Five industry associations recently sent a 14-page letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), pushing back against the regulator’s request for more information regarding collections and vehicle repossessions by auto finance companies. Part of what troubles these associations is ... [Read More]

AutoPayPlus recently expanded its enterprise solution for F&I managers with the launch of AutoPayPlus Reporting, powered by VisionAST. The tool can provide real-time reporting and analytics, empowering decisionmakers with precise data integration into their DMS. AutoPayPlus said the move reinforced ... [Read More]

According to data Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke shared on Tuesday, subprime auto finance portfolios might not be doing so well. Smoke reported that the subprime severe delinquency rate for March was 50 basis points higher year-over-year, as 7.25% ... [Read More]

Auto financing was mentioned often by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the regulator published its latest edition of Supervisory Highlights last week. The CFPB shared key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive reported that credit access improved in March, even within the subprime space. However, Open Lending Corp. still has notable concerns about the sector stemming from findings contained in a new Near- and Non-Prime Consumer Update. The risk analytics ... [Read More]

A spring thaw happened in many locations during March, including the auto-finance market. Cox Automotive reported on Wednesday that access to auto credit improved last month. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index increased to 94.0 in March, improving for the second ... [Read More]

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis shareholders Milos Gvozdenovic and Scott Fink recently answered five top questions associated with bankruptcies and vehicle repossessions, which can become even more complex when those circumstances intersect. “When it comes to auto loans and financing, a ... [Read More]

Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) and AKUVO both specialize in mitigating risk for finance companies and other clients. And now they’re working together. The provider of compliance solutions for managing F&I product refunds announced a new partnership this week with the ... [Read More]

The past 45 days have been quite active for Agora Data, a fintech company specializing in delivering technology, capital and guidance with predictable contract performance and analytics tailored for the subprime automotive sector. During that span, the company gained $400 ... [Read More]

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell again reiterated how policymakers arrive at their decisions involving interest rates when he appeared at the Stanford Business, Government and Society Forum at Stanford University last week. But Powell also delved into other topics such ... [Read More]