July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
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]
CFPB schedules field hearing to discuss arbitration
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s strategy to regulate how arbitration can occur might become clearer since the agency now has scheduled a field hearing specifically about the topic. On Wednesday, the CFPB announced plans for a field hearing about arbitration; ... [Read More]
March auto defaults stay on steady pattern
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps stable is the best adjective to describe the auto loan default readings included in the latest S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices. The March reading released this week by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian came in at 1.02 percent, ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty & defi SOLUTIONS finalize integration
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance product provider GWC Warranty finalized integration this week with defi SOLUTIONS Executives explained that GWC’s integration with defi SOLUTIONS means that auto finance companies and their dealers will be able to seamlessly ... [Read More]
Fitch sees subprime ABS delinquency dip being short-lived
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings insisted that March’s drop in delinquencies connected with U.S. subprime auto ABS — after hitting a 20-year high in February — represents a “reprieve” that is “not likely to last.” According to in the firm’s latest monthly index ... [Read More]
8 considerations when evaluating GPS providers
Paul Rosenthal , Spireon
We’ve all heard the news on rising auto loan delinquencies. Since February, auto delinquencies in the subprime market are at their highest rate since 1996. This presents a significant issue since increased delinquencies usually indicate that more defaults will happen ... [Read More]
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