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
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
9 executives join AFSA board of directors
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association announced that nine executives have been elected to join its board of directors for three-year terms, which will begin following the association’s board meeting on Oct. 6. The nine individuals include: — Jody Anderson is ... [Read More]
CFPB complaint normalization draws 2 association rebuttals
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The more the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau highlights details about its consumer complaint database, the more industry associations make their own grievances about how the regulator constructs its reports, which are often critical of how providers are performing. The American ... [Read More]
Pennsylvania dealership settles charges for leasing unrepaired vehicles
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A Pennsylvania independent dealership reached a settlement agreement with the state attorney general, who alleged the store leased vehicles that needed considerable amounts of repair work and used a lease agreement that did not comply with federal law. Attorney General ... [Read More]
2 fronts where $100M facility helps Pelican Auto Finance
Nick Zulovich, Editor
To hear Pelican Auto Finance chief executive officer Troy Cavallaro explain the impact, the $100 million warehouse funding facility with Wells Fargo Securities the company announced on Wednesday will help the deep subprime auto finance provider in two places. The ... [Read More]
Latest CFPB complaint report reinforces 4 CDIA concerns
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly consumer complaints snapshot report a little more than a week ago, one of the categories drumming up the most activity was credit reporting. Potential problems with how that metric developed is ... [Read More]
60% of banks still unsure how to serve millennials
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with an inkling about what its auto lending prospects might be, initial findings from the 2015 Growth Strategy Survey orchestrated by Bank Director showed the traditional banking industry may find itself unable to attract what orchestrators called a “decidedly ... [Read More]
Larger participant rule implementation arrives
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Unlike a college student scrambling to submit an assignment on time, there doesn’t appear to be much turbulence in the auto finance space since the larger participant rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau went into practice on Monday. Previously, ... [Read More]
Experian spots uptick in Q2 captives’ high-risk financing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian Automotive noticed captive finance companies increased their appetite for risk a bit during the second quarter. According to the latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, the year-over-year change for captives in the highest risk segment — buyers ... [Read More]
Blue Bridge Financial joins NIADA as a national member benefit partner
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For stores looking to diversify their offering or potentially expand or revamp their facilities, Blue Bridge Financial, a direct lender and national provider of small business financing, joined with the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as NIADA's latest National Member ... [Read More]
AAGI mobile app eliminates need for ‘paper contracts in glovebox’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
American Auto Guardian — a provider in developing, marketing and administering vehicle service contracts and other automotive aftermarket products — rolled out its newly developed mobile application to its agents during the company’s product launch earlier this month. Company officials ... [Read More]
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