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
SNAAC outlines aggressive growth plan
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Top executives at Security National Automotive Acceptance Co. (SNAAC) highlighted how they are executing an aggressive growth plan based on a strategy to add a significant number of dealership customers throughout the United States. To accomplish these goals, SNAAC recently ... [Read More]
Ally sticks to strategy as Q1 originations soften
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Ally Financial chief executive officer Jeffrey Brown articulated a host of reasons why the finance company’s $800 million decline in originations year-over-year is not a cause for concern, as it set records in other metrics associated with first-quarter originations. Brown ... [Read More]
DriveItNow surpasses 4 billion online payment quotes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Online pre-qualified monthly payment marketing provider DriveItNow recently reached the milestone of more than 4 billion monthly payments quoted to online shoppers since the service launched in 2008. The company highlighted DriveItNow’s patent pending truPayments calculation engine is now generating ... [Read More]
Record March ignites CPS’ Q1 originations
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
While also touching on how the subprime auto finance company is navigating challenges in both collections and rolling out securitizations, Consumer Portfolio Services highlighted that it closed the first quarter by originating the most contracts ever in a single month. ... [Read More]
4 trends from CFPB’s April complaint update
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with offering more details about complaints originating in California, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot this week as the overall total continued to march toward 900,000. As of April 1, the CFPB said ... [Read More]
SpringboardAuto.com launches private party transaction financing in 3 states
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SpringboardAuto.com rolled out its private-party transaction financing availability this week. With the company indicating more states in its network will be added soon, the online platform is now originating financing for buyers in Arizona, California, and Florida. SpringboardAuto.com chief executive ... [Read More]
Why VSCs can help navigate financing storms
Brien Joyce, EFG Companies
One of the hot topics at the 2016 NADA Convention was the much debated subprime bubble in relation to rising delinquency rates. Again, industry experts worked to calm everyone’s nerves about Fitch Ratings’ latest report, which brought to everyone’s attention ... [Read More]
GM Financial’s prime originations climb above 68%
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
General Motors Financial continues to move away from a company that predominantly generates subprime paper. During the first quarter when the company saw its net income rise to $164 million, representing a climb of 14 million, GM Financial president and ... [Read More]
RoadVantage GPS System to benefit dealers & consumers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I program provider RoadVantage recently announced a new GPS anti-theft tracking system to provide greater security and safety for both dealers and their customers. RoadVantage claims it’s one of the first F&I providers to offer a GPS System coupled with ... [Read More]
Subprime growth: Worth watching, not panicking
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Yes, subprime auto lending has grown in recent years. However, don’t sound the alarm bells. This is not mortgage crisis 2.0. It’s probably not even subprime auto lending crisis 2.0. The level of subprime auto lending is not even close to ... [Read More]
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