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
Resolvion starts ‘new era,’ putting Plascencia in charge of new division
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion created a new division this week to leverage the experience and expertise of executive vice president Claudia Plascencia, who has been with the company for nearly 12 years. The provider of asset recovery management solutions has launched a credit ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis adds attorneys in Detroit & Pittsburgh
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis hired two more attorneys this month, as the full-service creditors’ rights law firm bolstered its offices in Detroit and Pittsburgh. Joining the firm in the Motor City is Tyra Page, who was born and raised in ... [Read More]
LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index hits highest point in more than 5 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Almost 400,000 individuals have already filed for bankruptcy during the first three quarters of this year. And the newest LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) showed that trajectory might continue for the remainder of 2025 and beyond. Consumer legal stress ... [Read More]
Why experts are closely watching lower-income consumers in today’s economy
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts are closely monitoring what’s happening with lower-income consumers, which are often served by subprime auto finance companies. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as well as Fitch Ratings’ expectations about asset-backed securities are two examples of ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance shares another unscheduled update to address ‘select inquiries’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
For the second time in a little more than a month, Credit Acceptance filed a form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to “select inquiries” that the subprime auto finance companies has received through Monday. The one ... [Read More]
Vervent reiterates that it’s servicing Tricolor loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Social media memes and motivational merchandise are everywhere nowadays in business, sports and beyond with the simple phrase: Do your job. Vervent reiterated this week that the payment servicing company is doing that as it’s been roughly three weeks after ... [Read More]
REPAY & Emotive partner for improved automotive loan payment acceptance & management
Nick Zulovich
With collecting payments in the headlines nowadays, REPAY announced a new integration with Emotive Software this week. The companies highlighted auto finance companies can now take advantage of the combined functionality of REPAY’s convenient, automation-enabling payment technology and Emotive’s comprehensive ... [Read More]
TransUnion: ‘Credit washing is a silent disruptor’
Nick Zulovich
Washing your car, your dishes, even yourself, seems like a positive and prudent experience. However, credit washing — especially in auto finance — is making quite a mess for lenders, according to new analysis from TransUnion on Thursday. TransUnion said ... [Read More]
Sixth Street to acquire Global Lending Services
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Evidently the investment world isn’t completely sour on subprime auto financing despite what’s transpired in the industry segment recently. On Wednesday afternoon, Global Lending Services (GLS) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sixth Street, ... [Read More]
DRN, MVTRAC & SCM make multiple moves to improve positions with lenders & repo agents
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DRN, MVTRAC and Secure Collateral Management (SCM) made multiple moves recently to enhance their services to auto-finance companies and their relationships with repossession agents. First, DRN and Loanbridge formed a partnership, as Loanbridge data is now integrated into DRN’s monitoring, ... [Read More]
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