LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index hits highest point in more than 5 years
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 11:30 AM
AFSA maintains dialogue with CFPB over data rights rule reconsiderations even as momentum rises to shut down agency
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 12:03 PM
Resolvion starts ‘new era,’ putting Plascencia in charge of new division
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, 10:55 AM
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
Zapmoto Co-Founder & CEO Clint Curtis
We throw the keys to the valet on this episode. Clint Curtis is the co-founder and CEO of Zapmoto, which provides valet pickup and delivery of vehicles for servicing at car dealerships. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 07:52 PM
PayNearMe bolsters collaboration with PayPal
Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, 11:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, PayNearMe announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with PayPal. The companies highlighted that the expanded integration with PayPal’s full stack processing capabilities for both payments and disbursements into the PayNearMe platform can help increase reliability and expand ... [Read More]
FTC emphasizes relevance of Holder Rule nearly 50 years after implementation
Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 10:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Federal Trade Commission rolled out the Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses, better known in compliance circles as the Holder Rule. While much has developed in almost five decades ... [Read More]
Survey: 27% of consumers do not review their credit report annually
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, 10:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s nearly automatic that one of the first things a finance company does to examine an applicant is check the individual’s credit report. But consumers doing that process on their own doesn’t appear to be so habitual, as a new ... [Read More]
Edmunds: Average amount financed for used cars drops in Q3
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, 10:00 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While new-car financing and delivery still might have remained out of reach for some consumers, the newest used-car financing data from Edmunds released on Tuesday showed some changes in average down payments and the amount financed. Edmunds reported that the ... [Read More]
FTC reiterates use of ‘plain language’ associated with regulatory activities
Monday, Sep. 30, 2024, 11:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission has made nearly a half dozen public speaking appearances to finish the month and the quarter. Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya previously asked a string of questions about data privacy and artificial intelligence. And on Friday, Samuel Levine, ... [Read More]
Line\5 & Pauldron partner for vehicle protection plans with smoother financing
Monday, Sep. 30, 2024, 11:26 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, Line\5, a provider of financing solutions for vehicle protection plans, announced a strategic partnership with Pauldron to help dealerships offer a comprehensive suite of protection products, including vehicle service contracts, dent and ding coverage, tire and wheel protection, ... [Read More]
Credit conditions & consumer confidence moving in opposite directions
Friday, Sep. 27, 2024, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit conditions are improving, but consumer confidence is sagging. Those are the primary assertions from S&P Global Ratings and the Conference Board from their newest insights released this week. S&P Global Ratings said credit conditions for borrowers in North America ... [Read More]
LegalShield: Spiking consumer financial stress ‘not a fluke’
Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LegalShield said this week when examining consumers’ finances that the “jump in stress is not a fluke.” Following the steepest surge in the study’s 22-year history, the August reading of the LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) ticked up 0.1 ... [Read More]
New ValidiFI report reinforces importance of spotting high-risk indicators of ACH transactions
Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024, 11:10 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arranging ACH payments for contract holders to stay current on their auto financing used to be as sure a thing as finance companies could have to keep their portfolios healthy. But like many circumstances, it appears things aren’t quite what ... [Read More]
Survey: Despite notable lack of emergency funds, majority of Americans feel confident about handling unexpected expenses
Tuesday, Sep. 24, 2024, 10:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More evidence surfaced last week about how stretched family budgets are nowadays, with a survey by Kashable indicating more than 80% of Americans do not have an emergency fund. But the fintech platform that provides “socially responsible credit” and financial ... [Read More]
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