FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Canadian-based iA Financial expands US warranty presence by purchasing IAS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
iA Financial Corp., one of Canada’s largest insurance and wealth management companies, secured a larger amount of the dealer warranty business in the United States last week. According to a news release, iA Financial, the holding company of iA Financial ... [Read More]
5 federal agencies now support alternative-data usage
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
If auto-finance companies were not already using alternative data to enhance their underwriting efforts, they appear to have gotten the green light this week from five prominent federal regulators. Those five agencies — the Federal Reserve, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... [Read More]
Experian Q3 financing data reinforces appeal of used
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing the appeal of used models highlighted in a recent Ally Financial survey, Experian’s latest data showed used vehicles are commanding a larger share of the U.S. automotive finance market. According to Experian’s Q3 2019 State of the Automotive Finance ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Allied Solutions’ outlook on recoveries & more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of our collection of podcasts originating from Used Car Week 2019, Nick Zulovich caught up with Anne Holtzman and Suzi Straffon from Allied Solutions. The executives from Allied Solutions recapped not only what transpired in the world of ... [Read More]
APR for new models drops to lowest level in 21 months as used metric stays steady
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At least from an interest-rate perspective, new vehicles looked a bit more attractive to buyers in November, even though retail prices for those models continued to climb. Meanwhile, financing for used vehicles stayed on a steady course, according to the ... [Read More]
11 questions on deck for upcoming credit reporting workshop hosted by CFPB & FTC
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a public workshop on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit reports and employment and tenant background screening reports. The regulators shared ... [Read More]
Powell shifts from Santander to Wells Fargo among 5 executive moves
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Holdings USA, Santander Consumer USA Holdings and Wells Fargo all made high-level leadership changes on Tuesday morning with an executive shifting from one institution to the other being among the moves. According to separate news releases, Timothy Wennes has ... [Read More]
CRB Auto now part of RouteOne eContracting base
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Amid all of the Black Friday retail activities, RouteOne announced that CRB Auto is now an available eContracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. The companies reiterated that eContracting can enable the digital exchange of critical contract documents ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings sees generally positive ABS performance even as terms lengthen
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While keeping a close watch on lengthening contract terms, S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance was generally positive for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector in September. “Losses and 60-plus-day delinquencies decreased month over month as well ... [Read More]
Fed upbeat about economy even as consumer confidence wobbles slightly
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In separate public appearances this week, two members of the Federal Reserve Board gave similar, upbeat assessments about the economy and the prospects for steady performance next year. However, one of the prominent measurements of consumer sentiment showed that individuals ... [Read More]
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