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
Wolters Kluwer collects 2 more industry awards for its lien solutions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wolters Kluwer’s lien solutions recently earned two major industry awards for its iLien Motor Vehicle product innovation, adding to its quickly filling mantle. The company won a Gold-level Globee Award in the Fintech and Information Technology Innovation category as well ... [Read More]
VADA enhances preferred endorsement of Dealertrack registration and title solutions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association (VADA) expanded its preferred endorsement of Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions. VADA’s support for the company’s solutions now includes Accelerated Title in a continued effort to improve efficiency and bring a more modern, ... [Read More]
PointPredictive launches income validation tool fueled by machine learning
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Verifying income can be an expensive process for finance companies; one where the cost can become even steeper if the contract holder falls into delinquency and is eventually charged-off because the individual didn’t have steady enough money to support monthly ... [Read More]
Seasonal non-prime auto ABS deterioration surfaces in August
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency spotted typical season deterioration when analysts compiled their observations of the August auto loan indices based on performances in the auto asset backed securities (ABS) market. Analysts said in their report released this week that collateral ... [Read More]
Rooney joins Hudson Cook as newest partner
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook welcomed its newest partner this week. The firm announced that attorney Mark Rooney has joined Hudson Cook as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on the defense of consumer litigation under the Fair Debt ... [Read More]
CFPB unveils network to collaborate with state AGs; 7 immediately join
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s no longer just a hunch emanating from dealerships and finance companies that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state attorneys general are working together. The CFPB made an official announcement to the fact on Tuesday. The bureau, working in ... [Read More]
Recovery Database Network secures Veracode Verified Team status
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the threat of security breaches haunting companies large and small, Recovery Database Network (RDN) is taking steps to ensure its systems connected with repossessions and recoveries are safe. The division of KAR Auction Services announced it achieved the six ... [Read More]
FTC approves final settlement with DealerBuilt as NADA weighs in
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission closed its settlement case with a dealer software provider involved in a data breach but not before accepting a public comment from the National Automobile Dealers Association, which took a broad view of the developments. Late ... [Read More]
New AUL website marks next step in multi-year development plan
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. is aiming to keep its website as technologically advanced as the modern vehicles often covered by its F&I programs. AUL just launched a new streamlined website following its recent addition of GAP and ancillary product offerings. AUL chief ... [Read More]
Dealer Training Institute aims to reenergize F&I personnel
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection is looking to get dealership personnel — especially individuals who work in the F&I office — reinvigorated about their jobs. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs recently said that it recognizes the ... [Read More]
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