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
Finance Express, Tidewater Motor Credit Partner
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Executives from Finance Express and Tidewater Motor Credit recently finalized a partnership to broaden the indirect subprime automotive finance company's Web-based services and technology for independent dealerships. "The relationship with Finance Express aligns with TMC's vision ... [Read More]
CNW: Subprime Approvals Continue Growth, Bolstering Overall Sales Totals
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — As time passes, more and more consumers with lower credit ratings are finding they can get approval to purchase vehicles, which is helping to bolster the overall sales totals, CNW Research recently revealed. In fact, Art Spinella, president ... [Read More]
RouteOne Offers Dealers Free Risk-Based Pricing Notice
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently announced that it is now offering dealers a complimentary Risk-Based Pricing Notice tool to assist in compliance with the Risk-Based Pricing Rule issued jointly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and ... [Read More]
Experian Sees Loan Access Thawing for Non-prime, Subprime Buyers
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Automotive lending activity might be gaining some momentum — especially in the non-prime and subprime spaces — based on the latest data available from Experian Automotive. For both new- and used-vehicle contracts, Experian found loans to non-prime and subprime customers increased by healthy margins ... [Read More]
Fed: New-Car Loan Interest Rate Climb Continues
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The string of jumps in the average interest rate on new-car loans at auto finance companies continued for the fourth month in October, according to the Federal Reserve. Officials discovered the October average jumped to 4.52 percent, the highest ... [Read More]
Edmunds.com Says Fewer Credit-Challenged Consumers Financed New Vehicles in November
Nick Zulovich
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — When it comes to new-vehicle sales, subprime borrowers made up a smaller percentage of these sales in November than the rest of the year, according to Edmunds.com. The percentage of new cars financed at a subprime rate, ... [Read More]
The Price Tag to Communities Where There Are Curbstoners Can Be Thousands
Nick Zulovich
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — StopCurbstoning.com recently analyzed the financial impact of curbstoning, using a California case as an example. The California DMV recently concluded an investigation into this type of illegal vehicle selling which led to a felony arrest on 12 counts ... [Read More]
J.D. Byrider Announces Franchise of the Year and President’s Award Honorees
Nick Zulovich
CARMEL, Ind. — J.D. Byrider recognized its Franchise of the Year winners as well as its 14 President's Award recipients during the company's annual convention last month in Orlando, Fla. Broken down into three categories, the company chose its Franchise of ... [Read More]
Midwestern Marine, RV Lender Goes with AppOne Platform
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently revealed a Midwestern lender who caters to marine and RV dealers has chosen to use its AppOne platform. Now utilizing the solution is Source One Financial Services, a marine and RV loan ... [Read More]
ABI: November Bankruptcy Filings Drop by Double Digits
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The number of U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings finally made some significant downward movement in November, according to data collected and posted by the American Bankruptcy Institute. On a month-over-month comparison, November filings actually dropped by 13.3 percent to ... [Read More]
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