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
CPS completes first securitization of year, totaling $329.5M
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services finalized the closing of its first term securitization in 2016 this week. The transaction is CPS’ 19th senior subordinate securitization since the beginning of 2011 and the second consecutive securitization to receive a triple A rating on ... [Read More]
GrooveCar forms partnerships with 5 credit unions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar, an online vehicle buying resource for credit unions, highlighted this week that five new partners joined the program. The credit unions now leveraging the platform include: — Telco Plus of Longview, Texas — Picatinny Federal Credit Union of Dover, ... [Read More]
Cox Auto investment creates 3 new F&I offerings
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
You now can add three F&I solutions to what Cox Automotive can provide to dealerships. Officials highlighted on Thursday that GO Financial and NextGear Capital affiliated dealers will soon be able to offer warranty, insurance and theft recovery products to ... [Read More]
Fed passes on another interest rate rise
Nick Zulovich, Editor
A month after making its first move with respect to interest rates in almost a decade, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday chose to pass on increasing the federal funds rate any further. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to ... [Read More]
Floyd maintains Exeter’s commitment to dealers
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Less than two months after Mark Floyd took the reins again as chief executive officer of Exeter Finance Corp., the interim leader used SubPrime Auto Finance News as a conduit to relay a message to dealers already in the subprime ... [Read More]
Veros Credit leverages ACI Worldwide to improve payment process
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Electronic payment and banking solutions provider ACI Worldwide announced this week that finance company Veros Credit has selected its UP Bill Payment Solution to provide customers a wide variety of convenient choices for paying their auto loans — including debit ... [Read More]
Autoscribe hires new CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Autoscribe Corp. brought on Myles Locke as its new chief financial officer this week. Locke spent the past 17 years in various leadership roles in payments, finance and card processing, including vice president of finance and vice president of corporate ... [Read More]
GSFSGroup’s field force completes AFIP certification
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) highlighted this week that Gulf States Financial Services Group’s entire dealer-support team completed the AFIP Certified F&I Professional program. AFIP executive director David Robertson conducted a review and proctored the certification exam ... [Read More]
Auto defaults remain stable in December
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With observers saying, “the consumer economy looks good,” the auto loan portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices remained steady for December. Analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian determined the auto loan default rate was unchanged from ... [Read More]
SpringboardAuto.com adds 2 industry veterans to board
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SpringboardAuto.com, a new direct-to-consumer auto loan platform, added two executives to its board of directors who bring decades of experience from their time with Capital One and Ford Motor Credit. The company announced on Monday that its board now has ... [Read More]
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