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
Publication Reveals Top 10 Auto Lenders
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Auto Finance Big Wheels rolled out its list of largest auto lenders and lessors on Monday, and topping this year’s rankings as the nation’s biggest auto finance company is Ally Financial. According to the report — which ... [Read More]
ABI: 1Q Bankruptcies Decrease Year-Over-Year
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Perhaps showing that more consumers are in better financial shape, the American Bankruptcy Institute said fewer consumers filed for bankruptcy in the first quarter. Officials found the total number of U.S. bankruptcy cases filed during the first three months of ... [Read More]
NAF Association Unveils Keynote Speaker for Upcoming Below-Prime Auto Financing Conference
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Organizers of the National Automotive Finance Association's 15th Annual Below-Prime Auto Financing Conference revealed who will give the event's keynote address. The NAF Association tapped Dale Pollak, vAuto's founder. Pollak will make his presentation during the conference ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial Finishes Record Fiscal Year on High Note
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Fueled by strengthening revenue, Nicholas Financial finished its 2011 fiscal year by extending its string of record net earnings, figures that included quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year gains of more than 45 percent. Company officials revealed that for the ... [Read More]
LEAP Auto Loans Looks to Help Debtors Facing Repo or Bankruptcy
Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — After a year of testing and development, LEAP Auto Loans revealed a new program that allows the company to work with lenders to mitigate their losses on defaulted auto loans and allow consumers to keep their vehicles. LEAP ... [Read More]
Strong 1Q Prompts DealerTrack to Revise 2011 Guidance
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — Triggered by significant income and revenue turnarounds, DealerTrack Holdings raised its revenue and earnings guidance after releasing its first-quarter financial performance. Company executives said Monday their GAAP net income for the quarter came in at $24.7 ... [Read More]
Equifax Sees Auto Loans Spike
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Equifax announced this morning that it is continuing to see auto lending increase with average loan amounts generated through auto finance companies up 88 percent over 2009 levels. The total number of auto loans originated in January 2011 is ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Unveils Indirect Lending Directory
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services is looking to help dealerships connect with more lending sources through its new Indirect Lending Directory. The listing contains lenders that accept and use the company's retail installment contracts to document the financing of ... [Read More]
Triad Veterans Launch CarFinance Capital
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Several industry veterans behind Triad Financial recently banded together to launch a new non-prime auto finance lender, CarFinance Capital. Based in California, the company will first launch on the West Coast, expand to Texas in June and then continue ... [Read More]
GM Financial: GM Financing & Leasing Reaches Almost 40% of Quarterly Originations
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — GM Financial revealed Wednesday that loan and lease financing on new General Motors vehicles accounted for 38.8 percent of the company's quarterly origination volume, compared to 19 percent in the previous quarter. Loan originations for the quarter ... [Read More]
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