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
Another bill & CFPB clash with House lawmakers
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Vehicle financing continued to be one of the more bandied about topics on Capitol Hill in recent days. First, a member of the U.S. Senate introduced legislation to bring what the National Automobile Dealers Association called “transparency and accountability” to ... [Read More]
ACA, Westlake settle in Massachusetts, agree to pay $7.4M in relief
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Credit Acceptance and Westlake Financial Services agreed this week to provide a total of $7.4 million in relief to thousands of Massachusetts consumers over allegations by the state’s attorney general that they charged “excessive” interest rates on their subprime ... [Read More]
TransUnion touts ease of use for new data solution
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
TransUnion named its newest suite of solutions Prama, which in Sanskrit means the source for accurate and valid knowledge about the world. No matter if they speak English, Spanish, French or even Sanskrit, TransUnion’s Steve Chaouki insisted that finance company executives — ... [Read More]
Grubb’s 3-point message to Exeter board & workforce
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Jason Grubb conveyed a similar message not only to the board of directors that hired him to be the chief executive officer of Exeter Finance, but also the workforce of nearly 1,000 employees that he became entrusted with overseeing about ... [Read More]
3 enhanced relationships for F&I Express
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The past week represented a busy time of relationship building and integrations for F&I Express, which highlighted developments with Dominion Dealer Solutions, Pearl Technology Holdings and Capital Companies. The string aimed at helping dealership finance managers and other store personnel ... [Read More]
7 questions from AFSA & CBA about potential FTC survey
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the Federal Trade Commission gearing up for a potential survey of consumers who recently bought a vehicle and financed that purchase through a dealer, the American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Bankers Association recently submitted a letter to ... [Read More]
Subprime auto ABS delinquency level not seen since 1996
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings pointed to three reasons why delinquencies on U.S. subprime auto ABS have eclipsed 2009 recessionary levels and are now at a level not seen in nearly two decades. On Monday, analysts indicated subprime delinquencies of 60 days or ... [Read More]
Ally Financial’s consent solicitation & facility renewal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with the renewal of an $11 billion credit facility, Ally Financial recently announced that it has commenced a consent solicitation from holders of record of its 8.000 percent notes due 2031. The move is being made to terminate the ... [Read More]
Cordray summoned back to Capitol Hill
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After spending part of this week in Phoenix at the annual conference hosted by the Consumer Bankers Association, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray will be back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his next appearance in front of ... [Read More]
SpringboardAuto.com finds another partner in credit union space
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Less than a month after announcing an investment by CUNA Mutual Group, direct-to-consumer auto loan platform SpringboardAuto.com formed a partnership this week to enhance its position in the credit union space. SpringboardAuto.com created a relationship with MeridianLink — the developer ... [Read More]
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