July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 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
KBRA sees seasonal trends appear in September ABS indices
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
September’s auto loan asset backed security data didn’t surprise analysts at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). The latest readings for KBRA’s prime and non-prime indices arrived with seasonal patterns evident. Analysts found that auto loan ABS credit performance weakened slightly ... [Read More]
CFPB forms federal consumer financial law taskforce
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with naming academics, industry leaders and consumer advocates to a trio of committees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also announced last week that it will establish a taskforce to examine ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws. ... [Read More]
New division Westlake Capital Finance fueled to help dealers grow operations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships wanting to expand their operations now can turn to Westlake Technology Holdings. The finance company that originates installment contracts throughout the credit spectrum recently launched Westlake Capital Finance to provide commercial real estate loans to dealers. The commercial real ... [Read More]
DIMONT adds another former van Wagenen exec to leadership team
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the second time this year, DIMONT reinforced its leadership team with a former executive from van Wagenen. This week, the Dallas-based provider of insurance claims adjusting and collateral loss mitigation services to the residential mortgage and auto lending industries ... [Read More]
AutoMap promotes Sargeant to CEO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An employee who has been with AutoMap for nearly 10 years now is the company’s chief executive officer. The provider of electronic vehicle monitoring and location services recently announced Mark Sargeant was promoted to CEO of AutoMap in a move ... [Read More]
A treat for the industry? Perhaps another rate cut coming
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the Federal Reserve released minutes from its September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting that resulted in policymakers leveraging their second consecutive opportunity to lower the target range for the federal funds rate after having not taken a ... [Read More]
ARA unveils theme & registration for North American Repossessors Summit
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It might only be October, but the American Recovery Association (ARA) already has its eyes on early May, unveiling the theme for one of its largest annual events. ARA, along with headline sponsor, Harding Brooks Insurance, announced this week that ... [Read More]
ALS Resolvion shifts online location for best-practices forum
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ALS Resolvion is trying to make collaboration within the skip-tracing and repossession worlds a little easier to be done online. The recovery management firm this week announced a transition of its popular community forum, Lenders Repossession Best Practices, from one ... [Read More]
Open Lending promotes 2 longtime executives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending promoted two of its executives this week who have combined to serve the company for nearly 20 years. The provider of analytics, risk-based pricing, risk modeling and automated decision technology for credit unions and other finance companies, announced ... [Read More]
Trust Science secures exclusive registration to use Credit Bureau 2.0
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Trust Science gained important branding privileges this week. The company obtained official, exclusive registration over the use of “Credit Bureau 2.0” as a trademark from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. According to a news release, Trust Science and its ... [Read More]
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