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
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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
Executive moves at National Auto Care & RoadVantage
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Auto Care and RoadVantage each announced this week that executives with nearly 45 years of combined experience joined their management team. National Auto Care, an administrator of vehicle service contracts and ancillary products including the CarMark Certified Pre-Owned Program, ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS unveils new loan management system
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, defi SOLUTIONS rolled out its newest product offering defi SERVICING, a loan management and servicing system (LMS) along with an opportunity for auto finance companies to shape their roadmap for 2017. The company highlighted the defi SERVICING LMS ... [Read More]
2 experts examine CFPB appeals court matter
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Two legal experts told SubPrime Auto Finance News that they were not surprised when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week granted a rehearing request for a case involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ... [Read More]
EFG leverages industry veteran & technology to launch new dealer compliance training series
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Steve Roennau’s automotive career includes time as a training consultant for nearly a half dozen OEMs — Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Mitsubishi and Hyundai. Roennau’s professional life also includes tenures in important roles at a dealership such as salesperson, used-car ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities with most & least auto finance debt
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
WalletHub recently released a report highlighting the top 20 cities where consumers took on the largest amount of financing to acquire a vehicle and where they also absorbed the least, generating extreme debt-to-income ratios. In order to identify the cities with the ... [Read More]
January auto defaults stable as bank-card reading spikes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While analysts looked to sooth concerns about the bank card default rate reaching a 42-month high, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian pointed out that auto finance defaults in January remained at a level typically seen during the opening month ... [Read More]
Positive earnings streak for CPS reaches 22 straight quarters
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Consumer Portfolio Services chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley not only summarized how his company navigated the fourth quarter, but the outspoken industry veteran also perhaps gave a concise assessment of what’s happening at other subprime auto finance companies ... [Read More]
VisionMenu unveils Remote F&I
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
VisionMenu, a provider of software selling solutions to automotive and powersports dealers, recently released Remote F&I- a remote menu, disclosure and document signing web application that uses vSignature technology to control what a customer views on their smartphone and allows ... [Read More]
Fitch: Subprime ABS annualized net losses to ‘stay elevated’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest auto ABS commentary from Fitch Ratings not only recapped analysts’ look at the December data but also delivered projections for what might happen in this space during the remainder of the year. Looking deeper at subprime auto loan ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook elects 3 new partners
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook announced the election of three attorneys to the partnership this week. The group includes Robert Gage, Lauren Hunt and Jennifer Sarvadi. Gage helps the firm’s clients solve complex problems with practical advice on legal matters, risk management, and ... [Read More]
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