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
7 enhancements of new AFSA website
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association launched a completely redesigned website this week. AFSA officials highlighted their new website, designed in partnership with Engage Software headquartered in St. Louis, has a modern design and is constructed to be user friendly. “AFSA’s ... [Read More]
New site to use investor funds directly to originate contracts
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The combination of investor money and an online platform created by what the company calls an “A team” of industry veterans who have collectively more than 110 years of experience in automotive, below-prime automotive finance, billions of dollars of securitization ... [Read More]
CFPB ombudsman has 3 recommendations for complaint database
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International dissected the 2015 fiscal year annual report by the CFPB Ombudsman’s Office that’s generated for Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Officials found the recently released report focused heavily on three potential changes to the ... [Read More]
9 more credit unions join AFG’s balloon program
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — announced year-to-date growth figures this week, revealing increasing momentum in new customer signings with AFG’s balloon lending and remarketing ... [Read More]
10 components of upcoming Chernek F&I workshop
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I training specialist Rebecca Chernek is hosting a comprehensive, three-day educational workshop in an attempt to help dealerships and their managers to get into position for their most successful year yet. Among the 10 workshop highlights Chernek plans to cover ... [Read More]
Top 20 grossing vehicles in subprime deals
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax highlighted the total amount of subprime auto loans originated through August and connected to consumers with an Equifax Risk Score below 620 totaled $75.8 billion, representing a 12.6-percent increase year-over-year. In an effort to help dealerships and finance companies ... [Read More]
SCUSA taps BNY Mellon EVP to be CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA appointed a new chief financial officer on Monday; an executive who will take on the role starting Dec. 16. Replacing interim CFO Jennifer Davis, who will continue to serve as deputy chief financial officer is Ismail “Izzy” Dawood. ... [Read More]
eLEND Solutions joins DealerVault’s Premier Network, appoints chief sales officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with tapping an executive to fill the newly created role of chief sales officer, eLEND Solutions — a technology company delivering integrated credit, identification and finance solutions to dealers — recently announced the provider joined DealerVault’s Premier Network. DealerVault ... [Read More]
Is industry ‘numb’ after CFPB’s latest multi-million fine?
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Steve Levine used both social media and an email message to SubPrime Auto Finance News to convey thought-provoking reaction to Thursday afternoon’s announcement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Levine wondered via Twitter if the industry as a whole is ... [Read More]
Executive changes at Ford Motor Credit, VW Credit & Huntington
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two captive finance companies and a commercial bank all made changes to their top executive teams this week. Beginning with Ford Motor Credit, the Blue Oval’s captive named Joy Falotico as chief operating officer. The OEM also elected Falotico as ... [Read More]
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