (IBA). DDI was selected by IBA as a preferred ... [Read More]
KBRA: Non-prime ABS pools contain contracts with modifications at volume levels as high as 21%
Friday, Jun. 26, 2020, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency is seeing some finance companies — especially in non-prime — holding securitized pools of auto paper with contract modification levels as high as 21%. The noteworthy trends came via KBRA’s May auto loan indices when analysts ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Growing awareness of risk mitigation in a COVID-19 world
Thursday, Jun. 25, 2020, 03:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher Solutions president Nikh Nath joined the podcast to share his views about a topic relevant not only to auto financing, but also likely all segments of the automotive space nowadays. Nath, whose company is a technology provider specializing in ... [Read More]
Resolvion conducts survey to gauge post-COVID-19 repossession landscape
Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2020, 04:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion recently conducted an email survey of auto-finance provider inquiring about repossession activity once the coronavirus pandemic abates and recovery efforts intensify. One of the telling findings from the survey uncovered the depth of concern that finance companies have about ... [Read More]
4 more auto-finance firms now using Point Predictive’s fraud prevention tools
Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2020, 04:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Point Predictive finalized four different relationships this month with a variety of auto-finance industry companies that plan to use the firm’s products to curb fraud. The company that offers machine learning solutions now is working with MidAtlantic Finance, TCI, Nicholas ... [Read More]
Darwin updates dealers about free access to Documents on Demand
Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2020, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Darwin Automotive said this week that it released the final application needed for Virtual F&I orchestrated by JM&A Group. Darwin highlighted that it’s giving the tool Documents on Demand for free to all new and previous dealer customers. The company ... [Read More]
Auto defaults drop for sixth consecutive month
Tuesday, Jun. 23, 2020, 02:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps again reflecting how COVID-19 is turning data topsy-turvy, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian reported the auto-finance default rate in May came in at the lowest rate in 10 years. According to the latest update of the S&P/Experian Consumer ... [Read More]
TransUnion: More than 100 million consumer-credit accounts in relief programs
Monday, Jun. 22, 2020, 03:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion is looking to assist finance companies and insurers as millions of consumers continue to request and receive various payment accommodations because of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, TransUnion officially launched its CreditVision Acute Relief Suite that’s designed to help ... [Read More]
PAR rolls out title warehousing and digital processing services
Friday, Jun. 19, 2020, 02:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PAR North America launched centralized title warehousing and electronic title processing services that the business unit KAR Global said is in compliance with all state regulatory requirements. PAR explained its title services can save customers additional staffing and storage costs ... [Read More]
UPDATED: California bill stalls that would have banned repossessions for 2 years
Friday, Jun. 19, 2020, 02:04 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Representatives from the American Financial Services Association, the American Recovery Association, the National Automotive Finance Association, and the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association let out of collective exhale of relief after what they each described as a significantly damaging piece of ... [Read More]
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