Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 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
Santander Chairman Passes Away Unexpectedly
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been an emotional week for Banco Santander and Santander Consumer USA leaders both in Europe and the U.S. Chairman Emilio Botín unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, and a day later the bank’s board of directors of unanimously agreed to ... [Read More]
Less-Seasoned Loans Push Average Debt Levels Higher
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Make it 13 quarters in a row during which the average amount consumers had remaining on their vehicle installment contract moved higher year-over-year. TransUnion's Industry Insights Report indicated that auto loan debt per borrower jumped 4.1 percent from $16,410 in ... [Read More]
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask
Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.
A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report
Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly
Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth
Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Dealer Playbook: 5 Takeaways for Auto Retailers Using AI
The May issue of Auto Remarketing — “Shifting Gears: AI’s Role in Retail Automotive” — explores how top auto retailers...
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Auto Affordability Questioned As Job Growth Slows
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite Comerica Bank saying the latest economic trends might be better than the raw numbers indicate, Requisite Press insisted when it released its August Auto Buyer's Affordability Index (ABAI) on Wednesday that a growing economy is “simply not” enough to ... [Read More]
Used-Value Decline Not Expected to Hurt Auto Lease ABS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings asserted that U.S. auto lease ABS will continue to perform within expectations, and ratings will be stable even though analysts understand that used-vehicle values will continue to decline moderately from their recent “untenable” highs. Fitch also projected that ... [Read More]
NADA Supports Latest Bipartisan Effort to Reform CFPB Guidance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
National Automobile Dealers Association members are gathering on Capitol Hill this week to urge Congressional lawmakers to pass bipartisan legislation that franchised dealers say would nullify the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “flawed” guidance on auto lending. NADA explained H.R. 5403 ... [Read More]
BillingTree Finalizes Examination in Conformity with SSAE
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
BillingTree recently completed its examination in conformity with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) No. 16, Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization for the period from May 1 of last year through April 30 of this year. The ... [Read More]
Hyundai Capital America Reaches 25 Years in Business
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past Saturday was a silver one for Hyundai Capital America as the captive finance company that does business as Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance celebrated its 25th anniversary and a quarter century in Orange County, Calif. Originally ... [Read More]
CFPB’s Latest Mandate: Watch Your Service Providers
Nick Zulovich, Editor
One of the marketing hooks that subprime finance companies of all sizes often use contains the pitch about how consistent payments can lead to steady reporting to credit bureaus and eventually the possible healing of the borrower’s profile. Hudson Cook ... [Read More]
Latest ABS Losses Within Fitch’s Expectations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings reported U.S. auto loan ABS delinquencies and losses climbed in July on a monthly basis. However, Fitch expected such a movement, so the firm contends that asset performance in the sector should moderate further in the remainder of ... [Read More]
American Lending Solutions & Resolvion Finalize Merger
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion and American Lending Solutions (ALS) completed a merger agreement this week that will combine their respective operations into one of the largest skip-tracing and repossession management firms in the industry. Executives indicated the new company will operate under the ... [Read More]
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