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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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

Credit Acceptance plucks Amazon AI expert to be CTO

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance followed through on its previous pledge to name its new chief technology officer this month. And like many of us, the subprime auto finance company found what it sought via Amazon. Credit Acceptance on Thursday announced that Jeetu ... [Read More]

Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance industry and other participants in financial services now have less than 10 days to provide feedback about a draft of legislation to reform the structure and powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The U.S. House Financial ... [Read More]

F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP, Endurance again among Inc. 5000

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CHAMP, F&I Sentinel and Global Lending Services are among the companies involved in auto financing that are celebrating again for being among the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. For F&I Sentinel, it marks being on the list ... [Read More]

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]

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