Experts see Middle East conflict making current car & credit markets even more challenging
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
With additional insight about affordability, FICO watches averages credit scores tick lower again
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 11:27 AM
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Fed’s Bowman outlines path to ‘tailored’ supervision
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 10:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Michelle Bowman, who serves as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, testified on Thursday during a hearing in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Senate Banking Committee. How Bowman said the Federal Reserve approaches supervisory and regulatory activities of ... [Read More]
January VantageScore report shows how affordability impact is chipping away at consumer credit health
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 10:50 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts from VantageScore are taking measured reactions when reviewing the January data highlighted in the latest edition of CreditGauge — a report that showed modest upticks in overall delinquency rates and slight deterioration in credit scores. Looking at overall delinquency ... [Read More]
CarMax & DOJ settle allegations of repossessing vehicles of active servicemembers
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, 12:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Allegedly not handling vehicles correctly with members of the military on active duty landed CarMax in trouble with the Justice Department to the tune of nearly $500,000. On Monday, Justice Department officials announced that they have reached a settlement with ... [Read More]
StoneEagle: PVR record in November among Q4 performances generated by dealer F&I departments
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, 09:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle data showed dealerships had a lot to be thankful for, especially in November, when it came to the performance of their F&I departments during the fourth quarter. The newest StoneEagleDATA F&I Benchmark Report indicated that in the fourth quarter, ... [Read More]
6 top executive moves at APCO Holdings
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, 10:08 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings recently announced six executive leadership moves and promotions designed to strengthen its support of customers, expand growth across channels, and enhance operational capabilities. The provider of F&I products and dealer solutions began by saying Tony Wanderon has been ... [Read More]
Economic roundup: Recession outlook & explaining Supreme Court decision about tariffs via automotive
Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, 10:54 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts from Comerica Bank, Edmunds and S&P Global Ratings tackled a variety of economic topics with connections to automotive, including the chance of a recession in the next 12 months, the Supreme Court’s decision about President Trump’s tariffs, and gross ... [Read More]
Yendo lands $200M funding commitment from i80 Group to continue growth of vehicle-secured credit card
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In October, Yendo announced a $50 million Series B funding round to fuel its efforts to grow as a company that claims to be behind the first-ever vehicle-secured credit card. Now at a time when private debt markets remain historically ... [Read More]
TransUnion projects slight dip in auto originations after robust 2025 volume
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, 11:22 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance often moves counter to other segments of the credit market in positive ways, but not this time, according to TransUnion’s 2026 credit originations forecast released on Thursday. Among the five credit market segments specified in the forecast, only ... [Read More]
ARA, AIR, Wheeler, among others seeking to stop ‘serious threat’ to repossessions by local municipalities
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 02:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA), the Alliance of Illinois Repossessors (AIR) and DRN|MVTRAC|SCM president Jeremiah Wheeler are all involved in what they see as “a serious threat to the entire repossession industry” that started as a local issue in Illinois ... [Read More]
Experts at Cox Automotive, Conference Board decipher latest credit & job information
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 10:54 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s the puzzle that dealerships and finance companies have had to solve since the start of awarding credit to deliver a vehicle. You likely must have a car to get a job, and you likely have to have a job ... [Read More]
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