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
CreditMiner gains bureau global reseller status
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CreditMiner announced that it has acquired full global reseller status with all three major credit bureaus, allowing for what the service provider called a “seamless” transition from a soft bureau transaction to a full application within its software platform. Ahead ... [Read More]
GrooveCar partners with DataOne Software to enhance buying resource
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar, a vehicle-buying resource for the credit union industry, recently formed a strategic partnership with DataOne Software to integrate real-time vehicle information within GrooveCar’s all new Everything Automotive Auto Buying Resource. Because of the partnership, GrooveCar is looking to launch ... [Read More]
CarMax Auto Finance not wary of being under CFPB jurisdiction
Nick Zulovich, Editor
On the day CarMax Auto Finance completed the second quarter of its current fiscal year with a 6.2-percent increase in net income, the financing arm for the used-vehicle retailer came within the jurisdiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau thanks ... [Read More]
6 teams of Northwood students involved in EFG Companies F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies this week announced student competitors and F&I mentors participating in the first F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition at Northwood University. The competition will pit six teams of Northwood’s junior and senior undergraduate automotive marketing and management ... [Read More]
August auto defaults tick up 4 basis points
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
More subprime paper in the entire credit mix produced small increases in numerous default rates, but not to a point that triggered warning from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. Data through August showed the auto segment of the S&P/Experian ... [Read More]
Disparate impact use continues to frustrate industry
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The reported acknowledgement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that its use of disparate impact could over-count potential discrimination by indirect auto finance companies continues to churn the industry’s frustration with how the regulator operates. Paul Metrey, chief regulatory counsel ... [Read More]
78 more executives on path to compliance certification
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association enjoyed another great turnout for the opening module of its Consumer Credit Compliance Certification program. The most recent session last week in Irvine, Calif., drew 78 participants from 55 different companies. Hudson Cook partner Patty ... [Read More]
2 reasons why residuals should be used for underwriting
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps while finance companies consider changes to underwriting practices as the fourth quarter approaches, Black Book’s latest white paper shows how executives and managers should be using collateral and residual values in the underwriting process. Black Book highlighted that the ... [Read More]
W.Va dealer group settles another FTC lawsuit for $80K
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A West Virginia franchised dealer group again found itself involved in a regulatory matter with the Federal Trade Commission. Ramey Motors recently agreed to pay an $80,000 civil penalty to settle a lawsuit the FTC brought last year. The FTC ... [Read More]
CPS finalizes $300M securitization; third one of 2015
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services recently closed its third term securitization of the year. The company pointed out the transaction is CPS’ 18th senior subordinate securitization since the beginning of 2011 and the first securitization to receive a triple-A rating on the ... [Read More]
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