More mixed views of consumer confidence create added headwinds for vehicle purchase plans
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026, 10:30 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines path to ‘tailored’ supervision
Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, 10:44 AM
Agora Data & Figure Technologies to launch first blockchain-based auto loan platform for real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:33 AM
Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
Matt Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, reviewed the Q4 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index as well as discussed what could happen digitally this year. Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 05:41 PM
Dealer/consultant Luke Godwin discusses issues and opportunities facing dealers today
Luke Godwin has his finger on the pulse of the independent used-car dealer. For starters, he’s a dealer himself as owner of Godwin Motors in Columbia, S.C. He’s also a consultant working with independent dealers and a frequent speaker at ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 2, 2026, 10:07 PM
More insight into fraud at dealerships with Experian’s Jim Maguire
Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
S&P Global’s 5-point ABS projections for 2017
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, 04:28 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Before S&P Global Ratings credit analyst Amy Martin could even get to her slides containing projections for the auto ABS market, an observer who joined the firm’s webinar on Thursday asked which subprime ABS issuers are most vulnerable to negative ... [Read More]
New ProMax Unlimited dealer tool leverages Equifax employment data
Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, 04:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Marketing Services, the makers of ProMax Unlimited, recently released Employment and Income Verification Service (EIVS); a tool that can enable dealerships to access valuable data provided by Equifax in order to verify a customer’s employment history and income early ... [Read More]
A dealer’s secret weapon: The underutilized auto finance source representative
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, 04:37 PM
George Ewing, Flagship Credit Acceptance
I recently came across an article titled, “J.D. Power: Speed No Longer Top Consideration When Selecting Finance Sources,” and it sparked my interest about what the modern retail automotive dealer leadership really wants to see from their finance companies when ... [Read More]
Foss retires from Credit Acceptance
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 09:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the most noteworthy executives ever to participate in subprime auto financing has retired. Credit Acceptance announced late on Wednesday afternoon that founder Donald Foss, who most recently served as the company’s chairman, has decided to retire as an ... [Read More]
CFPB takes $23M action against TransUnion & Equifax
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 05:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an action one of the credit bureaus acknowledged through a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau confirmed on Tuesday that it took action against Equifax, TransUnion and their subsidiaries for what they regulator ... [Read More]
Industry notes: Updates from Reynolds, U Drive Acceptance & FICO
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 05:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Before the year closed, Reynolds and Reynolds added to its collection of libraries of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for dealers while a subprime finance company serving the Midwest — U Drive Acceptance — moved into new ... [Read More]
Ally set to finance $600M in Carvana contracts
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, 03:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nearly a year after doubling the floor plan credit line for online retailer Carvana, Ally Financial announced a new agreement with the company on Wednesday where the finance company will make up to $600 million available to Carvana during the ... [Read More]
Auto finance news you might have missed to close 2016
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the staff at SubPrime Auto Finance News fresh for 2017, we gathered up some noteworthy announcements that arrived while we celebrated the close of a great year with family and friends. Among some of the highlights that came during ... [Read More]
3 more views of what Fed rate hike & forecast mean
Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Three economists who regularly share their assessments with SubPrime Auto Finance News dissected the Federal Reserve’s actions this week, which at the conclusion of the regularly scheduled Federal Open Market Committee meeting included the raising of the federal funds rate ... [Read More]
Equifax adds income & employment verifications into dealer service finance platforms
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax announced on Thursday that it is powering a new solution designed to help dealerships to verify a potential buyer’s stated income and employment. The solution is fueled by accessing The Work Number, a database of employer-provided income and employment ... [Read More]
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