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Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL

Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM

Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here

Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally

Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM

Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here

Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM

Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here

CFPB penalizes Fifth Third Bank again for auto-finance activities

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Wednesday, Jul. 10, 2024, 11:53 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For the second time in the past decade, Fifth Third Bank is facing a multi-million-dollar penalty from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) involving its activities with auto financing. The CFPB said on Tuesday that it’s taking enforcement actions against ... [Read More]

Final-payment collecting catches CFPB’s attention

CFPB files lawsuit against US Auto Sales servicer

Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2024, 09:58 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Just ahead of Fourth of July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its summer installment of Supervisory Highlights, which included the regulator’s examination of auto financing servicing activities. The bureau said it primarily assessed servicers’ compliance with the Consumer Financial ... [Read More]

TransUnion examines how expensive debt is keeping consumers from taking on auto financing

Revisiting topic of partial payments

Monday, Jul. 8, 2024, 10:45 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps it’s been an active start to the second half of the year at your dealership or finance company amid working with customers who are stretching themselves financially to meet underwriting requirements to take vehicle delivery. But if things have ... [Read More]

SRS & MeridianLink integrate systems to boost collections & repossessions

Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2024, 10:35 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Two service providers involved with repossessed vehicles now are working together. Strategic Remarketing Services (SRS), a provider of repossession and remarketing services, recently announced that its platform will be integrated with MeridianLink. The companies said the integration can allow finance ... [Read More]

Vroom settles with FTC, ordered to pay $1M to impacted car buyers

Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2024, 10:35 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Trade Commission said late Tuesday that it took enforcement actions against Vroom for misrepresenting that the retailer thoroughly examined all vehicles before listing them for sale. The FTC also said Vroom failed to obtain consumers’ consent to shipment ... [Read More]

PODCAST: NextGear Capital president on interest rates & more

Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2024, 10:34 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

NextGear Capital president Scott Maybee addressed a question that dealerships likely have been wondering, too, as they examine their floorplan expenses and other operational matters. What if interest rates never drop much below where they currently are? Maybee shared his ... [Read More]

APCO opens second half of year with 2 more acquisitions

Tuesday, Jul. 2, 2024, 10:47 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

APCO Holdings began the second half of the year getting back in the acquisition game. On Monday, the provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and Crystal Fusion brands announced it has made ... [Read More]

LegalShield spots consumer stress intensifying, especially in battleground states

Monday, Jul. 1, 2024, 12:06 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As President Joe Biden and Donald Trump had their first debate last week, LegalShield used its latest Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) to take a closer look at what’s happening with consumers in battleground states as well as providing an ... [Read More]

Carleton elevates Way Milovich to general counsel & VP of compliance following Buysse’s retirement

Monday, Jul. 1, 2024, 12:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, Carleton announced the promotion of Sarah Way Milovich to general counsel and vice president of compliance following Jeff Buysse’s retirement after nearly a 40-year career managing Carleton’s compliance services. The provider of compliant financial calculations and lending document ... [Read More]

7 findings from first report generated by CFPB’s Auto Finance Data Pilot

Tuesday, Jun. 18, 2024, 12:09 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its initial findings on Monday from its Auto Finance Data Pilot deployed last February. The CFPB made nine market monitoring orders to three banks, three finance companies and three captives to provide information about ... [Read More]

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