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
NAL becomes newest FactorTrust client
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Alternative credit information provider FactorTrust recently added National Auto Lenders as a new customer to enhance the auto finance company’s underwriting process. Both FactorTrust and NAL insisted non-prime auto financing has seen a steady increase in recent years due to ... [Read More]
MVSC introduces title solution to help California & Nevada credit unions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As part of its continued national expansion and in response to demand from credit unions, Motor Vehicle Software Corp. (MVSC) introduced its proprietary Vitu Lending solution to the California and Nevada Credit Union League. MVSC explained Vitu’s solution can offer ... [Read More]
S&P spots slower deterioration in subprime ABS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to its latest analysis of auto loan ABS transactions shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News, S&P Global Ratings said it is expecting managed portfolio losses to rise for the remainder of 2016 and possibly 2017. However, in reviewing these ... [Read More]
7 auto financing highlights from Used Car Week
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
To all the auto financing executives and experts who came to Las Vegas for Used Car Week, we thank you for making this year’s SubPrime Forum and Re3 Conference the most engaging and successful industry gatherings Cherokee Media Group has ... [Read More]
O’Donovan named Chase Auto Finance CEO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to a document referenced in recent reports and also shared with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Chase Auto Finance named Mark O’Donovan as chief executive officer. O’Donovan succeeds Thasunda Duckett, who was named CEO of Chase’s consumer bank last month. ... [Read More]
Competition forces Nicholas Financial to make cuts
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Nicholas Financial top management explained intense competition for subprime paper triggered not only modifications of its infrastructure and human capital, but also how many contracts the finance company booked during the second quarter of its current fiscal year. The company ... [Read More]
Matrix Warranty Solutions now part of F&I Express network
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Officials announced this week that Matrix Warranty Solutions is now a part of the F&I Express network of more than 130 aftermarket service providers. Matrix Warranty Solutions highlighted that its programs are backed by a contractual liability insurance policy issued ... [Read More]
Current amount of subprime paper is ‘probably a good thing’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With subprime paper representing only about 16 percent of the total outstanding auto finance balance figure TransUnion reported for the third quarter, the bureau’s top industry analyst indicated that’s not too much lower-end paper currently in portfolios. “Overall, it’s probably ... [Read More]
Finance industry reaction to Trump victory
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The historic result of Tuesday’s presidential election created rippling reactions throughout the financial services community, with many organization leaders looking forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-led Congress. “I would say that just like the rest of the ... [Read More]
DealerVault claims 13 of top 25 dealer groups leverage its data platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
According to DealerVault, its objective is to protect the “dealership data goldmine.” It’s all of the customer data that might have arrived through website leads, the F&I office or the service drive. With some industry analysts’ expectations of customer data ... [Read More]
X