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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

Cox Automotive spots more modest improvement in auto credit availability in May

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps finance companies are acknowledging that they’re going to have to absorb a bit more risk to keep origination objectives within reach. Cox Automotive reported this week that the May Dealertrack Credit Availability Index showed a modest improvement in auto ... [Read More]

Arra Finance to acquire Crescent Bank’s auto-financing division

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The short history of Arra Finance already includes some of the most significant moments a new operation can have. The company specializing in subprime auto financing launched in spring 2022, then last summer gained new ownership with an asset management ... [Read More]

REPAY bolsters integration with MeridianLink to boost payment processing for banks & credit unions

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Quarterly updates have shown consumers are struggling to maintain their monthly payments for auto financing and other credit products. So, Repay Holdings Corp. is making sure that its vertically integrated payment solutions perform well, thus announcing new enhancements to the ... [Read More]

Agora claims ‘milestone accomplishment’ with rated asset-backed securitization

Kinetic Advantage finalizes first securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data secured what it called a “milestone accomplishment” toward strengthening its position in the multi-billion-dollar public capital markets. The fintech innovator of advanced capital solutions in subprime and non-prime consumer finance on Tuesday announced the successful completion of its ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Putting Q1 auto-finance data into historical perspective with Experian’s Melinda Zabritski

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and one of the analysts among this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients, returned for another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Zabritski described what elements were in place to help banks gain ... [Read More]

NAF Association welcomes newly elected directors and 2025 executive officers

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with giving its annual awards, the National Automotive Finance Association elected five new members to its board of directors during last week’s Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference in Plano, Texas. Beginning a two-year term following a vote held during the ... [Read More]

GM’s former top marketing executive joins Safe-Guard board

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The former global chief marketing officer of General Motors is now helping Safe-Guard Products International. This week, the platform provider of private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine, and powersports industries announced the appointment of Deborah Wahl to ... [Read More]

F&I Sentinel adds Ewing to board ‘at a pivotal moment’

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In a move happening “at a pivotal moment” for the company, F&I Sentinel appointed fintech leader and compliance expert Frank Ewing to its board of directors this week. The provider of tech-enabled solutions for F&I products highlighted that Ewing has ... [Read More]

Experian: Banks post auto-finance market rebound in Q1

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s a new way to revisit that old phrase, “You can take it to the bank.” That’s because dealership finance managers might have been saying those words since Experian highlighted banks reclaimed ground across the automotive finance industry market during ... [Read More]

3 repo organizations reiterate definitions of 8 key industry terms

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this year, a joint announcement from three of the largest repossession organizations — Allied Finance Adjusters, American Recovery Association and Eagle Group XX — reiterated their definitions of eight key terms associated with vehicle repossessions and recoveries. Especially considering ... [Read More]

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