FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 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
Potential Used-Car Buyers Still Struggling Economically
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Manheim chief economist Tom Webb pointed to a series of summertime reports and other consumer trends that show middle-class and lower-income individuals — the primary potential buyers of used vehicles — are continuing to be pinched by a ... [Read More]
States with Highest & Lowest Average APR
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Analysts from GoBankingRates.com sifted through reams of data from a host of different finance institutions and government agencies to determine the Top 10 states with the highest and lowest average APR for vehicle contracts. The lists represented ... [Read More]
Equifax Launches New Product to Provide Enhanced Consumer Credit Insights and Reduce Risk
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — This week, Equifax rolled out the availability of a new product, Equifax Dimensions, which can deliver what the company highlighted is a more in-depth picture of past credit behavior in order to better predict future credit trends. Using ... [Read More]
Paymaxx Pro Integrates with AutoAction DMS
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — Paymaxx Pro, a national automotive retail merchant services and payment processing firm, recently integrated its payment processing services with AutoAction, a product specifically catered to dealers in Texas. Executives highlighted the integration is geared to give dealers ... [Read More]
Lease Customer Credit Approvals Reach High for the Year
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Swapalease.com reported continued increases this year for customer credit approval on lease transactions through the end of July. According to website data, total year-to-date credit approvals stood at 75.6 percent through July, up from 73.9 percent through the ... [Read More]
S&P/Experian: Auto Loan Defaults Tick Up Slightly From Record Low
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — After establishing a new record low in June, analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian noticed the auto loan default rate ticked up slightly in July. According to S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, the auto loan ... [Read More]
Ally Makes Private Placement of Common Stock and Plan to Repurchase Securities from US Treasury
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Ally Financial took another step on Tuesday toward its full repayment of the U.S. Treasury in moves the company believes "will further strengthen the common equity base." Ally entered into agreements with certain investors providing for a private ... [Read More]
AFS Acceptance Acquires Portfolio and Intellectual Property from PACCO
Nick Zulovich
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AFS Acceptance — a full-service auto finance company serving the subprime financing needs of franchised and independent dealers — recently acquired the assets and intellectual property of Preferred Automobile Credit Co. (PACCO), a Pennsylvania-based auto finance ... [Read More]
Global Lending Services Taps Former AmeriCredit Executive to Be CIO
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Subprime auto financing provider Global Lending Services recently appointed a chief information officer. Tapped for the position was Michael Miller, who has spent more than 20 years serving in corporate-level positions for both public and private organizations. Miller ... [Read More]
AFSA Offers Recommendations on Proposed Rule Implementing NY Lien Release Law
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Financial Services Association recently sent a letter to the commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles on its proposed regulations implementing A. 1346-C. AFSA explained the law, enacted in December of last ... [Read More]
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