Experts are closely monitoring what’s happening with lower-income consumers, which are often served by subprime auto finance companies. New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia as well as Fitch Ratings’ expectations about asset-backed securities are two examples of ... [Read More]

For the second time in a little more than a month, Credit Acceptance filed a form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission to respond to “select inquiries” that the subprime auto finance companies has received through Monday. The one ... [Read More]

Social media memes and motivational merchandise are everywhere nowadays in business, sports and beyond with the simple phrase: Do your job. Vervent reiterated this week that the payment servicing company is doing that as it’s been roughly three weeks after ... [Read More]

With collecting payments in the headlines nowadays, REPAY announced a new integration with Emotive Software this week. The companies highlighted auto finance companies can now take advantage of the combined functionality of REPAY’s convenient, automation-enabling payment technology and Emotive’s comprehensive ... [Read More]

Washing your car, your dishes, even yourself, seems like a positive and prudent experience. However, credit washing — especially in auto finance — is making quite a mess for lenders, according to new analysis from TransUnion on Thursday. TransUnion said ... [Read More]

Evidently the investment world isn’t completely sour on subprime auto financing despite what’s transpired in the industry segment recently. On Wednesday afternoon, Global Lending Services (GLS) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sixth Street, ... [Read More]

DRN, MVTRAC and Secure Collateral Management (SCM) made multiple moves recently to enhance their services to auto-finance companies and their relationships with repossession agents. First, DRN and Loanbridge formed a partnership, as Loanbridge data is now integrated into DRN’s monitoring, ... [Read More]

On Tuesday, Agora Data teamed up with DealerCenter to form a strategic partnership designed to empower dealers with enhanced tools and resources to obtain capital, streamline operations, and grow their businesses. According to a news release, more than 20,000 dealers ... [Read More]

The newest auto-finance data Edmunds released on Wednesday focused specifically on new-vehicle purchases and excluded used. But it still showed the conundrum lenders are facing nowadays associated with average negative equity, which climbed to an all-time high in the third ... [Read More]

Signals about what happens before and after a vehicle is delivered and financed aren’t so rosy. Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke pointed out that the initial October reading of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan showed, “Consumers’ views ... [Read More]