As delinquencies rise and margins tighten, leading auto lenders use AI agents to cut collections and servicing costs without compromising...
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DriveItAway explains great timing of alliance with Partners Personnel
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, 10:53 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest partnership forged by DriveItAway Holdings arrived at a time when CEO John Possumato said the company’s exclusive “Pay as You Go” app-based subscription might be needed even more. Possumato pointed out that rejection rates for auto finance applications ... [Read More]
Newest Open Lending partner brings insurance expertise
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, 11:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Open Lending Corp. gained its third partnership so far this month, aligning with insurance pricing solution provider Akur8 to complement its proprietary Lenders Protection platform. The provider of risk analytics solutions for financial institutions highlighted that this partnership ... [Read More]
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Case Management Made Easy: Harnessing the Power of Technology
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Consumers eager to buy cars as credit availability & portfolio trends soften
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, 10:48 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite tighter credit availability and one view of delinquencies showing them higher now than before the pandemic, at least one consumer-driven economic reading showed that people are eager to buy a car. In this economic roundup from three different sources, ... [Read More]
6 features of DriveSmart’s first mobile app
Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, 12:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, DriveSmart launched its first mobile app — GoDriveSmart — for iOS and Android devices. The vehicle service contract administrator highlighted the app offers users access to all perks of their vehicle service contract in one space, including 24/7 ... [Read More]
CFPB unveils revised supervisory appeals process
Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, 11:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming off of tabulating how much into the billions its enforcement actions totaled last year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a procedural rule on Friday, updating the process by which financial institutions can appeal supervisory findings. Officials said ... [Read More]
Launcher finalizes another alliance; this time with goal of serving Hispanics
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Launcher landed its second alliance of the week on Thursday with the newest one aimed at expanding access to credit within the Hispanic market. Launcher now is integrated with Conecta Marketing Group in order to help finance companies optimize their ... [Read More]
CFPB penalties in 2023 approach $4B
Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently recapped the monetary impact the regulator made through its enforcement actions and other moves last year. In 2023, the CFPB said it filed 29 enforcement actions and resolved through final orders with six previously ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings projects second straight year of record auto securitizations
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, 10:38 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Global Ratings is projecting the auto securitization market to grow this year after setting a record in 2023. Analysts explained this week that pent-up demand for vehicles drove new-car sales 13% higher year-over-year to 15.5 million units in 2023, ... [Read More]
Agenda for NARS 2024 now available
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, 12:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association released its agenda for the 2024 North American Repossessors Summit, which is scheduled for April 11-12 in Orlando, Fla. Along with the annual golf tournament and silent auction to raise money for the Repo Alliance Lobbyist ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Reviewing FTC’s past & present with Terry O’Loughlin of Reynolds and Reynolds
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, 11:20 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at this year’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, we share another visit with one of the industry’s great historians: Terry O’Loughlin, who is ... [Read More]
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