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
Securitization notes: Updates from Prestige & Westlake
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services and Prestige Financial Services each announced updates about securitizations this week, combining for a total surpassing $1.1 billion. The larger of the two securitizations came from Westlake, which actually rolled out its largest issuance in company history. ... [Read More]
Ways to reach consumers who check their smartphones 150 times a day
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian senior director of digital credit marketing Scott Gordon acknowledged the proliferation of advertising mediums means there isn’t a “silver bullet” for dealerships and finance companies to use in order to showcase their options for consumers to purchase or lease ... [Read More]
AutoFi lands another $10M in funding, heading to Canada
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Investment continues to be pushed into new technology designed to respond to how consumers want to purchase and finance their next vehicle. The newest development involves the captive associated with one of the Big 3 domestics. Financial technology company AutoFi ... [Read More]
UPDATED: 70 finance companies already listed with SuperMoney’s new platform
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
More than 70 finance companies are now included with a technology startup that’s aiming to provide consumers with an online auto financing search and booking process similar to what they already can use to secure flights or hotel rooms. SuperMoney, ... [Read More]
NJ Hyundai dealer agrees to 8 conditions in settlement with attorney general
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What law enforcement determined to be deceptive practices associated with dealership advertising of financing options recently surfaced again — this time in New Jersey. Garden State attorney general Christopher Porrino and the state’s Division of Consumer Affairs announced that a ... [Read More]
3 critical questions for repo agents about locksmiths
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Council of Repossession Professionals (CORP) cautioned repo agencies about the potential pitfalls of using a locksmith company that might be mandated by a particular finance company client but could utilize employees who may not be aware or comply with ... [Read More]
3 reasons why KBRA remains ‘comfortable’ with ABS fundamentals
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite four factors that might make its confidence deteriorate, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) said in a report released on Monday that it remains “comfortable” with auto loan ABS fundamentals. That assertion came within the firm’s newest structured finance research ... [Read More]
Westlake’s latest investments in technology, training
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As Westlake Financial Services broadened its employee training program, the finance company also recently agreed to use Equifax’s dealer intelligence platform, TradeSight, to manage and monitor its dealer relationships. TradeSight can help finance companies analyze originations, current and future dealer ... [Read More]
FICO looks to optimize deal structures with new tool
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FICO now has more than just a consumer credit score to offer auto finance companies during the origination process. Leveraging its deep analytic expertise coupled with advanced algorithms and the latest optimization technology, FICO recently highlighted its new automotive industry-specific ... [Read More]
July auto default rate continues summertime trend
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As what’s happened four out of the past five years, auto finance defaults made a slight uptick in July versus the previous month. The auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices released this week showed that defaults increased ... [Read More]
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