AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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
Sunwest Bank Branch Now Offering Credit Lines to Subprime Auto Lenders
Nick Zulovich
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In conjunction with hiring a new senior vice president and team leader for its commercial banking group, Sunwest Bank revealed it's now offering rediscount lines of credit to indirect subprime auto lenders from its Anaheim, Calif., office. Rediscount ... [Read More]
Ally Reiterates Strategy to Focus on Prime Auto Lending
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Ally Financial addressed speculation that it might venture into more subprime auto lending. The company reiterated to SubPrime Auto Finance News about its decision to concentrate on the prime segment. However, Ally explained how it approaches borrowers ... [Read More]
GM Financial to Launch Dealer Floor Planning
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH Texas — General Motors dealers who use GM Financial to service subprime buyers could be using the company for more store financing operations later this year. GM Financial confirmed Wednesday that it plans to give franchise dealers a ... [Read More]
CNW: Independent Dealers’ Inventory Issues Hurt May Used Sales Total
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — CNW Research's May used-vehicle sales figures show how independent and buy-here, pay-here dealers struggled somewhat to maintain retail traction because of inventory limitations. Independent dealers sold 1,490,749 used vehicles in May, a decline of 4.4 percent from ... [Read More]
CarHop’s BHPH Dealer Network Nears 50 Stores
Nick Zulovich
EDINA, Minn. — Covering 12 states, CarHop's network of buy-here, pay-here dealerships now is near 50 stores because of the recent openings in Bremerton, Wash., and Irving, Texas. The new lot in Irving is CarHop's fifth store in the Dallas-Fort ... [Read More]
GM Financial Prices Senior Notes Offering
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — General Motors Financial Co. announced late last week that it has priced a private offering of $500 million worth of 6.75 percent senior notes due in 2018. The notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider Franchise Destroyed by Tuscaloosa Tornado
Nick Zulovich
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — J.D Byrider announced it is partnering with a Tuscaloosa, Ala., franchisee to support tornado victims and the community. Steve and Jeanne Locklear, who own a Tuscaloosa J.D Byrider location, as well as the Locklear Chysler Jeep Dodge dealership, donated $1,500 ... [Read More]
Experian Reveals Late-Model Used Financing Trends
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Along with determining the top 20 lenders by market share, Experian Automotive revealed it has started to track a new piece of data for its quarterly analysis of vehicle financing. It is now taking a deeper look into used ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Avoids Inventory Pinch & Watches Revenue Climb
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Propelled by a 16.4-percent revenue jump during the fourth quarter, America's Car-Mart showed that it finished its 2011 fiscal year with gains in net income, its customer base and more. Car-Mart's fiscal year wrapped up on April ... [Read More]
Santander’s RoadLoans Expands
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA this week announced the expansion of its RoadLoans dealer base and media presence throughout the U.S. Through the RoadLoans network, consumers can apply for auto financing online; and after approval, they are sent with a loan ... [Read More]
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