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
GWC Warranty names strategic brand manager
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, used-vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance product provider GWC Warranty announced the addition of Therese Pramick as its new strategic brand manager. As a member of the marketing department, the company explained Pramick will be responsible ... [Read More]
Why Carvana’s prequalification program is unique
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FactorTrust vice president of auto finance Scott Brackin viewed the move made by Carvana to launch a prequalification financing program as more than just a lever the online auto retailer is pulling to turn used vehicles. What piqued Brackin’s interest ... [Read More]
CPS satisfied with Q3 results despite drop in originations
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Consumer Portfolio Services chairman and chief executive officer Brad Bradley acknowledged that he thought the company would operate like other subprime auto finance providers during the third quarter — tightening up underwriting and not booking as much paper. Turns out ... [Read More]
FactorTrust integrates database with Provenir
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, FactorTrust finalized the integration of its database with risk analytics and decision solutions provider Provenir in an effort to offer Provenir’s clients exposure to a greater pool of creditworthy borrowers. “Combining FactorTrust’s ability to accurately mine and score ... [Read More]
Automotive Compliance Consultants urges dealers to stay vigilant despite action against CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Compliance Consultants advised dealerships to remain vigilant and attentive to consumer business practices even though the U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional. “The CFPB has been the biggest ... [Read More]
Western Funding picks former Credit Acceptance & Wells Fargo manager as VP
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Western Funding, a specialized consumer finance company and subsidiary of Westlake Financial Services, this week named Garrett Weyrich as its new vice president of sales and marketing. Weyrich joins Western Funding with more than 17 years of auto finance experience. ... [Read More]
As delinquency ticks up, market still seen as ‘extremely favorable’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Both S&P Global Ratings and the American Bankers Association spotted rises in auto finance delinquencies in their recent reports, but Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb insisted this week that the “overall financing environment remains extremely favorable.” According to results ... [Read More]
Companies might challenge CFPB after court ruling
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
More industry reaction percolated stemming from Tuesday’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which on the same day handed out a $28.5 million enforcement action against Navy ... [Read More]
Reynolds adds Georgia F&I Library; more than 30 states now available
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reynolds and Reynolds recently released the Reynolds LAW Georgia F&I Library, which is a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for franchised dealers in the state of Georgia. The company now has developed more than ... [Read More]
Court calls CFPB ‘unconstitutionally structured’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What some legal watchers consider to be the second-highest court in the nation called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “unconstitutionally structured” on Tuesday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of a finance ... [Read More]
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