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: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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
S&P, Fitch discuss investors’ ongoing ABS concerns
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
What’s happening with subprime auto ABS continues to be on the minds of investors, according to recent analysis from both Standard & Poor’s as well as Fitch Ratings. In fact, S&P Global Ratings released another report this week with what ... [Read More]
MaximTrak white paper explains benefits of digital F&I platforms
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A new white paper from MaximTrak Technologies is geared to lead dealers into the present and future potential of digital F&I platforms for improving F&I profitability and customer satisfaction. This new report highlighted recent results of dealers using digital technologies ... [Read More]
Turning bad-debt losses into 6-figure state tax refunds
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Slater Moffat Associates, an accounting firm with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses reduce their tax liability, recently found a state tax policy that might help auto finance companies. The firm indicated finance companies that have experienced bad ... [Read More]
AutoFi gains $17M in investor financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoFi, an online point-of-sale financing solution meant to leverage potential buyers’ interest when they’re on the dealership website, recently announced that it raised $17 million in new financing and is live in the market. Crosslink Capital led the investment and ... [Read More]
Arbitration debate returns to Capitol Hill
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
One U.S. House Financial Services Committee member who possesses four decades of experience in the automotive space this week tried to pin down an outspoken advocate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal that would prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses, alluding ... [Read More]
Equifax & Moody’s Analytics experts on tap for upcoming CBA webinar
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Bankers Association is hosting a webinar featuring auto finance experts from Equifax and Moody’s Analytics. CBA officials said attendees can expect three main takeaways from the session, which is titled “Automotive Credit Trends and Lending Solutions to Improve Your ... [Read More]
Non-prime & subprime growth help open balances surpass $1 trillion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The surge of non-prime and subprime loans and leases helped to push Experian Automotive’s total open balance reading above the trillion dollar mark for the first time. According to the most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report released ... [Read More]
SCUSA uses data to defend non-prime reduction
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Santander Consumer USA president and chief executive officer Jason Kulas insisted the finance company has “more data than almost anyone else in the subprime space.” So when SCUSA cut back on its core non-prime retail originations by 15 percent during ... [Read More]
AUL successfully completes SOC 2 certification
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. recently completed the requirements for a Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 type II audit. Specifically targeting service firms with a focus on security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy, AUL highlighted SOC 2 is designed to meet the ... [Read More]
April auto defaults drop back below 1%
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto loan component of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices dropped below 1 percent in April for the first time since last September. According to data through April and released on Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, ... [Read More]
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