Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
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
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
Fitch: Subprime Auto ABS Displays Some Turbulence as Prime Shines in May
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — As subprime auto ABS metrics softened a bit, Fitch Ratings noticed net loss levels for U.S. prime auto ABS dropped for the fourth straight month. Analysts said that continued low delinquencies are signaling firm footing for overall ... [Read More]
VINtek Signs 3,000th Lender for Automotive Collateral Management Technology and ELT Services
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title (ELT) services and direct finance processing for automotive lenders, reached a new customer milestone. The company recently signed its 3,000th ELT client. VINtek explained ELT replaces a ... [Read More]
Primeritus Financial Services Hits 500,000th Repossession Assignment
Nick Zulovich
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — After a year of multiple acquisitions, restructuring and rebranding, Primeritus Financial Services celebrated the company's 500,000th repossession assignment this week. Primeritus Financial Services chief executive officer Chuck Tapp reflected on the accomplishment and shared when he hopes ... [Read More]
GrooveCar & 100 Long Island Stores Join Forces to Promote Special Credit Union Financing Deals
Nick Zulovich
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — GrooveCar is gearing up for its 14th annual summer sale aimed at helping dealerships move more metal through financing underwritten by some of Long Island's largest credit unions. During this exclusive 10-day event that runs from July ... [Read More]
Ranking Senate Banking Committee Member Seeks Investigation of CFPB’s ‘Big Data’ Collection
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — How the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is conducting its business continues to be questioned by leaders on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, Sen. Mike Crapo requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigate what he called the "big ... [Read More]
Financing for Subprime Buyers Fuels Better-Than-Expected June Used Sales Totals
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — The opportunity for subprime and deep subprime customers to secure financing helped the June used-vehicle sales total to climb well above CNW Research's initial expectations. CNW found June sales were up from both May and the year-ago ... [Read More]
Year-Over-Year Volume Increases Prompt SFG Finance to Bolster Executive Team
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Texas — SFG Finance, a purchaser of paper from buy-here, pay-here dealers, franchised stores, finance companies, banks and credit unions, recently added three industry veterans to its team. In light of enjoying significant year-over-year increases in volume, SFG Finance ... [Read More]
Auto Data Direct Offers Solution to New NMVTIS Requirements in Florida
Nick Zulovich
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Auto Data Direct pointed out that tow, storage and recovery businesses in Florida should now be encountering changes in requirements for the good faith letter process and certificate of destruction procedures based on a new law passed ... [Read More]
FNI’s 3-Point Breakdown of CPFB’s First Auto Finance Enforcement Action
Nick Zulovich
RALEIGH, N.C. — Last week's enforcement action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against U.S. Bank and Dealers' Financial Service is pushing service providers in the vehicle financing industry to sharpen their protocols to avoid a similar fate. For example, ... [Read More]
New Start Financial Broadens Presence in Utah
Nick Zulovich
BOUNTIFUL, Utah — New Start Financial recently announced the company is launching a subprime auto financing program to all independent and franchised dealers throughout Utah. Previously, NSF was only available at two select independent dealerships. But a recent merger with ... [Read More]
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