FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
What 71% of adults think is in their credit history
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here is more evidence as to why customers sitting across the desk from you might be frustrated the rate attached to their installment contract isn’t as favorable as they expect. A new survey from FactorTrust indicated most U.S. adults do ... [Read More]
Munro charged with leading client growth at defi SOLUTIONS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The management team at defi SOLUTIONS recently grew again with the addition of Glenn Munro as vice president of sales. Officials highlighted Munro was an early investor in the company as his foundational, insider knowledge of the defi SOLUTIONS’ history ... [Read More]
3 new features of GrooveCar’s vehicle-buying platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar added three new features to its vehicle-buying platform for credit unions; enhancements the company says are designed to continue to support the platform’s mission of boosting credit union engagement and lead generation. The highly responsive design has made the ... [Read More]
SCUSA refutes claims made in union-led report
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Stemming from an effort to unionize workers, Santander Consumer USA on Friday afternoon vehemently refuted claims contained in a report distributed by the AFL-CIO, National Employment Law Project and Committee for Better Banks about how the finance company’s collections department ... [Read More]
Republicans out to stop CFPB arbitration rule
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
House and Senate lawmakers wasted little time in using Congressional Review Act (CRA) authority to start an effort to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. The CRA permits ... [Read More]
Great Recession repeat not expected as payment performance likely softens
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As experts and policymakers shared a variety of economic trend updates and observations, Fitch Ratings summarized that record-setting payment performance isn’t likely to simply last forever. But at the same time, Fitch reiterated that deterioration of auto finance performance — ... [Read More]
Survey shows strong support for ‘futuristic’ payment technologies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
How contract holders in your auto finance portfolio make future payments continues to be an evolving topic, as a recent survey conducted by Viewpost showed. Viewpost, a network for invoicing, payments and cash management, produced a survey of American consumers ... [Read More]
New arbitration rule now on path to be in effect in September
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Well, the clock now is officially running with regard to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. The rule appeared in the Federal Register on Wednesday, meaning that barring a ... [Read More]
4 more enhancements to GWC Warranty’s Dealer Portal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Used-vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance product provider GWC Warranty has released Dealer Portal 2.1 — the latest batch of enhancements to GWC’s online dealer resource center. The company highlighted Dealer Portal 2.1 contains a series of new ... [Read More]
ACA International elects 2017-2018 board of directors and officers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International elected its new 2017-2018 board of directors and officers this past week as part of the 2017 Convention & Expo in Seattle. New members joining the board for three-year terms are: • Albert Cadena, president and chief executive ... [Read More]
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