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
LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and VinAudit.com finalize integration
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two companies are collaborating for enhanced subprime underwriting at a lower cost. This week, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime originations, announced a strategic integration partnership with VinAudit.com aimed at reducing costs incurred by subprime finance companies for vehicle ... [Read More]
Dozen findings from study about consumer anxiety over bills
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More evidence and commentary as to why the 30-day or 60-day delinquency rates connected with your portfolio might be at their current levels arrived this week. And consumer study findings coincided with the Federal Reserve chairman reiterating “vulnerabilities” within the ... [Read More]
ANALYSIS: When does a principal business purpose amount to debt collection under the FDCPA?
Jade Sipes, Baker Donelson
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits debt collectors from engaging in abusive debt collection practices. To be liable under the Act, however, the defendant must be a debt collector. And there are two ways that a defendant can qualify ... [Read More]
Spireon gains 30th US patent
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s like the federal government gave Spireon a holiday present. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Spireon a patent for its technology approach to managing an automotive dealership’s vehicle inventory by pairing a tracking device to a vehicle. ... [Read More]
4 possible ways to bring some financing cheer to your dealership
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Black Friday and Cyber Monday might have already passed, but GWC Warranty contends that dealerships still can leverage consumers’ enthusiasm for spending to rake in some retail revenue via their finance departments. “There are two ways to look at the holiday ... [Read More]
Explaining implications of SCUSA’s nearly $12M settlement with CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI Inc. president David Bafumo spent part of his Thanksgiving holiday dissecting the potential pitfalls that resulted in Santander Consumer USA reaching a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a GAP product. Two days before the country carved ... [Read More]
FTC maintains stance on privacy while fostering innovation
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission called for a balanced approach that protects both consumer privacy and innovation in a comment submitted to the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of that agency’s consumer privacy proceeding. In ... [Read More]
Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems adds former Del Mar executive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On the heels of landing a trio of clients as well as an enhanced relationship with Digital Recognition Network (DRN), Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems also added to its executive team. Consolidated recently announced that it has named Jeff Rau as ... [Read More]
Auto defaults rise 3 basis points in October
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance defaults rose for just the second time this year in October. But the 3-basis point rise is only a fraction of the largest uptick analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian have seen during the past 36 ... [Read More]
masterQueue names former Ally exec its new operational strategist
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Intellaegis, which does business as masterQueue, announced today during Used Car Week it has named a new operational strategist. The debt collection software company has named former Ally executive vice president Bill Ploog to its management team. Ploog joins Intellaegis ... [Read More]
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