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
BB&T Dealer Financial Services to abandon flat fees
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issuing official requests for information about the implications of rules, investigations and enforcement actions, a sterling example might have arrived from BB&T Dealer Financial Services. In a direct message to SubPrime ... [Read More]
Expecting growth, Westlake tops $1B with latest securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After approaching the $1 billion securitization threshold last summer, Westlake Financial Services surpassed the mark, according to an announcement shared earlier this week. Westlake issued its largest asset-backed securitization (ABS) of $1 billion backed by approximately $1.1 billion of automotive ... [Read More]
BillingTree makes 7 executive moves
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Payment technology provider BillingTree looked to strengthen its company leadership to serve clients within five crucial markets, including auto financing. This week, the company announced the extension of its C-level team and made five key senior vertical industry appointments as ... [Read More]
Now CFPB wants feedback on enforcement process
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with naming a chief of staff who formerly served the chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney is continuing to put his stamp on how the regulator operates. The CFPB issued ... [Read More]
NARS 2018 to include special repo agency owner forum
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It is likely agents discuss their successes and challenges during the networking times and other activities associated with North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) that’s now been conducted for a decade. But now organizers of the industry event hosted by the ... [Read More]
Dissecting how inflation could ripple into automotive space
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cox Automotive senior economist Charlie Chesbrough explained the challenge facing the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve. Chesbrough articulated how the implications might not impact dealership turns and finance company originations immediately, but he cautioned that trends ... [Read More]
AUL Corp. surpasses 2M contracts and adds to sales team
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It took AUL Corp. 21 years to reach 1 million vehicle services contracts. According to a new release shared this week, the VSC provider doubled that figure seven years later. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson announced the ... [Read More]
2 ways longer terms impacted Credit Acceptance in Q4
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Stretching terms forced Credit Acceptance to adjust its expectations for future cash flows. But increasing contract length to the longest average in company history perhaps helped the finance provider turn around a string of declines in the number originations from ... [Read More]
CFPB’s office of fair lending now within acting director’s office
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Another busy week at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau closed with a personnel move by the acting director that one legal expert called without hesitation, “a big deal.” According to an internal email first brought to light by The Washington ... [Read More]
Experts, industry leaders and lawmakers dissect appeals court action over CFPB
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two attorneys who spent part of their legal careers with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and are now in private practice described how the regulator can claim some victories since the latest federal court action deemed the agency is constitutional. ... [Read More]
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