July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 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
Pelican Auto Finance’s Plan to be a Top Subprime Player
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Pelican Auto Finance is using what executives describe as a “crawl-walk-run approach” to growth in the deep subprime auto financing world. And they want to start running to the point where the company’s portfolio ranks among the top five institutions ... [Read More]
GrooveCar Connects to Dealertrack for National Expansion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar, a national vehicle-buying resource for credit unions, recently indicated that GrooveCar’s AppTrac System will now connect to the Dealertrack Credit Application Network. According to GrooveCar, the Dealertrack Network will also be an integral part of GrooveCar’s future nationwide expansion ... [Read More]
Equifax and NIADA Partner for Vehicle Delivery Solutions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax recently signed an agreement with the National Independent Automotive Dealers Association to be a National Member Benefit Partner. Through this relationship, Equifax will provide NIADA-member dealers access to the next generation of tools and information to help them deliver ... [Read More]
DOJ Investigating Fifth Third’s Auto Loan Business
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fifth Third Bank acknowledged in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it’s being investigated by the Department of Justice about its indirect auto loan business. According to the company’s Form 10-Q, officials said they are ... [Read More]
NAF Association Highlights Agenda for Annual Conference
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with giving executives another opportunity to complete the first module of its compliance certification program, the National Automotive Finance Association is rolling out one of its best lineups ever for its annual conference later this month. The NAF Association ... [Read More]
FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Dealers’ Ads Cases
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Following public comment periods, the Federal Trade Commission approved final consent orders this week involving 10 dealers’ deceptive advertising charges. Under the settlement orders, FTC officials said the dealerships are prohibited from misrepresenting in any advertisement for the purchase, financing ... [Read More]
SEC Demand Could Impede Nicholas Financial Sale
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Demands by the Securities and Exchange Commission are placing a hurdle in Nicholas Financial — an indirect special finance company that originates subprime loans with more than 1,600 dealers — becoming an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Prospect Capital Corp. ... [Read More]
New House Bill Would Regulate How CFPB Handles Data
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland introduced a bill on the U.S. House floor this week aimed at regulating how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau handles consumer data. The Georgia Republican explained the CFPB Data Collection Security Act is meant to address what ... [Read More]
Outstanding Auto Balances Recover to 2005 Level
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Remember 2005? That’s when the BlackBerry was the smartphone of choice, and the Federal Reserve pushed the short-term interest rate to 3 percent, marking the eighth increase in less than a year. That year also was the last time this ... [Read More]
4 Tips to Help Shoppers with Poor Credit
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Based on the thinking that the right approach to financing a vehicle can help subprime buyers get their credit back on the right track, Edmunds.com offered four recommendations that dealers can share with consumers to help with the process. Those ... [Read More]
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