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
KeyBanc considers disparate impact ruling implications
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Time is dwindling in the current Supreme Court session, and the justices have yet to offer their opinion on a case connected with the use of disparate impact, one of the sharpest tools the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau uses to ... [Read More]
CarMax keeping subprime aggression steady
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CarMax Auto Finance reported “better than anticipated” loan charge-offs that had a favorable impact on both the provision for loan losses and the ending allowance for loan losses during the first quarter of its current fiscal year. The performance prompted ... [Read More]
Exeter Finance leverages ACI Worldwide’s bill payment service
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Subprime auto finance company Exeter Finance Corp. on Monday selected the UP Bill Payment Solution offered by ACI Worldwide, a global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions. It’s a move both companies said is meant to simplify multiple bill ... [Read More]
NAMAD & EFG announce first Northwood scholarship recipient
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies, together with the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD), selected the recipient for their first Northwood University private donor scholarship on Monday. This NAMAD scholarship will fund the remainder of four-year tuition for Javante Dilworth while he ... [Read More]
S&P report says CFPB considering legal action against Westlake
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A securitization presale report from Standard & Poor’s gave a glimpse as to what the interaction between Westlake Financial Services and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been like dating back more than a year. The report based on information ... [Read More]
Why NY dealer settlement impact might ripple elsewhere
Nick Zulovich, Editor
While dealership management emphasized this week’s settlement with the New York attorney general “acknowledges no admission of wrongdoing or liability,” Dealertrack Technologies' Randy Henrick shared his unsavory assessment of the “payment packing” possibly orchestrated by a trio of Honda stores ... [Read More]
BB&T Dealer Finance halts markups
Nick Zulovich, Editor
For franchised and independent dealerships that use BB&T Dealer Finance, a segment of BB&T Dealer Financial Services, flat-fee compensation is coming your way. On Thursday, the commercial bank announced the launch of what it dubbed “a nondiscretionary dealer compensation program, ... [Read More]
Industry notes: GM Financial upgrade & CPS securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As Consumer Portfolio Services closed its second term securitization of the year, General Motors cheered Fitch Ratings’ decision this week to raise the credit ratings of both GM and GM Financial to investment grade with the finance company’s diminishing presence in ... [Read More]
Edmunds: ‘Substantial pullback’ in subprime not likely at this point
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
The growth in the subprime auto finance market has been as steep as it has been talked about — and it’s also something that Edmunds.com chief economist Lacey Plache says to keep an eye on. However, she emphasized that we’re ... [Read More]
CFPB suing SNAAC over debt collections
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While officials said the complaint is not a finding or ruling that the finance company has actually violated the law, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Security National Automotive Acceptance Co. (SNAAC) today for aggressive debt collection tactics against servicemembers. ... [Read More]
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