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
5 Groups Seek Public Comment Period Over Bureau’s Arbitration Study
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Five trade groups, including the American Bankers Association, American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Data Industry Association, recently sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau offering five reasons why the CFPB should solicit public comment on its ... [Read More]
Subprime Originations Up More Than 6%
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While praising financing companies for their underwriting prowess, TransUnion’s latest auto report — viewed one quarter in arrears to ensure all accounts are included in the data — showed notable origination growth in the subprime risk tier. Contracts extended to ... [Read More]
57 Federal Lawmakers Want End of Arbitration
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As one senator proposed legislation to bring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau within the Congressional appropriations process, Sen. Al Franken led a group of 57 U.S. lawmakers who urged the CFPB to issue new rules “swiftly” that would eliminate the ... [Read More]
April Auto Defaults at Lowest Point in 10 Months
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian discovered auto loan defaults dropped 9 basis points in April to settle at its lowest level since June of last year. Analysts reported as a part of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices that ... [Read More]
Global Asset & Auto Finance Market Is Looking Positive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest analyst video from White Clarke Group shows the global asset and auto finance market is looking positive, despite political and economic tensions. White Clark Group explained the global leasing industry started 2015 with positive expectations that remain undaunted, ... [Read More]
NAF Association Updates Conference Plans After Texas Storms
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In light of the severe weather impacting the Lone Star State during the past several days, National Automotive Finance Association executive director Jack Tracey offered an update on the organization’s Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, which begins on Wednesday afternoon in ... [Read More]
30 States, 3 Credit Bureaus Reach Settlement
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine and 30 other state attorneys general reached a settlement this week with the three main credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — which have agreed to make a number of changes to their ... [Read More]
AFG & CU Direct Partner for Balloon Program
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto Financial Group — an online provider of innovative financing products including CarMark Auto Finance for credit unions and banks — recently formed a new partnership with CU Direct, a provider of lending, automotive and strategic solutions to the credit ... [Read More]
Exeter Finance Names New CFO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Exeter Finance Corp. went outside of the auto finance sector to find its new chief executive officer last fall, and on Friday, the subprime operation repeated the process when choosing a new chief financial officer. Taking on the CFO role for ... [Read More]
Collections Among Topics on Tap at NAF Association Annual Conference
Nick Zulovich, Editor
If the auto finance market is about to pivot in any direction from its current path, the National Auto Finance Association is hoping its 19th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference prepares executives and managers with the information and strategy they ... [Read More]
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