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
Texas credit union praises CRIF Select for help during Hurricane Harvey recovery
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Six months since Hurricane Harvey battered the Lone Star State, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Texans in coastal towns, urban areas and rural counties continue to move forward with their unprecedented recovery. And CRIF Select highlighted how it’s been involved ... [Read More]
As composite rate climbs, January auto defaults dip
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The composite reading of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices rose again in January, representing the sixth uptick of the past seven months. But it was the auto finance component of the overall index that propelled the continued upward drift. ... [Read More]
Latest Black Book white paper offers 4 subprime success strategies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While some auto finance companies are backing off their originations in the subprime space as TransUnion articulated earlier this week, Black Book is arming managers and underwriting departments with new analysis for institutions still looking to add paper developing in ... [Read More]
Executive roundup: New CFOs at GM Financial and Nicholas Financial
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, both General Motors Financial and Nicholas Financial disclosed changes regarding the executives serving as chief financial officers. While Nicholas Financial also highlighted how its plans to enhance originations, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed GM ... [Read More]
Partnership rundown: Expansions at LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express each enhanced their offerings for dealerships and finance companies by adding more industry partners. LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime auto finance originations, recently announced that it has added Kelley Blue Book to its ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s Q4 data shows ‘correction’ in auto finance
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Brian Landau, senior vice president and automotive business leader at TransUnion, needed just one descriptive moniker to summarize the auto finance data from the fourth quarter — a correction. The auto finance portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2017 Industry Insights Report ... [Read More]
House bill passes that clarifies interest rates when contracts are sold by originating institution
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past week, the House of Representatives passed two strongly bipartisan bills from the Financial Services Committee, one of which could have a significant impact on auto financing. Lawmakers highlighted that H.R. 3299 — the Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities that spend the most and least on vehicles
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers taking delivery of financed vehicles in places like Texas appear to be spending more for their units than in places like California, according to the latest analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. Contained in the first-quarter installment of its ... [Read More]
6 questions to ask about your data security processes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Security for dealers and finance companies nowadays involves much more than just locking vehicles, the showroom and front door each night. In fact, EFG Companies recently highlighted that data security is one of the largest areas of concern in 2018 ... [Read More]
Equifax: Why finance companies are using verification tools at record levels
Lou Loquasto, Equifax
Reading headlines from major media outlets this past summer, it might seem as though auto finance companies didn’t understand the importance of verifying income and employment information provided by applicants. Everything was written from auto finance companies being fraudsters to ... [Read More]
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