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
TransUnion: Used-car loans with LTVs at 140% or higher quadruple in past five years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps this data point shared by TransUnion on Thursday epitomizes how much used-car financing has changed during the past five years. In the auto-finance segment of TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR), analysts indicated that just 8% of ... [Read More]
6 best practices for repo agents to avoid pitfalls of phishing emails
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The technology committee of the American Recovery Association warned repossession agents about how easily an operation can be impacted by phishing email and the collateral damage security breaches can cause. ARA also gave six recommendations for best practices to avoid ... [Read More]
Record number of active dealers now on Credit Acceptance’s AI-driven platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance set a record during the second quarter courtesy of artificial intelligence. The subprime auto finance company said late Tuesday afternoon that a record 11,004 dealers were active on its platform during Q2, with the company enrolling 1,456 new ... [Read More]
MeridianLink acquires Credit Mountain to create opportunities after adverse actions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Adverse action notices in subprime auto financing are common. An acquisition that closed on the last day of July and announced publicly on Monday is designed to make sure that’s not the end of the road for all parties involved. ... [Read More]
Equifax notices multiple subprime trends within outstanding portfolio & originations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The July installment of the Automotive Industry Market Pulse from Equifax included multiple noteworthy trends connected to subprime auto financing. Equifax reported total outstanding auto debt reached $1.7 trillion in May, representing a 2.4% increase year-over-year. Pushing the figure higher ... [Read More]
VantageScore still sees ‘gradual migration’ of consumers into near-prime & subprime
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The average VantageScore 4.0 credit score ticked up in June, reversing the modest dip observed late last year and returning to its highest level in the past 12 months. But analysts are also seeing the number consumers sliding into the ... [Read More]
KBRA auto loan ABS report considers why ‘borrower pockets’ matter more than pool averages
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, KBRA released news research examining the increasingly asymmetric performance of auto loan ABS across borrower credit profiles. Perhaps also seen by finance company executives who oversee collections and portfolio health, KBRA pointed out that stronger borrowers have remained ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis reiterates 5 situations when replevin actions might be necessary
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with welcoming a new attorney to the firm’s office in Sarasota, Fla., Weltman, Weinberg & Reis recently reiterated five potential situations when replevin actions could help credit unions recover secured assets when traditional repossession efforts are unsuccessful. The full-service ... [Read More]
Agora Data shares 5 considerations for dealers evaluating subprime auto finance partners
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After surveying 114 independent auto dealers to get clarity about the biggest obstacles to closing more deals that need the participation of lenders for financing, Agora Data followed up that project by offering five characteristics that operators should consider when ... [Read More]
As refinancing gains more steam, a reminder about Fed’s influence over auto lending
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Caribou’s Q2 2026 Auto Refinance Trends Report showed subprime consumers enjoyed the deepest rate cuts across credit tiers, based on data from April to June of customers who refinanced to lower their monthly payments. Before someone begins to project that ... [Read More]
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