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
Car-purchasing plans rise in August amid Fed turmoil & slightly sagging consumer confidence
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With turmoil at the Federal Reserve getting as intense as ever, perhaps dealerships and finance companies can focus on one part of the newest Consumer Confidence Index from the Conference Board. While the overall reading and other parts of the ... [Read More]
Experian watches banks recapture top auto-finance market share spot in Q2
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q2 2025 showed that perhaps banks not making many underwriting adjustments in the auto-finance department during the second quarter was shrewd strategy. Experian reported banks returned as the largest lender for total ... [Read More]
VantageScore spots notable auto-delinquency jump in July
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The July edition of CreditGauge published this week by VantageScore showed that auto is one of the credit segments showing the most performance deterioration. VantageScore reported mortgage and auto loan credit delinquencies saw the largest year-over-year uptick in the early-stage ... [Read More]
Glenview Finance to add 20 new sales reps to bolster nationwide expansion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While one company in the subprime space recently halted originations, another operation is in growth mode. Late last week, Glenview Auto Loan Fund announced the nationwide expansion of its Credit Builder Program and will hire 20 new sales representatives. Glenview’s ... [Read More]
FinBe USA now using Point Predictive’s tools to grow & improve subprime portfolio
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FinBe USA on Tuesday announced its adoption of Point Predictive’s AutoPass FCRA solution. According to a news release, the implementation enables FinBe USA to leverage Point Predictive’s proprietary data repository and artificial intelligence to accelerate growth, automate fraud detection, reduce ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: The compliance mirage & why not all payment calculators are created equal
Sarah Milovich, Carleton
A payment calculator seems like it is technology offered and used by everyone today. Plug in a few numbers, and out pops a monthly payment. Simple, right? Unfortunately, this illusion of simplicity is costing auto lenders and dealers significantly. What ... [Read More]
Agora Data hires Pratt as VP of sales strategy
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data said through a post on LinkedIn that the fintech innovator of advanced capital solutions in subprime and non-prime consumer finance has hired Wendy Pratt as its new vice president of sales strategy. “Wendy is an experienced and recognized ... [Read More]
As Fed ponders rate cuts, Bain/Dynata research shows some consumers might be ‘battening down the hatches’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Just ahead of the Federal Reserve chair making some of his most important public comments of the year on Friday, the latest results of the Bain & Company/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes (CHI) indicated a souring mood among U.S. consumers is ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Why agents are more than a third wheel in recovery system
Vaughn Clemmons, American Recovery Association
As president of the American Recovery Association, I have the privilege of hearing from agents across the country. From those conversations, I am left with great confidence that our industry is more committed to compliance and professionalism than ever. This ... [Read More]
Fed’s Waller highlights why, ‘It is an exciting time to work in payments’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After stating his case for cutting interest rates in July, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller was back on the public appearance circuit on Wednesday discussing a process that’s important to every auto-finance company. Payments. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium ... [Read More]
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