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 ABS Stops Seven-Month Trend of Rising Losses
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings discovered asset performance came in stronger for U.S. prime auto ABS while subprime auto loans reversed a seven-month trend of rising losses. Fitch indicated prime and subprime 60-day delinquencies came in lower in February by ... [Read More]
CPS Announces $185 Million Senior Subordinate Asset-Backed Securitization
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services recently closed its first term securitization of 2013. The transaction is CPS' eighth senior subordinate securitization since 2011. In the transaction, the company explained qualified institutional buyers purchased $185 million of asset-backed notes secured ... [Read More]
What CFPB Bulletin Might Mean for Dealer Reserve and More
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legal experts and industry associations weighed in as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a bulletin Thursday that targeted dealer reserve ... [Read More]
AFSA, CBA, NAFCU Unsettled Over Bureau’s Auto Finance Bulletin
Nick Zulovich
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE WASHINGTON, D.C. — As dealer associations reacted swiftly to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's latest position on auto financing, organizations representing banking and financial institutions as well as credit unions all saw ... [Read More]
AutoStar Chooses NCM 20 Groups for New BHPH Dealer Network
Nick Zulovich
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — NCM Associates announced Thursday it is working collaboratively with automotive dealership technology provider AutoStar Solutions to form exclusive AutoStar 20 Groups for its buy-here, pay-here management software users. To kick off the effort, NCM will host ... [Read More]
CU Direct, First Associates Partner for Loan Servicing Solution
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO, Calif. — CU Direct recently signed a new partnership agreement with First Associates Loan Servicing for what officials called "a best in class" loan servicing solution for credit unions. As a result of the partnership, the companies highlighted the ... [Read More]
S&P/Experian: February Auto Loan Default Rates Edge Slightly Higher, Still Below Year-Ago Levels
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Auto loan default rates moved up marginally in February compared to the previous month, but readings according to S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian still fell below year-ago levels. The February auto loan default rate came in ... [Read More]
Senate Committee Votes to Approve Cordray Confirmation but Party-Line Division Remains
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Confirmation to keep the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at his post took a step forward Tuesday by a narrow margin. Along the way, opposition reiterated its stance to how the regulatory agency is organized. ... [Read More]
Westlake and Primeritus Announce Partnership
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Westlake Financial Services and Primeritus Financial Services formed a collaborative partnership on Tuesday. Officials highlighted that Primeritus will leverage its recovery management and skip-tracing services to assist Westlake with skip-to-locate services for the finance company's post charge-off ... [Read More]
New Hudson Cook Partner to Establish Oklahoma City Office
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER Md. — Hudson Cook recently added a new partner to establish the firm's new office in Oklahoma City. Joining the provider of legal compliance services is Eric Johnson, who firm leadership said will focus his practice on federal and ... [Read More]
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