TruDecision’s Parry defends current status of subprime auto finance
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 11:52 AM
Metrics that formed April’s Dealertrack Credit Availability Index ‘masked a more complex picture’
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 10:08 AM
NAF Association reveals next recipients of Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award & Summit Leadership Award
Friday, May. 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Explaining lead deterioration & performance-based marketing for dealerships
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AutoWeb / UsedCars.com president and COO Dan Ingle tackled ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 02:02 PM
Navigating used-car inventory management with John Ellis of Agile Auto
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. Agile Auto founder and CEO John Ellis acknowledged inventory ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 01:58 PM
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
Edmunds: Down payments for financed used cars edge higher in Q4
Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, 10:44 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with highlighting how many consumers are committing to a monthly payment of more than $1,000 to take delivery of a new vehicle, the newest auto finance data from Edmunds showed dealerships and finance companies coaxed a bit more of ... [Read More]
FTC collaborates with AGs in Illinois & Maryland on dealer allegations & $20M settlement
Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, 11:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission didn’t sit idle this holiday season, especially when policing car dealerships. The regulator made separate announcements before and after Christmas involving two dealer groups that operate more than a dozen stores. The first action was connected ... [Read More]
Open Lending certifies 1 millionth contract through Lenders Protection
Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, 09:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a milestone week for Open Lending Corp., which announced the certification of the 1 millionth contract through its Lenders Protection decisioning engine. Company leadership said this achievement underscores Open Lending’s ongoing efforts to empower financial institutions to grow ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: CFPB’s message is clear about product refunds
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, 10:28 AM
Rick Hackett
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights, focusing a substantial portion of the auto finance industry-specific report on a longstanding issue: the servicing of auto loans with ancillary or F&I products. The ... [Read More]
Federal & state regulators revisit elder financial exploitation
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, 10:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It might very well be the case that a 97-year-old consumer is applying for financing to take delivery of a $97,000 luxury SUV. Or it could be someone with illegal intentions trying to take advantage of that elderly individual. Last ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings offers 2025 forecast, answers worldwide economic questions
Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, 11:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Let’s take a worldwide economic outlook courtesy of S&P Global Ratings, which touched on both domestic and international trends that could eventually impact automotive financing and retailing. Analysts said last week that economic soft landings in many major economies and ... [Read More]
RouteOne co-founder joins Lender Compliance Technologies
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 10:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) reinforced its executive team on Thursday as the previous Emerging 8 honoree continues to roll out Refund Control, a finance company-managed cloud platform for tracking and managing F&I product cancellations and consumer refunds. Joining LCT as ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Experian connects vehicle collateral quality with defaults
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 10:41 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian Automotive senior director Jim Maguire came to Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a straightforward premise for his presentation: the connection between vehicle collateral quality and the likelihood of default. After spending time with attendees, Maguire gave ... [Read More]
Experian: Affordability continues to be major factor in Q3 financing
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, 09:52 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Affordability evidently isn’t just a consideration within the subprime market. Experian highlighted on Thursday that affordability also is pushing some prime and super prime consumers to return to used vehicles. That’s just one of the findings included in Experian’s State ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Talking product refunds at Used Car Week
Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with another conversation about product refunds — perhaps one of the most complex parts of auto finance. Nancy Coleman of Stellantis Financial ... [Read More]
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