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
May economic update: Interest rates stay put as unemployment dips
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
May opened with a pair of economic updates that should be pleasing to dealerships and finance companies with interest rates remaining steady and unemployment declining. The developments came in light of the Federal Reserve chairman refuting thoughts that policymakers are ... [Read More]
9 products now are part of AUL’s expanded F&I offering
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, AUL Corp. launched a new suite of F&I products. President and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson described the offering as giving dealers “a one-stop shop for all of their F&I needs.” AUL’s collection of products now includes: • ... [Read More]
Experian rolls out financial inclusion campaign to fill thin files
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps the auto-finance applicant who arrives through a dealership website portal and eventually lands in your company’s underwriting department might have a more robust file, thanks to enhanced efforts from Experian. As part of its global commitment to financial inclusion ... [Read More]
House lawmakers look for discrimination as finance rates jump again in April
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With U.S. House lawmakers set to conduct a hearing on Wednesday to examine the rising costs and potential discrimination happening in auto financing, the April data shared by Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book showed how much more consumers stretched to ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings spots 5 trends as subprime ABS stabilizes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After reviewing first-quarter data connected with U.S. subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS), S&P Global Ratings discovered cumulative net losses appear to have stabilized, albeit at “relatively high levels,” according to its newest report released on Tuesday. On a segment ... [Read More]
2019 Chambers USA Guide honors 3 Hudson Cook attorneys
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More accolades went Hudson Cook’s way as three members of its legal team collected honors from the 2019 Chambers USA Guide. Michael Benoit, Nikki Munro and Jean Noonan were recently ranked in the 2019 Chambers USA Guide for Financial Services ... [Read More]
700Credit integrates with AppOne Dealer Portal to help powersports stores
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Officials from 700Credit, which provides credit reports, compliance solutions and soft-pull products and services, recently finalized another integration aimed at streamlining delivery to be as fast as the weekend toys that powersports dealers sell. AppOne integrated 700Credit’s credit and compliance ... [Read More]
PossibleNOW acquires PACE Regulatory Guide
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PossibleNOW reinforced its compliance resources this week that could benefit the marketing efforts and dealerships and finance companies. The provider of Do Not Contact direct marketing compliance and enterprise consent and preference management solutions, announced the acquisition of the Professional ... [Read More]
Pennsylvania Honda store settles with state AG over ‘valueless’ warranties
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Faulkner Honda recently reached a settlement that includes restitution for consumers for what Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro described as deceptive and unfair sales of a “valueless” warranty product. According to a news release, an investigation by the attorney general’s ... [Read More]
Industry input prompts CFPB to revise policies involving CIDs
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps reinforcing an outline shared during the director’s public appearance just a few days earlier, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week announced changes to policies regarding civil investigative demands (CIDs). The regulator said the actions are designed to ensure ... [Read More]
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