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
MBSi customers can join free CARES Act webinar offered by Agero
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Over the weekend, MBSi Corp. shared another offering to help its recovery industry customers navigate through coronavirus pandemic. Agero, the parent company of the Automotive Intelligence Council member, is orchestrating a webinar to help small businesses understand the CARES Act ... [Read More]
PODCAST: NAF Association president shares current crisis observations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Automotive Finance Association president Joel Kennedy joined senior editor Nick Zulovich for another episode of the podcast this week to share an update on how finance companies are navigating through the coronavirus pandemic. Kennedy, who also is the chief ... [Read More]
CFPB addresses credit reporting in latest policy statement
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau addressed a crucial element of financial services thrown into a tailspin because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, the CFPB released a policy statement outlining the responsibility of credit reporting companies and furnishers during the ... [Read More]
As average auto APRs adjust, jobless claims spike past 10 million
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As the auto-finance industry adjusted annual percentage rates (APR) on both used- and new-vehicle paper originated in March, the possibility your portfolio contains contract holders who no longer have their job jumped significantly, based on the newest data released by ... [Read More]
7 trade associations send petition to FCC about TCPA exception during COVID-19
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Financial-services providers want to reach their customers to inform them about products and programs that can be beneficial during the coronavirus pandemic, and they’re asking for help from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to clear a regulatory path. This week, ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Upcoming DRN webinar on post COVID-19 collections, featuring RMA & lenders
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the founding members of the Automotive Intelligence Council is tackling perhaps one of the most daunting challenges ever — how collections will proceed once the coronavirus pandemic subsides. SubPrime Auto Finance News is hosting a free webinar featuring ... [Read More]
CFPB and FTC maintain regulatory endeavors through ongoing crisis
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook partner Lucy Morris cautioned the financial-services industry not to set aside completely a task that might have been a top priority before the coronavirus pandemic arrived. “As the public health crisis spreads and worsens, one might think that ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Nearly 60% of household incomes already impacted by COVID-19
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Friday, TransUnion shared its latest information about the depth and speed the coronavirus pandemic is impacting family budgets. TransUnion reported six in 10 Americans (59%) said their household income has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic — an ... [Read More]
APCO Holdings releases multiple F&I education initiatives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings, a provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands, announced on Friday that the company will begin providing free access to digital retailing tools and online training courses designed to ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: What you should know about protecting portfolios in uncertain times
Trace Ledbetter, State National Companies
As everyone reading this is well aware, the world is currently experiencing extraordinary circumstances that have upended daily life — now, there’s no such thing as “business as usual.” One question being posed by banks, finance companies and other lenders ... [Read More]
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