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
AIADA Chairman: Are We Headed for a Fiscal Cliff?
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Have you heard the term "fiscal cliff" lately? According to both political and financial analysts, it looks like the United States is headed for one at serious speed. Here's some background. About a year ago, Congress passed ... [Read More]
Fitch: Subprime ABS Performance Holding Steady
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings indicated the subprime sector of the auto asset-backed securities market exhibited a stable performance this past month. Analysts arrived at that assessment today because August 60-day delinquencies rose only 2 percent month-over-month, climbing to 3.24 ... [Read More]
NAF Association Looking to Modify Annual Survey to Better Serve Industry
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Jack Tracey remembers when the National Automotive Finance Association's annual survey was the only barometer to measure how the non-prime segment of the industry was behaving. Now 16 years later, Tracey and the NAF Association are gearing ... [Read More]
Nissan & Infiniti Dealers Have New Lease Return Technology at Their Disposal
Nick Zulovich
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Lease returns just got easier for Nissan and Infiniti customers. And dealers may be able to take advantage of more potential customers coming in to purchase a new ride after cashing their lease in. The two Japanese ... [Read More]
VINtek Forges Alliance to Benefit Credit Unions in Alabama and Florida
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — Along with naming its new executive vice president of technology and strategic planning, VINtek recently revealed it's now the exclusive electronic lien and title partner of LEVERAGE, the service corporation for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, the ... [Read More]
Auto Loans Make up Only Small Part of CFPB’s Complaint Total
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acknowledged the pace of consumer complaints they've received has been increasing throughout the year. However, the majority of those consumer issues do not appear to be associated with auto loans. ... [Read More]
Expert Re3 Conference Panel Set to Recap 2012 and Look Ahead
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — One of the many highlights of the second-ever Re3 Conference not only is designed to recap how this year is playing out in the repossession, recovery and remarketing industries, but also to project how 2013 might unfold. ... [Read More]
Comerica: Auto Affordability Improves In Second Quarter
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index showed the purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took a little less of median family income during the second quarter. Analysts placed the Q2 level at 22.9 weeks as Comerica indicated ... [Read More]
CU Direct’s Board Welcomes New Director, Associate Director
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO, Calif. — CU Direct Corp., provider of lending solutions to credit unions through its CUDL, Lending Insights, Lending 360, CUDL Retail and Vero brands, added a new associate director and director to its board of directors. Appointed as a ... [Read More]
Experian Describes Leasing Activity as ‘Very Stable’
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive discovered that new-vehicle leasing continued on a steady pace during the second quarter, coming in with a level similar to what the industry has generated outside of the worst point of the recent recession. Analysts ... [Read More]
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