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
S&P Global Ratings spots continued decline in extensions, return of contract payments
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings reported on Tuesday that contract extensions connected with public auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) improved at an accelerated rate in July relative to June, representing the third consecutive month of declines. The firm also noted the rates ... [Read More]
CFPB announces advisory committee members
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Kathleen Kraninger announced the appointment of members to the Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC) and Academic Research Council (ARC). Officials said these experts advise ... [Read More]
Protective Asset Protection survey shows 5 F&I updates dealers plan in coming months
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection wanted to get a reading about how COVID-19 impacted dealers and their efforts to quickly implement digital tools and resources available to consumers shopping for vehicles and F&I product options. So, the provider of F&I programs, services ... [Read More]
Auto defaults rise for second consecutive month
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) described credit performance during the July collection period as “solid,” the data through August released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian earlier this week showed that auto defaults remain on the rise. The ... [Read More]
KBRA spots ‘solid’ credit performance in July
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) found more evidence that federal assistance helped the auto-finance industry since August remittance reports showed what analysts called “solid” credit performance during the July collection period. The firm’s newest report dissecting information from the auto ... [Read More]
Florida repossession company settles with DOJ over alleged SCRA violations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) created another action by federal enforcers. Last week, the Justice Department reached an agreement with ASAP Towing & Storage Co. (ASAP) in Jacksonville, Fla., to resolve allegations that ASAP violated a federal law and ... [Read More]
6 repossession and recovery operations merging into 1 company
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consolidation that the repossession and recovery industries have rarely seen — if ever — came to light on Tuesday. According to a news release, Camping Companies and Paramount Recovery Service are merging, and four other repossession companies are involved, too, as ... [Read More]
New Jersey AG files fraud charges involving $1.3M worth of inventory
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alleged fraudsters tried to cultivate quite a scheme in the Garden State during a two-year timeframe. Last week, New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal announced that nine individuals have been charged with conspiring to use stolen identities to obtain New ... [Read More]
Webinar poll shows majority of finance companies only ‘somewhat prepared’ for federal exams
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps a primary reason recently Wolters Kluwer Lien Solutions hosted an informational webinar appeared through a participant survey conducted during the session. Nearly 60% of the live webinar audience polled about portfolio management for auto financing responded that they felt ... [Read More]
As down payments climb, likelihood of another federal stimulus dims on Capitol Hill
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Edmunds shared data with SubPrime Auto Finance News that average down payments in August climbed by more than $400 on new-car deals and by nearly $700 on used-vehicle transactions. Experts and surveys both pointed to how previous federal government stimulus ... [Read More]
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