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
Wise F&I exec to serve as GAPA president
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rob Berger, executive vice president at Wise F&I, was recently elected to serve as president of the Guaranteed Asset Protection Alliance, an organization established in 2006 comprised of companies that offer guaranteed asset protection (GAP) products. The purpose of GAPA ... [Read More]
PaymentVision offers free webinar on tokenization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The week after Thanksgiving, PaymentVision will hold a free webinar on the importance and benefits of tokenization, or when applied to data security, the process of substituting a sensitive data element with a non-sensitive equivalent. The webinar covering the currently ... [Read More]
Veros Credit opens new Texas business center
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Veros Credit announced it has opened a new Regional Business Center in the Dallas area. The company reported the new center will assist in the company’s growth efforts in Texas. The focus of the new center will be to provide ... [Read More]
Lenders remain ‘vigilant’ amid auto-loan market growth
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reporting strong performance in the “no-score” segment of the credit spectrum, Equifax pointed out in a release this week lender vigilance is helping to drive auto loan market success. According to the latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report from Equifax ... [Read More]
House passes CFPB reform bill
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
To the delight of many in the automotive industry, the House of Representatives voted on and passed a bill aimed at altering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s handling of indirect auto financing. With a vote of 332 to 96, the ... [Read More]
Analysts wonder why lease credit approvals are spiking
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even though lease credit approvals are down slightly this month, rates remain unusually high, prompting analysts to discuss the factors behind the surge. According to Swapalease.com, lease credit approvals fell to 75 percent this month, down a bit from the ... [Read More]
Springleaf reaches settlement with DOJ to buy OneMain Financial
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Personal finance company Springleaf Holdings Inc. recently announced it will be moving forward with its purchase of OneMain Financial Holdings LLC after reaching a settlement with the Department of Justice, as well as the Attorneys General of seven states. ... [Read More]
Auto loan defaults rise in October but remain at ‘low levels’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto loan defaults spiked a bit in October, though analysts say consumer credit default rates still remain at “low levels.” According to data released Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, auto loan default rates came in at 1 ... [Read More]
TransUnion spots outstanding balances above $1T
Nick Zulovich, Editor
TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report found that outstanding auto loan balances surpassed $1 trillion in the third quarter, an 11.1 percent jump year-over-year. But contract holders appear to be maintaining their payments on that growing balance total since delinquencies — the ... [Read More]
Coombs promoted to CFO of JM Family
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
JM Family Enterprises president and chief executive officer Colin Brown recently promoted Ron Coombs to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer, overseeing the company’s financial operations. Coombs joined JM Family in 1999 as vice president for ... [Read More]
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