AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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
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]
Finance companies remain cautious as unemployment keeps growing
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Ally Financial and Santander Consumer USA are just two examples of what Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said finance companies have been doing for the past four months amid the coronavirus pandemic. Smoke said underwriting has tightened since April. Perhaps ... [Read More]
National Auto Care acquires Diversified Management Group
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Care broadened its F&I portfolio this week. National Auto Care chief executive officer Tony Wanderon and Chris Weber and James Jodison, the principals of Diversified Management Group (DMG), announced that National Auto Care has acquired DMG. DMG is ... [Read More]
From the editor: Recapping 10 years since Dodd-Frank arrived
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While it might seem like it’s already been a decade since the coronavirus pandemic started to impact our lives, it’s truly been 10 years since the signing of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which opened the ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Accounts in ‘financial hardship’ level off in June
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion is noticing that credit-performance metrics are starting to change as various actions taken by finance companies because of the coronavirus pandemic begin to run their initial duration. A new TransUnion consumer credit snapshot released last week found the percentage ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How to improve your company’s compliance framework
Vladimir Kovacevic, Inovatec
Many automotive lenders face challenges today associated with maintaining compliance in all facets of their business. Automotive loan compliance requires knowledge of federal regulations the govern applications, processes and practices. While it can be assumed lenders strive to remain compliant ... [Read More]
Resolvion names new director of business development
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, Resolvion officially welcomed a new director of business development, bringing a robust background from different segments of the automotive industry. Taking on this role for the national skip tracing and repossession management company is Nicole Combs. According to ... [Read More]
Fuel Capital Group chooses PassTime as exclusive GPS provider
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PassTime is looking to reiterate to the industry that its devices can work well on more than just cars and trucks. This week, the GPS solutions provider announced it was selected as the exclusive partner for Fuel Capital Group, which provides ... [Read More]
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