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
TransUnion: Consumer Credit Risk Drops to Lowest Level Since ’05
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Triggered in part by the performance of vehicle financing, TransUnion’s Credit Risk Index — a measure of aggregate credit risk in the nation — dropped at the conclusion of 2013 to its lowest level since 2005. Analysts determined the Credit ... [Read More]
Pollak: Future of Self-Service Financing
Dale Pollak, vAuto
I had a fascinating conversation the other day with Pete Radike, director of product management for Fiserv, a Wisconsin-based company that processes and services vehicle leases and loans on behalf of captive and indirect lender partners. I’d called him after ... [Read More]
Fitch: Easier Underwriting Hitting Auto Asset Quality Metrics
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings recently reported that normalizing underwriting terms for U.S. auto loans and leases contributed to a modest deterioration in asset quality metrics during the fourth quarter. Still, firm analysts believe finance companies remain focused on emerging risks tied to ... [Read More]
Questions Arise about Industry’s New Normal
Nick Zulovich, Editor
From captive finance companies to one-lot buy-here, pay-here dealers, the entire industry is seeing a shift to a ‘new normal,’ which includes smaller down payments, longer terms and negative equity being rolled into a larger financed amount. While metal is ... [Read More]
Subprime Buyers Finding More Financing for New Models
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies still aren’t shying away from giving contracts to subprime consumers based on the fourth-quarter information from Experian Automotive. According to its latest State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian highlighted today that financing became easier to obtain ... [Read More]
Frazer Integrates with Preferred Warranties’ eContract
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Officials highlighted that independent dealers using Frazer management software and offering Preferred Warranties extended service contracts for pre-owned vehicles can now import data from their DMS directly into Preferred’s eContract portal. Preferred’s proprietary eContract program can allow dealers to instantly ... [Read More]
Moody’s Analytics, Equifax Team for Free Webinar
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Moody’s Analytics and Equifax are uniting to host a free webinar aimed at answering a pair of questions. Loan originations in automotive are leading the credit rebound, but which lenders are at the forefront and which consumers are they targeting? ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Completes Acquisition of Dealer.com
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealertrack Technologies today announced the completion of its acquisition of Dealer.com, a provider of comprehensive digital marketing solutions and services for the automotive retail industry. Rick Gibbs, former chief executive officer of Dealer.com and one of its co-founders, will lead ... [Read More]
Latest House Bill Aims at Curbing CFPB’s Authority
Nick Zulovich, Editor
During the same week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “strongly urged” companies to make credit scores more readily available, a bill passed through the U.S. House aimed at limiting the authority of the bureau, which the measure’s author called, “a ... [Read More]
CFPB Wants Credit Scores More Readily Available
Nick Zulovich, Editor
If the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets it way, potential buyers who have a credit card account will already know their credit score before they walk on the lot or enter the F&I office looking to complete vehicle financing. On ... [Read More]
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