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Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short

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EXCLUSIVE: Hackett Analyzes CFPB’s 3 Latest Moves

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Thursday, Sep. 18, 2014, 04:20 PM

Nick Zulovich, Editor

In an exclusive interview with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Hudson Cook partner and former assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rick Hackett offered quick-hitting analysis of the three main segments of the CFPB’s latest moves in connection with ... [Read More]

CFPB Wants More Auto Oversight Authority

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Thursday, Sep. 18, 2014, 03:18 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

If a finance company makes, acquires, or refinances 10,000 or more vehicle loans or leases in a year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking to become that operation’s primary regulator stemming from a proposal released late on Wednesday. The ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook Brings Another Former CFPB Official to Firm

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Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Hudson Cook bolstered its partner roster of former high-ranking enforcers who held roles at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission. This week, the law firm added Lucy Morris as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. ... [Read More]

Santander’s Nearly $300M Deal for Canada’s Carfinco Has US Connection

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Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014, 03:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Contained in this week’s announcement about Banco Santander entering into an agreement to acquire Canadian-based Carfinco Financial Group Inc. for $298 million (CDN) in cash is a stipulation about non-prime auto finance interests in the U.S. As part of the ... [Read More]

VTS Addresses 2 Major Compliance Concerns with Enhancement

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Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014, 03:43 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Here’s a development that ought to be welcome news to auto finance companies, forwarding organizations and repossession agencies: an enhanced compliance tool that’s now available at a lower price. This week, compliance monitoring provider Vendor Transparency Solutions launched VTS 2.0 ... [Read More]

Several Moves Expected at CFPB Field Hearing

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Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2014, 03:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As a lobbying group reportedly backed off its campaign against the agency’s drive to push full consumer complaint information online, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears poised to tighten its regulatory grip on the auto finance industry. With the CFPB ... [Read More]

defi SOLUTIONS Clients Now Can Access Equifax Income and Employment Verifications

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Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Equifax announced that defi SOLUTIONS through its cloud-based loan origination system is now offering its automotive finance company clients access to income and employment verifications through The Work Number, a proprietary database of employment and income information owned by Workforce ... [Read More]

SunTrust Division Now Exclusive Financing Provider for KBB

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Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:51 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

LightStream, a national online consumer lending division of SunTrust Bank became the exclusive online financing for Kelley Blue Book on Monday. Officials highlighted the LightStream AnythingLoan can provide KBB.com site visitors with simple online financing that can be used for ... [Read More]

US House Proposes More Credit Reporting Regulations

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Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:48 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In light of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau handing out stern enforcement actions connected with credit bureau reporting, the ranking member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee now is joining the regulatory fray. As the chairman-elect of the American ... [Read More]

Researcher: CFPB Lacks Authority to Publish Complaints

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Monday, Sep. 15, 2014, 03:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A George Mason University researcher and Yale School of Law graduate found three significant issues with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wanting to publish consumer complaint narratives online — including the CFPB lacking the authority to make such a move. ... [Read More]

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