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
3 more reports question CFPB’s actions and structure
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Recent projects completed by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Cato Institute again delved into unsatisfactory assessments of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Coinciding with House Republicans chastising the CFPB over its investigation of Wells Fargo, a wide-sweeping survey conducted ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty appoints new chief revenue officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, appointed Brian Stach as the company’s new chief revenue officer. In his role, Stach will oversee all of GWC Warranty’s field sales operations, including a nationwide team ... [Read More]
Fed maintains course during latest monetary policy action
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Because of the Federal Reserve’s view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, a unanimous vote of the Federal Open Market Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1 percent to 1.25 ... [Read More]
How repossession practices could improve based on latest CFPB report
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Hudson Cook partner Allen Denson read through the auto-finance portion of the latest Supervisory Highlights shared by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and immediately thought of another credit segment. The CFPB’s report described problems bureau representatives found with vehicles being ... [Read More]
Credit Bureau Connection partners with Clarity Services to enhance consumer history analysis
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Bureau Connection (CBC) and Clarity Services have partnered to provide dealers and finance companies what the service providers say is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive view of a consumer’s credit history. The companies explained exclusive subprime credit data combined with existing ... [Read More]
New York governor and AG take aggressive actions over Equifax breach
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two of the highest ranking officials in New York are using the Equifax security breach to intensify actions within the Empire State, bringing Experian and TransUnion into the matter, too. On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the New York Department ... [Read More]
Auto defaults record largest sequential jump in almost 6 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Analysts aren’t panicking, but the auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices made its largest sequential jump in almost six years. On Tuesday, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through August and reported the auto loan ... [Read More]
CitiFinancial Credit to pay DOJ $907K for SCRA violations during repossessions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A suit involving vehicle repossessions and members of the military came to a close Monday. The Justice Department announced that CitiFinancial Credit Co., as successor to CitiFinancial Auto Corp., has agreed to pay $907,000 to resolve allegations that it violated ... [Read More]
DIMONT launches complimentary claims consulting service for storm recovery
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DIMONT is deploying DANA to help the auto-finance industry handle the ramifications of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. DANA — which is DIMONT Associates Nationwide Adjusters — now is available with a team ready to provide claims management guidance to finance ... [Read More]
NADA offers strategy to handle Equifax concerns
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association cautioned store managers and personnel that they’re likely to see two trends surface with regard to the Equifax security breach as customers arrive in the showroom or service drive. Mark Scarpelli, who is the 2017 ... [Read More]
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