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
Fitch conducts 2 stress tests to examine recovery impact
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new Fitch Ratings report shared results of internally conducted stress tests that likely won’t please recovery managers, but these findings nevertheless cannot be ignored by any finance company, regardless of size. Fitch explained that falling used-vehicle values and swelling ... [Read More]
PointPredictive leverages machine learning for income verification tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Through advancements in machine learning, auto finance companies now have another tool to answer one of the most important questions during the underwriting process. PointPredictive recently released its newest product — Income Validation Alert — a solution that can offer ... [Read More]
RISC acquires Recovery Standard Training
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The compliance education and training offerings from Recovery Industry Services Company (RISC) just became much more robust. On Tuesday, RISC announced the acquisition of Recovery Standard Training, which is curriculum created and maintained by Hudson Cook. Officials highlighted the program ... [Read More]
While still sizeable, rate consumers could handle a $400 emergency improves
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s taken five years, but federal officials are seeing an improvement if consumers faced a financial emergency roughly equal to one payment on their vehicle installment contract. The Federal Reserve Board’s latest Report on the economic well-being of U.S. households ... [Read More]
GSFSGroup creates new executive post to lead F&I technology development
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GSFSGroup created a new executive position to respond to growth and an increasing need for data management and innovative technology in the automotive F&I industry. The provider and administrator of a comprehensive portfolio of F&I products for dealerships this week ... [Read More]
Autotrader, KBB and LendingTree collaborate to present online financing options
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As Kelley Blue Book rolls out its latest marketing campaign, Autotrader and KBB are teaming up with LendingTree to help potential buyers secure financing options just in time for Memorial Day weekend sales events. The Cox Automotive companies announced on ... [Read More]
BillingTree survey shows how much CFPB concerns have diminished
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Key findings of BillingTree’s sixth annual Operations and Technology Survey involving collections, recoveries and more, are showing just how much of an impact all of the widespread changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are leaving on service providers. For the ... [Read More]
Auto defaults fall below 1% for first time this year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance defaults are back below the 1-percent level for the first time this year, halting a stretch above that level dating back to last August. This week, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through April for the S&P/Experian ... [Read More]
Trump signs resolution negating auto lending guidance
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The 2013 indirect auto lending guidance from what was previously called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau now is officially off the books. On Monday, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan Congressional resolution disapproving a rule that was in the ... [Read More]
Subprime origination level at lowest point in 12 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest information from Equifax reinforced the depth at which finance companies are backing off in their originations within the subprime space. Equifax recently shared its observations of auto finance originations through January. Through that juncture, analysts found that 19.2 ... [Read More]
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