Initial 2026 auto financing outlook still muted despite two positive trends
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 10:57 AM
Protective finalizes Portfolio acquisition, its eighth since 2015
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, 09:28 AM
Edmunds: More than 26% of Q4 used- & new-car deliveries backed by monthly payments topping $1,000
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 11:29 AM
A breakdown of real-world auto transportation fraud with Preowned Auto Logistics
Jeremy Louisos recapped three real-world examples of how fraud recently surfaced in the transportation space. The senior vice president of Preowned Auto Logistics also shared suggestions with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby on how firms can avoid similar situations. The ... Listen Here
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
How to GROW your leadership skills with Jane Morgan and Sheila Tedesco
Two leaders from the Global Remarketing Opportunities for Women — Jane Morgan and Sheila Tedesco — appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Morgan and Tedesco joined Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Cars Commerce’s Grant Goering on the convergence of retail and wholesale
A year ago, Cars Commerce, best known for its Cars.com retail platform, took a big step into the wholesale sector by acquiring dealer-to-dealer digital auction Dealer Club, a deal CEO Alex Vetter said “closes the loop” between the retail and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, 04:17 PM
Vitu finalizes acquisition of Dealertrack registration & titling businesses from Cox Automotive
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, 10:59 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vitu, a leading innovator in vehicle-to-government (V2Gov) technology, announced this week that it has successfully closed on its acquisition of the Dealertrack registration and titling businesses from Cox Automotive. Through a development first revealed just before Thanksgiving, the acquired businesses ... [Read More]
Flagship Credit Acceptance welcomes new chief risk officer
Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, 11:26 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An executive whose career includes time with DriveTime Automotive and Capital One now is with Flagship Credit Acceptance. Continuing a string of industry executive moves to begin the year, Flagship Credit Acceptance on Wednesday appointed Matthew Long to be its ... [Read More]
LCT welcomes former EY managing director to board of advisors
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) has a new resource to guide its way through the world of compliance solutions for managing F&I product refunds. LCT on Tuesday announced the appointment of Bob Johnson to its board of advisors. The company said ... [Read More]
CFPB targets Experian via lawsuit over credit report errors
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Experian, claiming the nationwide consumer reporting agency is unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday, the CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient ... [Read More]
Experts see positives of Trump & Congress on auto, plus less Fed impact
Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, 11:29 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, and a Republican-controlled Congress is about to be in place, too. Those developments and what lawmakers could do going forward, plus potential future decisions by the Federal Reserve, are ... [Read More]
AFSA: Safety of conference attendees in New Orleans is ‘our top priority’
Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, 10:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Like the sentiments conveyed by the National Automobile Dealers Association, the American Financial Services Association offered a statement late on Thursday, offering sympathy to people impacted by the horrific incident earlier this week in New Orleans, which is also the ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Down payments for financed used cars edge higher in Q4
Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, 10:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with highlighting how many consumers are committing to a monthly payment of more than $1,000 to take delivery of a new vehicle, the newest auto finance data from Edmunds showed dealerships and finance companies coaxed a bit more of ... [Read More]
FTC collaborates with AGs in Illinois & Maryland on dealer allegations & $20M settlement
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, 11:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission didn’t sit idle this holiday season, especially when policing car dealerships. The regulator made separate announcements before and after Christmas involving two dealer groups that operate more than a dozen stores. The first action was connected ... [Read More]
Open Lending certifies 1 millionth contract through Lenders Protection
Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, 09:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a milestone week for Open Lending Corp., which announced the certification of the 1 millionth contract through its Lenders Protection decisioning engine. Company leadership said this achievement underscores Open Lending’s ongoing efforts to empower financial institutions to grow ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: CFPB’s message is clear about product refunds
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, 10:28 AM
Rick Hackett
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights, focusing a substantial portion of the auto finance industry-specific report on a longstanding issue: the servicing of auto loans with ancillary or F&I products. The ... [Read More]
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