LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index hits highest point in more than 5 years
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 11:30 AM
AFSA maintains dialogue with CFPB over data rights rule reconsiderations even as momentum rises to shut down agency
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 12:03 PM
Resolvion starts ‘new era,’ putting Plascencia in charge of new division
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 10:55 AM
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
Zapmoto Co-Founder & CEO Clint Curtis
We throw the keys to the valet on this episode. Clint Curtis is the co-founder and CEO of Zapmoto, which provides valet pickup and delivery of vehicles for servicing at car dealerships. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 07:52 PM
Point Predictive spots record auto fraud exposure & climbing early payment default risk
Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2025, 09:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Point Predictive on Tuesday released its 2025 Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report, detailing that finance companies face an estimated $9.2 billion in fraud loss exposure for 2025 — the highest ever measured. And another troubling metric — especially for creditors ... [Read More]
AFSA asks CFPB to table proposed auto-loan survey
Monday, Mar. 24, 2025, 10:36 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In January — three days before President Trump was inaugurated — the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shared a proposal via the Federal Register to launch an auto-loan survey to collect a variety of information from contract holders. Last week, the ... [Read More]
NAF Association collecting nominations for 2 industry awards
Monday, Mar. 24, 2025, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association is still collecting nominations for the two industry awards to be given during the 2025 Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference. The NAF Association is seeking nominations for the Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award as well as a ... [Read More]
Fed waiting for ‘greater clarity’ before modifying interest rates
Thursday, Mar. 20, 2025, 11:27 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In an expected move, the Federal Reserve left the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.5% this week when policymakers had their latest opportunity to modify interest rates. While Fed chair Jerome Powell said policymakers will ... [Read More]
How new tool from AT&T and TransUnion could help collectors
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 12:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s not new that consumers often avoid calls from collectors. But according to a recent TransUnion survey, 73% of consumers said they’d be likely to answer calls if the name and logo were shown. Perhaps a tool that could help ... [Read More]
Consumers’ anticipation of being rejected for auto finance at highest level ever
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 10:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive recently reported that access to credit in the auto-finance market improved in February, reaching the highest level since December 2022. But the February Survey of Consumer Expectations from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic ... [Read More]
PCMI gains strategic growth investment from Thoma Bravo
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Thoma Bravo announced a strategic growth investment in PCMI, a provider of administration software for F&I products in the automotive and consumer end markets. According to a news release, Thoma Bravo said existing shareholders — including PCMI management, ... [Read More]
Study shows why financial insecurity remains an ‘epidemic’
Monday, Mar. 17, 2025, 03:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Northwestern Mutual’s 2025 Planning & Progress Study is the company’s proprietary research series that explores Americans’ attitudes, behaviors and perspectives across a broad set of issues impacting their long-term financial security. It might also be a good look what the ... [Read More]
FTC begins refund processing from Vroom settlement
Monday, Mar. 17, 2025, 09:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vroom settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission in July that the former online used-car retailer failed to follow the Mail, Internet, and Telephone Order Rule, the Pre-Sale Availability Rule, and the Used Car Rule. Last week, the FTC said ... [Read More]
Arra Finance highlights ‘significant progress’ in subprime market since acquisition by Obra Capital
Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, 10:49 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been about seven months since Obra Capital acquired Arra Finance, so the indirect subprime auto finance company shared an update this week about how it’s going. Arra Finance said it’s made “significant progress” in successfully relaunching and leveraging its ... [Read More]
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