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
New F&I library launched for Arkansas dealers
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
Arkansas dealers now have their own library of standardized documents to ensure their compliance with current automotive regulations. Reynolds and Reynolds recently announced the launch of the LAW Arkansas F&I Library. Reynolds Document Services developed the library in partnership with ... [Read More]
Hensarling’s 7-part plan to replace Dodd-Frank
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Receiving immediate support from organizations such as the Consumer Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the Texas Republican who also is the U.S. House Financial Services Committee chairman, has a plan he described as a way ... [Read More]
The opportunity banks & credit unions have in non-prime
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Commercial banks and credit unions typically work with customers in the prime space, but recent analysis shared by Equifax and Moody’s Analytics was geared to give executives and managers with those institutions some evidence in order to consider borrowers who ... [Read More]
Spireon names new CEO as active subscribers top 3M
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At the same time Spireon announced it has reached 3 million active subscribers for its suite of GPS-based vehicle telematics solutions, the company also highlighted this week that it has a new chief executive officer. Taking the reins as CEO ... [Read More]
RouteOne elevates Oesterle to be CEO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RouteOne moved within a month to pick a new chief executive officer, elevating one of its executives who has been with the company since its inception. RouteOne’s board of directors named Justin Oesterle as CEO, insisting that he will continue ... [Read More]
Western Funding rolls out revamped underwriting system
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
Subprime auto finance provider Western Funding has a new underwriting system that the company claims will cut the time of getting funds to dealerships in half. The company recently announced the release of its new automated underwriting system, which is designed ... [Read More]
Average amounts financed climb again in Q1
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With retail prices rising, Experian Automotive reported the average loan amount and monthly payment for used and new vehicles continued to trend upward. According to its most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian indicated on Thursday that ... [Read More]
TransUnion CreditVision to power FICO Auto Score 9 XT
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In an effort to strengthen finance companies’ underwriting of potential customers with soft credit histories, TransUnion and FICO on Wednesday rolled out the availability of FICO Auto Score 9 XT based on TransUnion CreditVision trended data. The firms highlighted the ... [Read More]
2 trends being watched by NAF Association members
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jack Tracey, executive director of the National Automotive Finance Association, described the relationship between member finance companies and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as not exactly deteriorating but not necessarily improving significantly, either. He explained to SubPrime Auto Finance News ... [Read More]
Internet Brands acquires Auto Credit Express
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Subprime automotive financing technology firm Auto Credit Express has been acquired by Internet Brands — a company that includes vehicle listing provider CarsDirect — according to an announcement posted on Wednesday morning. Executives said the deal immediately bolsters Internet Brands’ presence ... [Read More]
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