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
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index keeps climbing, but the subprime share keeps sagging. Cox Automotive’s latest index update might be reflecting what’s happening at your finance company, ticking up 7% year-over-year to 105, which is the highest level since November ... [Read More]
FTC reviews 3 dealer group settlements after abandoning disparate impact
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Disparate impact theory sometimes made automotive compliance professionals nauseous, especially when it was used by federal regulators to generate settlements for as much as $10 million in a single situation. Late on Friday, those professionals — and three dealership groups ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus survey uncovers where dealers see untapped opportunities in F&I product offerings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Findings from a dealer survey orchestrated by AutoPayPlus showed issues stores are still having in the F&I office. The survey revealed that while many dealership owners recognize the potential value of their F&I product offerings, challenges around consistent presentation, product ... [Read More]
CarShield completes acquisition of American Auto Shield
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, CarShield finalized the acquisition of its primary contract administrator, American Auto Shield, in a move that transitioned the vehicle-protection company into what it called “a fully integrated end-to-end service provider.” Leadership explained this strategic move centralizes the customer ... [Read More]
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]
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