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
White paper tackles 8 common problems during F&I cancellation process
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Express insisted the F&I product cancellation process currently lacks standardization, automation, transparency and efficiency. F&I Express continued by stating these challenges not only have a negative impact on the day-to-day operations of a product provider or finance company, but ... [Read More]
Recapping crucial debt collection case before Supreme Court
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Hudson Cook associate Anastasia Caton observed last week’s oral arguments during a crucial debt collection case in front of the Supreme Court that might make third-party efforts within auto finance significantly more difficult depending which way the nine justices rule. ... [Read More]
NAF Association pledges to maintain conference quality
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The National Automotive Finance Association is organizing the 21st annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference with the same mandate organization leadership has held for more than two decades. “This is the industry event where all the non-prime auto financing company executives ... [Read More]
CPS’ positive-earnings streak reaches 23 straight quarters
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Consumer Portfolio Services chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley likes the position where the subprime auto finance company sits after the first quarter. And it’s not just because CPS posted its 23rd consecutive quarter of positive earnings. Bradley pointed ... [Read More]
Space Coast Credit Union honors 6 dealers with Watchdog Award
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Space Coast Credit Union recently honored six local dealers with its Watchdog Dealer of the Year Award, recognizing the superior service they provided to SCCU members in 2016. Officials highlighted the award — which has been presented annually to local ... [Read More]
2 new relationships designed to boost originations and payments
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A quartet of auto finance technology firms collaborated this week on a pair of relationships aimed at enhancing both originations and payments. First, Payix and Nortridge Software announced they formed a strategic alliance to help finance companies connect with their ... [Read More]
Considering if subprime is the ‘canary in the coalmine’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Financial advising firm UBS used the grim illustration of the “canary in the coalmine” at the beginning of a report it released this week involving the subprime auto finance space. To recap, that illustration stems from miners using caged canaries ... [Read More]
Efforts by Equifax & GM Financial to improve finance knowledge
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A recent Equifax survey indicated most consumers who participated do not place themselves at the head of the class when it comes to financial literacy. Auto finance companies such as General Motors Financial are putting initiatives in motion to coincide ... [Read More]
PointPredictive enhances DealerTrace to combat fraud
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PointPredictive recently announced the general availability of an enhanced version of DealerTrace, a comprehensive consortium-based analytic solution designed to provide auto finance companies with a dealer-level, holistic view of fraud and early payment default risk. The firm explained this solution ... [Read More]
6 FTC initiatives meant to eliminate wasteful regulations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with planning a workshop to examine financial issues and scams that can affect military consumers, the Federal Trade Commission said this week it is moving “aggressively” to implement presidential directives aimed at eliminating wasteful, unnecessary regulations and processes. Acting ... [Read More]
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