FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 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
Pre-approvals remain critical to shoppers during their buying journey
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto financing process certainly has evolved significantly for the days of paper faxes, but Equifax emphasized that pre-approvals and credit checks remain a critical component of the automotive shopping process. Equifax unveiled additional analysis in its ongoing study of ... [Read More]
Platinum Auto Finance bolsters resources near Florida base
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Platinum Auto Finance recently made a series of strategic moves, including an expansion in markets near its base in Florida while closing one of its facilities in North Carolina. The expansion portion of the subprime auto finance company’s strategy involves ... [Read More]
Auto defaults drop to lowest point since last July
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto defaults dropped last month for the third consecutive month as the May reading now has settled below the 1-percent mark for the fourth year in a row. According to data through May released by S&P Dow Jones Indices and ... [Read More]
Another federal judge calls CFPB unconstitutional
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In a case unrelated to auto finance, a ruling by a New York federal judge released this week found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be unconstitutionally structured; an action that disagreed with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals stating ... [Read More]
Kennedy: Why aren’t finance companies using traditional methods to fight fraud?
Joel Kennedy, Spinnaker Consulting Group
During the recent National Automotive Finance Association Non-Prime Financing Conference, I led “Fraud Friday” sessions where I presented my taxonomy of fraud and showcased two panels highlighting more of the unique and innovative solutions in the space today. While there ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Considering all-in-one pricing for repossession services
Mike Levison, ALS Resolvion
During the past 12 to 18 months, there has been a real increase in interest by lenders around the idea of establishing “all-in-one pricing” (AiO) with their repossession forwarders. Most of this interest has been spurred by concerns expressed by ... [Read More]
Procon Analytics debuting AI-driven risk mitigation tool at NIADA
Nick Zulovich
Advantage GPS, a Procon Analytics company that can capture and translate raw data into actionable business intelligence, announced it will debut its recently released AI-artificial intelligence-driven vehicle finance platform this week at the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Convention in ... [Read More]
Spireon rolls out new features of GoldStar GPS at NIADA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week during the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association’s Expo and Convention, Spireon introduced Quick Locate, the latest feature of its GoldStar GPS solution. The company highlighted Quick Locate can provide dealers and subprime auto finance companies instant visibility to ... [Read More]
Predictable spring helps subprime ABS make improvements
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a predictable spring for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) market, and S&P Global Ratings said that’s been a good thing. It was so good, in fact, that one subprime-specific metric made a positive move for the ... [Read More]
4 potential benefits of ChannelNet and White Clarke Group partnership
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ChannelNet announced a strategic partnership this week with White Clarke Group to offer an end-to-end financing solution to the global asset finance market. The partnership offers asset finance companies an integrated customer and dealer-facing platform that can automate the overall ... [Read More]
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