Auto Finance News

Auto Remarketing AR Canada Subprime News BHPH Report Auto Fin Journal
EMAIL SIGNUP CMG PREMIUM LOGIN
X
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here

AutoPayPlus promotes 2 key executives in operations & analytics

Wednesday, May. 29, 2024, 11:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus recently promoted two of its executives, elevating Amilcar Matus to senior director of operations, while Carl Moore was named senior director of CRM and data analytics. The payment processing company said the moves strengthens its leadership structure to better ... [Read More]

Fitch: Subprime ABS performance suffers from soft tax-refund bounce back

tax refund image
Friday, May. 24, 2024, 09:25 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings offered some sullen — and perhaps not surprising to some executives — metrics and observations about U.S. subprime auto ABS performance. Analysts reported on Thursday that performance continues to weaken, with delinquencies and losses trending higher and recovery ... [Read More]

Bottom line from Open Lending’s new benchmark report about near- and non-prime consumers

Near-prime & non-prime buying tumbles (Open Lending)
Thursday, May. 23, 2024, 10:16 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with three other major findings, the second annual Lending Enablement Benchmark Report from Open Lending Corp. gave this bottom line. The near- and non-prime market share has reached a five-year low. Open Lending highlighted that in 2019, near- and ... [Read More]

Compliance & EVs among topics for REPO 2024

BHPH evolution: Key to success in a recovering auto industry
Wednesday, May. 22, 2024, 12:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Allied Finance Adjusters and Recovery Specialist Insurance Group (RSIG) are gearing up to host REPO 2024 from June 24-26 in Fort Worth, Texas. With a variety of sessions focused on compliance and other best practices, organizers also are planning an ... [Read More]

FTC seeks additional annual funding for employees & IT resources

FTC seeks additional annual funding for employees & IT resources
Wednesday, May. 22, 2024, 11:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coinciding with the Supreme Court ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding process is constitutional, the Federal Trade Commission went to Congress last week seeking additional annual funding for its personnel and resources. Chair Lina Khan appeared before the ... [Read More]

Details of Tricolor’s latest bond to provide auto financing to Hispanics

Tricolor gains US patent for AI-driven underwriting tool
Wednesday, May. 22, 2024, 11:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Tricolor announced its fourth social bond — a $277 million issuance — designed to cater to underserved, low-income Hispanic communities and provide access to auto financing. The award-winning fintech company that leverages artificial intelligence to successfully underwrite and ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: How will dealers overcome affordability challenges to maximize Memorial Day sales opportunities? 

Memorial Day Sales: Affordability vs. Opportunity for Dealers
Tuesday, May. 21, 2024, 10:23 AM
Angelica Jeffreys, Equifax
Memorial Day weekend in the United States marks the unofficial kick-off to the summer car sales season with car dealerships nationwide utilizing the holiday weekend to attract customers with incentives, deals and promotions. Much like in recent years though, affordability ... [Read More]

PODCAST: PayNearMe on evolving consumer preferences when making payments

PayNearMe Podcast: How We Pay Now
Monday, May. 20, 2024, 11:06 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s a growing preference toward alternative payment methods, as well as increased demand for hyper-personalized interactions. Those are two of the top findings from the study titled “Consumer Trends Driving the Future of Loan Payments,” recently released by PayNearMe, which ... [Read More]

Reaction & suggestions following key CFPB victory at Supreme Court

US Supreme Court
Friday, May. 17, 2024, 10:38 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gained a significant judicial victory this week involving a case about the constitutionality of the CFPB’s funding structure. In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the bureau’s funding is constitutional, triggering an array of ... [Read More]

TransUnion analysis reinforces affordability challenges, especially in below-prime

TransUnion: Affordability woes hit subprime borrowers hard
Thursday, May. 16, 2024, 10:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto-finance data TransUnion released on Thursday reinforced the positive developments connected with affordable used vehicles that Edmunds highlighted earlier in the week. Having more used vehicles that can fit within parameters of tight family budgets might help to boost ... [Read More]

Med Rec 1

MedRec 2

MedRec 3

Filmstrip

Digital Edition Ad

Offerings

X