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
20 US subprime auto ABS transactions stay on CreditWatch negative
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The investment community is maintaining close observations on subprime auto financing. S&P Global Ratings on Monday said that its ratings on 27 classes from 20 U.S. subprime auto ABS transactions will remain on CreditWatch, where they were placed with negative ... [Read More]
NAE/NWAN partners with Ultimar to promote interior and exterior surface protection
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Automotive Experts and NWAN (NAE/NWAN) finalized a partnership with Ultimar this week. The companies explained the partnership allows NAE/NWAN to provide direct manufacturer access to Ultimar’s interior and exterior surface protection product technologies. NAE/NWAN said Ultimar and the entire ... [Read More]
Constant launches fintech solution geared for servicing after modifications
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fintech and automated loss mitigation provider Constant rolled out an enhancement to its solution aimed at helping finance companies limit delinquencies and charge-offs as they navigate through modifications offered because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company launched AutoCare, a module ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How COVID-19 has re-written the auto-finance playbook, possibly forever
Jim Houston, J.D. Power
Auto dealers around the country have embraced the unthinkable during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now offering online sales. Roughly 85% of General Motors dealers were signed up to offer the manufacturer’s “Shop Click Drive” e-commerce program by May of ... [Read More]
7 groups caution lawmakers about possible ramifications of credit reporting prohibition during COVID-19
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The coronavirus pandemic certainly has disrupted so many parts of finance-company operations. But a group of seven industry organizations, including the American Financial Services Association, is urging federal lawmakers to make sure the pandemic impact doesn’t spread to one of ... [Read More]
PODCAST: More field stories about collections in COVID-19 world
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Payix co-founders Chris Chestnut and Preston Cecil made their debut on the Auto Remarketing Podcast and shared an array of observations and anecdotes from their clients about how finance companies are handling collections during the coronavirus pandemic. Chestnut and Cecil ... [Read More]
Edmunds, Equifax spot some consistency in latest finance metrics
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
How about this for a change in our coronavirus-impacted world? Experts noticed some consistency in the latest auto-finance trends. According to July auto-finance data Edmunds compiled and shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News, metrics such as term and the amount ... [Read More]
Lindsay Automotive unveils F&I tool aimed to improve 6 parts of vehicle delivery
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lindsay Automotive launched a post-sale, pre-F&I vehicle delivery system for dealers on Monday that is aimed at six potential friction points that can curtail store revenue and customer satisfaction. Created by dealership owner Steve Lindsay in collaboration with industry veterans Chip King ... [Read More]
CFPB seeks public input to reduce credit discrimination, boost ECOA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with its director giving testimony to both House and Senate committees, last week also included the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issuing a request for information (RFI) to seek public input on how best to create a regulatory environment that ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty broadens coverage options for older & high-line models
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Have a 2001 model that still looks sharp, runs nicely and remains a great option to attach F&I products? Now dealers that use GWC Warranty have that option among a host of other potential ways to generate finance-office revenue. This week, ... [Read More]
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