Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
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
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
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]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis reinforces Philadelphia office
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., a full-service creditors’ rights law firm with more than 95 years of client service, recently announced the addition of attorney Sofia Tamimi to the firm’s Philadelphia office. The firm highlighted Tamimi brings “a unique blend ... [Read More]
San Francisco Fed offers new way to look at labor market & spot recessions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco devised a new way of looking at the job market to provide more clarity to the auto-finance industry and the credit space in general. The San Francisco Fed rolled out the Labor Market ... [Read More]
Credit applications tick up as vehicle-buying intentions remain stable
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said Tuesday that unique credit applications per dealer on Dealertrack increased 6% year-over-year last week, perhaps reflecting some previously mentioned consumer sentiment trends shared by the Conference Board. In his weekly Auto Market Report, ... [Read More]
TransUnion ponders if auto-loan delinquency is at or near peak
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion acknowledged the percentage of consumers 60 days or more past due on their auto loan climbed to a rate in the second quarter that exceeded what analysts recorded in 2009. But TransUnion also said the pace of increases in ... [Read More]
Ally Financial tops subprime space in J.D. Power study for fifth consecutive year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with a discussion about performance among banks, the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study highlighted that Ally Financial topped the chart again among non-captive subprime auto finance companies. The study showed Ally Financial ranked highest in overall ... [Read More]
Fed survey shows steady auto-finance strategy by banks in Q2
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Banks didn’t make many adjustments in the auto-finance department during the second quarter. The auto-loan portion of the July Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) generated by the Federal Reserve showed high percentages of participants keeping ... [Read More]
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