FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
GM Financial’s subprime exposure falls again in Q2
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
General Motors Financial previously discussed how its subprime exposure would be declining as the finance company continues its strategy pivot to prime paper as the parent automaker’s captive provider. The company’s second-quarter financial statement reinforced the approach as GM Financial ... [Read More]
3 personnel changes at the CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just ahead of when it rolled past five years of operation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made three leadership changes involving the associate director for supervision, enforcement, and fair lending; the principal deputy general counsel; and the deputy chief operating ... [Read More]
9 groups urge Senate to pass bill rescinding CFPB auto finance guidance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, a broad coalition of business groups involved in the making, selling, servicing, financing and auctioning of vehicles urged Congress to support Senate legislation to preserve a consumer's ability to get discounted auto financing at the dealership. In a ... [Read More]
CFPB’s impact after 5 years
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Five years ago today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “opened our doors,” a milestone the regulator highlighted on its website. The Dodd-Frank Act that created the CFPB receives its operational funding the Federal Reserve, which literally can print money. As ... [Read More]
Dealertrack eContracting now available to Volvo dealers nationwide
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to help dealers and finance companies benefit from the use of digital technologies, Dealertrack announced this week that Volvo Car Financial Services is now available for eContracting with Volvo dealers nationwide on the Dealertrack platform. The company ... [Read More]
2 factors that could push defaults higher
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
David Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, suspects that two factors could “hint of future default rate increases.” However, auto financing wasn’t one of the ones Blitzer mentioned on Tuesday when the ... [Read More]
NextGear Capital closes $1.95B financing securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital on Tuesday announced the recent closing of its $1.95 billion securitized bank facility. Led by The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, the company highlighted the two-year securitized facility is designed to provide “flexibility and tremendous lending capacity” through a large, ... [Read More]
ProMax Unlimited unveils third soft-pull product
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Marketing Services, the makers of ProMax Unlimited, recently released the third solution in a line of three consumer credit soft pull products. The latest addition is the Instant Auto Credit App, an Equifax-powered version of the popular online soft ... [Read More]
Reynolds’ LAW F&I library grows to 23 states
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the recent release of the Reynolds LAW Michigan F&I Library, Reynolds and Reynolds now offers a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for franchised new-vehicle dealerships in 23 different states. The latest to come ... [Read More]
Refinancing on the rise with firms like SpringboardAuto.com leveraging technology
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
TransUnion senior vice president and automotive business leader Jason Laky indicated auto refinancing still is a “small” portion of all new quarterly originations. However, start-up companies such as SpringboardAuto.com are aiming to boost the volume figure by creating online opportunities ... [Read More]
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