Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
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
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
How revamped Fed strategy involving interest rates helps auto-finance companies
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
National Automotive Finance Association executive director Jack Tracey nicely summarized developments coming from the Federal Reserve last week. After making multiple upticks in interest rates last year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain the target range for ... [Read More]
Ally Financial championing entrepreneurship competition featuring students attending HBCUs
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
College students from across the country are heading to Detroit this Friday through Sunday for a chance to make their entrepreneurial dreams come to life. Ally Financial has teamed up with fellow Motor City native, entertainer and entrepreneur Sean “Big ... [Read More]
Dealertrack adds another finance company using its title tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another finance company is seeing the potential benefit of leveraging Dealertrack Accelerated Title. After recently reaching relationships with Westlake Financial Services as well as dealer associations in Louisiana and Wisconsin, Dealertrack this week announced that KeyBank Dealer Retail Services has ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Using AI and machine learning to keep market in ‘high gear’
Sean Bennett, Servicing Solutions
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data recently released its quarterly report on household debt and credit. While some pundits initially rushed to point to a negative theme — 7 million people had an auto finance ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Examining personal property handling, issues and costs
Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion
Over the past year, there has been a great deal of discussion about the fees related to the removal and storage of personal property. The issue has resulted in significant changes by most lenders as to how personal property fees ... [Read More]
Ford Protect chooses Darwin Automotive as preferred provider
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Darwin Automotive announced that it has been selected by Ford Protect to be a preferred provider within the company’s core F&I menu, as well as the Darwin digital retailing and service menu for Ford Dealerships nationwide. Dealerships use ... [Read More]
Free infographic could help dealers understand federal tax changes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection rolled out another product to help dealerships understand federal tax changes. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs made available a new educational infographic for dealerships and dealer principals on the effect recent tax ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings and its ‘sanguine’ outlook of subprime auto loan ABS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings took its turn on Tuesday to add more context to the headline-creating and social-media stirring auto-finance data released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit analyst Amy Martin led the charge looking closely at subprime ... [Read More]
6 tips from FTC when subpoena or CID arrives
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission recently offered six recommendations to dealerships and auto finance companies that might receive subpoenas and civil investigative demands (CIDs) as part of an investigation into potential law violations Burke Kappler, an attorney in the FTC’s Office ... [Read More]
Carleton enhances solution with ATC partnership
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Celebrating its 50th year in the consumer lending market, Carleton looked to enhance its suite of solutions this week. Following extensive market feedback and discussions with key partners, Carleton released CarCalcs, a comprehensive and integrated sales tax, registration and dealer ... [Read More]
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