Fed keeps interest rates unchanged even in ‘challenging environment’ for automotive
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 10:29 AM
PODCAST: Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 02:22 PM
VantageScore pinpoints how much subprime credit market is growing
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 11:09 AM
The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
PODCAST: 3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 12:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... [Read More]
Former Virginia independent dealer receives 6-year prison sentence for running fraud scheme impacting two dozen lenders
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 11:07 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A dealer is being punished for committing fraud that prosecutors said had involved more than two dozen auto-finance providers, resulting in more than $2 million losses. Officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said last ... [Read More]
NCC sees Consumer Document Exchange potentially savings stores more than $100K annually
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 11:07 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NCC, a leading provider of integrated credit, compliance, desking, and fraud prevention solutions for automotive retailing, announced the launch of Consumer Document Exchange. Along with a claim of potentially saving a store more than $100,000 annually, the company highlighted the ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Cut auto-loan servicing costs by tackling your largest preventable expense
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 10:03 AM
Dawn Fretwell, PayNearMe
Most auto lenders know their transaction fees down to the penny. Far fewer can tell you what a failed payment actually costs. Why? Because the expenses hide behind the manual workarounds required to resolve payment-blocking issues. Payment friction is often ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 10:29 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 03:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... [Read More]
Westlake Financial completes $100M ‘landmark transaction’ with HFC Acceptance
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 11:02 AM
Nick Zulovich
Instead of booking subprime auto paper, Westlake Financial sold approximately $100 million of subprime auto loans in what it called a “landmark transaction.” Westlake on Tuesday announced the successful sale to HFC Acceptance that included what the companies dubbed a ... [Read More]
Allied Solutions hires former PAR North America COO
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 09:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the honorees among the 2023 Women in Collections and Recoveries has a new executive position. Allied Solutions posted on social media this week that Jessie Herdrich Irwin joined the company as its vice president of recovery operations. The ... [Read More]
McGlinchey Stafford to wind down law firm after more than 50 years
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, 10:00 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s an example of how dramatically situations can change for even well-established service providers connected with auto finance. On Dec. 15, McGlinchey Stafford announced the hire of four associates who previously clerked or worked at the law firm across three ... [Read More]
December auto-credit availability climbs to best level in more than 3 years
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Jonathan Gregory recapped 2025 from the credit-granting perspective since the December Dealertrack Credit Availability Index reached its highest point of year and reflected the best level since October 2022. The Cox Automotive senior manager of economic and industry insights on ... [Read More]
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