AFSA explains 4 top problems associated with credit reporting to House lawmakers, offers 4 possible solutions
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:07 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
VantageScore spots ‘subtle migration’ of consumers toward lower credit tiers in March
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 10:37 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
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]
7 findings in Treasury’s regulatory reform report
Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2017, 02:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming on the heels of the U.S. House of Representatives passing H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, in an effort to modify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau among other objectives, the U.S. Department of the Treasury late on Monday issued its ... [Read More]
April ABS movements hint at possible future losses
Tuesday, Jun. 13, 2017, 02:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance in the U.S. prime and subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors was mixed in April relative to March. Analysts indicated that while losses and recoveries continued to show seasonal improvement on a ... [Read More]
FactorTrust & GOLDPoint Systems partner to boost originations & more
Monday, Jun. 12, 2017, 03:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FactorTrust recently finalized an innovative partnership with GOLDPoint Systems to integrate alternative credit data and scores into the online finance company’s originating, servicing and reporting processes, thereby enabling GOLDPoint’s lending clients to get a complete overview of creditworthy borrowers. GOLDPoint ... [Read More]
Send your nominations for top industry Movers & Shakers
Friday, Jun. 9, 2017, 07:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Change seems to be always in the air in the auto finance space. Finance companies are adjusting underwriting to mitigate risk, maintain origination growth and watch for delinquency rises. Service providers are looking to improve their solutions while sustaining high ... [Read More]
Industry cheers as CFPB reform measure passes House
Friday, Jun. 9, 2017, 01:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While lawmakers from opposing parties either cheered or jeered the vote tally, industry advocates from the banking, financial services and dealership communities on Thursday all applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passing H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act. The ... [Read More]
3 reasons why RouteOne hit 7.5M booked eContracts
Friday, Jun. 9, 2017, 01:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RouteOne highlighted that its eContracting platform reached a new milestone with 7.5 million booked eContracts. The threshold resulted in more than $200 billion in funded deals. RouteOne indicated the growth can be attributed to the rising adoption by: ... [Read More]
Q1 data disputes ‘subprime bubble’ talk again
Wednesday, Jun. 7, 2017, 07:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian Automotive tried again this week to pop the talk about a “subprime auto loan bubble.” Analysts said, “There’s always someone who claims that the bubble is bursting. But a level-headed look at the data shows otherwise.” According to Experian’s ... [Read More]
S&P report says auto ABS sparks active May
Wednesday, Jun. 7, 2017, 01:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The automotive segment helped to push asset-backed securities issuance in May to the second-most active month of the year, according to the latest update from S&P Global Ratings. Analysts reported that total ABS issuance during May came in at $23 ... [Read More]
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