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
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]
Fitch expects floor plan ABS to remain stable
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings not only is looking at how subprime auto ABS is behaving; the firm also investigated and projected how the dealer floor plan ABS sector should perform. Analysts think dealer floor plan ABS will remain stable despite Fitch’s expectation ... [Read More]
ProMax Unlimited rolls out 2nd soft credit pull solution
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealer Marketing Services, makers of ProMax Unlimited, unveiled the second of three soft credit pull solutions powered by Equifax data. On Monday, the company highlighted Instant Screen powered by Equifax is the latest version of its solution that can enable ... [Read More]
4 more NY dealer groups settle over packing credit repair into contracts
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, New York’s attorney general reached four separate settlements connected with 22 different rooftops in the New York City area for packaging credit repair and identity theft protection services into the vehicle installment contract; a similar practice that landed ... [Read More]
CPS finalizes $332M securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services announced the closing of its second term securitization of the year earlier this week. The transaction is CPS’ 20th senior subordinate securitization since the beginning of 2011 and the third consecutive securitization to receive a triple-A rating ... [Read More]
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