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: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
New VP Named at defi SOLUTIONS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Loan origination software company defi SOLUTIONS announced this week the appointment of a new vice president of sales. Brice Beard brings over 15 years of auto finance experience with him to take on the responsibilities of the new position, one ... [Read More]
Chernek: Cracking the Code in Subprime Financing
Rebecca Chernek, Chernek Consulting
How far over the line will you go to sell cars and make a profit before you break the compliance threshold? That’s almost like asking how far over the speed limit you’re willing to go before you consider the consequences ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Reaches Milestone For Credit Application Network
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
News has been flowing out of Dealertrack Technologies this week, as the company announced it has hit a milestone for its Credit Application Network on top of also securing a new partnership with Kia Motors America to use its Intelligent ... [Read More]
SubPrime Webinar Series Returns Next Wednesday
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Interested in honing your ability to securely locate, recover and communicate with your portfolio of leased and financed vehicles? In real time? Tune in to the latest SubPrime Auto Finance News webinar, on Wed., Nov. 19 at 2 p.m., where ... [Read More]
Survey Shows Auto Loans as Top Growth Opportunity For Credit Unions
Sarah Rubenoff, Staff Writer
With the new- and used-car market booming, it seems subprime buyers are getting a piece of the pie — and many of these consumers are using credit unions to fund these vehicle purchases. TransUnion released the results of an October ... [Read More]
How Enhanced Verifications Boost Subprime Loan Performance
Jennifer Reid, Equifax
When it comes to successfully selling a vehicle and getting it financed, particularly for subprime borrowers, dealers and automotive finance companies should heed the advice of former President Reagan and “Trust, but verify.” What we are seeing in the market, ... [Read More]
Toyota Financial Exec Awarded by AFSA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Toyota Financial Services’ own Ann Bybee was honored with the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) by the American Financial Services Association at the AFSA’s 98th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles at the end of October. Bybee, the company’s vice president of ... [Read More]
Bankruptcy Filings Down By Double-Digits
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Bankruptcy filing in the U.S. took a double-digit slide this past month. That’s according to data provided by Epiq Systems Inc. to the American Bankruptcy Institute, which showed total bankruptcy filings fell by 12 percent year-over-year in October. Overall filings ... [Read More]
CalAmp Incorporates Mileage Management Component into Solution
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CalAmp enhanced its vehicle finance payment assurance solution, LenderOutlook, to incorporate a function previously available only to its fleet customers. Now CalAmp’s new mileage management feature within LenderOutlook can enable lease-here, pay-here (LHPH) dealers and larger finance companies to directly measure ... [Read More]
Re3 Executive Of The Year: Karen Nelson
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Karen Nelson’s career as a collector began while she was earning money for her tuition to attend Old Dominion University. Nelson worked her way through school by handling the day-in, day-out chores of a collector and graduated with a degree ... [Read More]
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