The Work Number Record Indicator from Equifax now available for auto loans
Monday, Apr. 20, 2026, 12:28 PM
Agora Data & PassTime team up for dealer discount
Monday, Apr. 20, 2026, 12:27 PM
Subprime share pushes Dealertrack Credit Availability Index to highest reading in nearly 4 years
Friday, Apr. 17, 2026, 11:01 AM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership
As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 13, 2026, 03:50 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health
John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
FactorTrust applauds CFPB for examining ‘credit invisibles’
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2017, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s a change of pace: An auto finance industry participant supporting an action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. FactorTrust said that it backs the CFPB for examining findings that bring to light the plight of credit invisibles in their ... [Read More]
FTC distributing more than $109K through settlement with Regency Financial Services
Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2017, 03:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers involved in an auto finance regulatory matter more than two years old will soon begin to receive refund checks from the Federal Trade Commission for an average amount of $380. The FTC said it is mailing 288 checks totaling more ... [Read More]
May auto default rate ties 10-year low
Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2017, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The expert who oversees the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices explained how May’s auto default movement should put discussions about a “crisis” in subprime auto financing “behind us.” S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through May and reported ... [Read More]
Fitch keeps stable ABS outlook despite turbulence
Monday, Jun. 19, 2017, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the firm also seeing captive finance companies likely to face continued pressure on profitability, Fitch Ratings noticed a wide array of headwinds impacting the auto ABS market, too. However, Fitch is keeping its rating outlook as stable, according to its ... [Read More]
GrooveCar’s leasing program posts 39% growth in Q1
Friday, Jun. 16, 2017, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar recently highlighted that its auto leasing program for credit unions, CU Xpress Lease, produced a 39-percent year-over-year volume increase during the first quarter. The growth comes after CU Xpress Lease funded nearly $1 billion in lease volume for 2016. ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS & eOriginal to tackle 4 digital topics during free webinar
Friday, Jun. 16, 2017, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Leaders from defi SOLUTIONS and eOriginal are looking for the auto finance industry to take another significant evolutionary step. Just like when participants moved away from using fax machines to complete applications, Georgine Muntz and Theodore Papilliou want finance companies ... [Read More]
Westlake acquires Credit Union Leasing of America
Thursday, Jun. 15, 2017, 07:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services now possesses a significantly larger investment footprint, as on Thursday the company announced the acquisition of Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA), headquartered in San Diego. The company highlighted the purchase of CULA raised Westlake’s total managed ... [Read More]
Fed raises rates while watching subprime auto financing
Thursday, Jun. 15, 2017, 03:06 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As was widely anticipated, members of the Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve chose to raise the target range for the federal funds rate from 1 percent to 1.25 percent on Wednesday. While the vote to raise the ... [Read More]
How debt collection industry scored rare ‘victory’
Wednesday, Jun. 14, 2017, 03:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A debt collection expert explained the importance of the rule-making pivot the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau evidently is making when it comes to finance companies and other credit providers looking to collect from consumers who defaulted. CFPB director Richard Cordray ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial president & CEO to retire as company modifies static pools & underwriting
Wednesday, Jun. 14, 2017, 03:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming off of a fiscal year where its net earnings dropped but still surpassed $5 million, Nicholas Financial this week announced the retirement of Ralph Finkenbrink as the subprime auto finance company’s president and chief executive officer for personal reasons. Nicholas ... [Read More]
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