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: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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
ALS Resolvion claims 2 industry awards
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ALS Resolvion, a nationwide skip-trace and repossession management firm, has been selected as an honorable mention winner within Digital Defense’s 2018 Client Recognition Award Program, which recognizes organizations that display the highest level of network security. This accolade arrived soon ... [Read More]
Total Finance chooses Westlake Portfolio Management
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a news release distributed on Tuesday, Westlake Portfolio Management (WPM) has been selected as the third-party servicer by Total Finance for its $100 million automotive portfolio. The company highlighted approximately 84% of the $100 million portfolio at the time ... [Read More]
RDN unveils ‘all-in-one solution’ to track repossessions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weather conditions, sports scores and now repossession status are all things that auto-finance company managers can track online and in real time. Recovery Database Network (RDN), a business unit of KAR Auction Services, announced the launch of what the company called ... [Read More]
Latest Equifax data shows continued interest in subprime to open 2019
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest auto-finance information available from Equifax revealed trends that made the company give bullish projections of what the subprime slice of the market might be like for the rest of the year. Equifax’s auto-loan originations observations through January reported ... [Read More]
DOWC launches partnership with Allstate Dealer Services
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Owned Warranty Co. (DOWC). a provider and administrator of F&I products and services, recently partnered with the Allstate Corp. Like dealers, customers depend on the integrity of their vehicle service contracts and warranties. DOWC strives to ensure the successful ... [Read More]
masterQueue closes funding, adds director of operations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intellaegis now has additional funding and manpower to accelerate the growth of masterQueue, its debt collection software. The company announced this week that it closed on its first round of institutional funding since its launch at Finovate in 2011. “To ... [Read More]
Auto/Mate rolls out Deal Closeout for desking module
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto/Mate Dealership Systems recently enhanced its product offering aimed at streamlining the sales process and improving the workflow of sales managers, F&I managers and office clerks. The company released Deal Closeout, a new feature in the Desk/Mate Module of its ... [Read More]
Experts differ on what current consumer confidence really means
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We’re nearly halfway through the second quarter, and experts are seeing varying trends about whether consumers are prepared to commit to buying a vehicle at your dealership and financing the purchase through your finance company. While a pair of surveys ... [Read More]
KBRA sees non-prime and prime indexes move similarly in April
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency reported this week that its auto-finance indexes that watch both the non-prime and prime spaces moved in similar directions in April. But a deeper look at the latest data showed some “slightly less sanguine results.” Analysts ... [Read More]
3 recommendations to sharpen F&I menu presentations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Now that we’re deep into the second quarter of 2019, GWC Warranty recently offered a refresher in an effort to help dealerships gain more sales traction in the F&I office. With vehicle affordability becoming more a challenge, GWC Warranty emphasized that ... [Read More]
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