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
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
National Auto Care acquired by different private equity firm
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Care Corp. is changing hands again. The provider of F&I products, administration, consulting services, training and marketing support to independent agents, insurance companies, financial institutions, third-party administrators and credit unions, has entered into an agreement to be acquired ... [Read More]
IRS explains 3 activities typically done by agency scammers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While it’s been more than three months since individuals and businesses had to file their federal income forms, the Internal Revenue Service warned that many taxpayers have encountered individuals impersonating IRS officials — in person, over the telephone and via ... [Read More]
Advice to reduce compensation friction during hiring process
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel founder and chief executive officer Don Jasensky offered a strategy so finance companies and other employers can handle one of the most challenging portions of the hiring process — the potentially large chasm between the salary offered and ... [Read More]
17 credit unions join GrooveCar Direct in Q2
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar Direct announced 17 new credit union partners have joined its online vehicle shopping and financing program during the second quarter. Coming aboard the program in Q2 were institutions from 12 different states, serving 137,305 members, including: — AAA Federal ... [Read More]
3 subprime ABS pool elements pushing losses to near recessionary peaks
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While improved recoveries in May helped to boost the overall metrics within the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector, S&P Global Ratings noticed significant turbulence is developing within the subprime space. On a static pool vintage basis, S&P Global ... [Read More]
Why finance companies should analyze static pools of dealers, not just consumers
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Equifax auto finance leader Lou Loquasto pictures an industry landscape where finance companies rank dealerships based on risk and potential profitability, just like they do consumers as applications arrive in the underwriting department. By extrapolating the knowledge gleaned through static ... [Read More]
CFPB establishes Office of Innovation as director nominee faces Senate
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coinciding with Kathleen Kraninger telling the Senate Banking Committee this week how she would oversee the regulator as its new director, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau outlined the head of a new division — the Office of Innovation. Acting director ... [Read More]
Levison: Are you buying a repo service or a repo result?
Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion
Over the years, repossession and skip-tracing services have come to be viewed somewhat as commodities by many in the lending community. As such, outside of compliance, the primary focus around the management of these services has been cost. After all, since ... [Read More]
June auto default rate stays flat
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For the first time since last fall, the auto default rate remained flat on a sequential basis. According to data through June released this week by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, last month’s reading came in at 0.93 percent; ... [Read More]
Kennedy: Reviewing non-prime auto performance and looking ahead
Joel Kennedy, Spinnaker Consulting Group
I’ve recently spent a considerable amount of time poring over the 2018 Non-Prime Automotive Finance Survey, which is administered annually by the National Automotive Finance Association. All who review this important survey will see the story of increasing operating expenses, ... [Read More]
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