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
FCC to examine 11 recommendations for blocking phone calls
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
How collections departments can make contact with customers via phone might be impacted by what the Federal Communications Commission is currently reviewing. The agency’s consumer advisory committee is expected to consider a recommendation from its robocalls working group on blocking unwanted ... [Read More]
Edmunds notices down payments keep rising for used and new financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While many of the August auto finance metrics Edmunds compiled and shared remained stable on a year-over-year basis, analysts did spot one rise that should be pleasing to finance companies. Edmunds noticed increases in down payments in August for both ... [Read More]
FIS and Equifax launch solution to prevent financial fraud and identity theft
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Your thumbprint isn’t just for your iPhone any longer. FIS and Equifax recently teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from ... [Read More]
FactorTrust partners with Enova Decisions to bolster consumer credit availability
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, alternative credit data provider FactorTrust announced a partnership with predictive analytics and digital decisioning company, Enova Decisions, to integrate FactorTrust’s proprietary data into its Colossus digital decisioning platform. Executives highlighted the integration will strengthen Enova Decisions’ platform with ... [Read More]
Survey shows how dealers struggle to grasp potential of F&I programs
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
A recent survey of dealers showed how some operators are struggling to understand the complexities of F&I programs, resulting in limited penetration during vehicle deliveries. Protective Asset Protection, which operates dealer-owned warranty programs (DOWC) and other F&I products for dealers, ... [Read More]
Hyundai Capital America out to help customers hit by Harvey
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a move similar to the one made by the captive for Toyota and Lexus, Hyundai Capital America, which does business as Hyundai Motor Finance, Genesis Finance and Kia Motors Finance, has announced that it is offering payment relief solutions to ... [Read More]
Ford Motor Credit leverages machine learning to enhance underwriting, reduce risk
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ford Motor Credit and ZestFinance recently announced the results of a study that measured the effectiveness of machine learning to better predict risk in auto financing and potentially expand auto financing for millennials and other Americans with limited credit histories. ... [Read More]
Calls intensify for Cordray to reveal political aspirations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee wants a definitive answer to a question that both he and Consumer Bankers Association president and chief executive officer Richard Hunt have been asking for some time: Is Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... [Read More]
Finance regulators, providers offering help to Harvey victims
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As Texas continues to contend with the ongoing torrential rain and flooding, state and federal financial regulatory agencies along with finance providers are taking steps to offer assistance to customers who have been impacted. Officials from the Office of the Comptroller ... [Read More]
Kulas resigns; Powell now leading SCUSA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The parade of high-level executive leadership changes at Santander Consumer USA continued on Monday with the resignation of Jason Kulas as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. According to a news release, succeeding Kulas — who had held the ... [Read More]
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