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
ABI: October Filings Edge Higher From Previous Month
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANRIA, Va. — American Bankruptcy Institute officials determined this week that October filings represented a slight rise from the previous month, but a decline from the year-ago period. Relying on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center, the institute reported U.S. ... [Read More]
Ally Points to Used-Vehicle Market as Growth Opportunity
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Revealing preliminary third-quarter results, Ally Financial said that for its auto finance business one of the areas it sees as a strong growth opportunity is the used-vehicle market. And the company has already been ramping up originations for ... [Read More]
Huntington Expands Into Five New England States
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington announced Wednesday that it is expanding its auto dealer financing business into five additional states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Nick Stanutz, Huntington's senior executive vice president and head of the auto finance and dealer ... [Read More]
Exeter Finance Partners with Open Dealer Exchange
Nick Zulovich
TROY, Mich. — Open Dealer Exchange announced Monday that it now has an agreement with Exeter Finance Corp. for credit application integration directly within the dealership management system. Open Dealer Exchange is designed to streamline the sales process by securely embedding financial ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial Reports Record 2Q Earnings, Revenue
Nick Zulovich
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A double-digit jump in revenue pushed Nicholas Financial to record net earnings during its most recent quarter as well as impressive gains for the first six months of its fiscal year. Company executives recently shared that their net ... [Read More]
MVTRAC Brings Santander Consumer USA into Recovery Network
Nick Zulovich
PALATINE, Ill. — This week, Santander Consumer USA joined MVTRAC's network of automotive lenders. The new relationship means as an indirect/direct lender and portfolio purchaser with more than 12,000 dealership relationships nationwide, Santander brings thousands of VINs and an ongoing daily supply ... [Read More]
CU Xpress Says It’s Seeing Record Auto Lease Pace for 3rd and 4th Quarters
Nick Zulovich
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — CU Xpress Lease, a leading credit union lease provider, says it is witnessing a record-setting pace is auto leasing activity, with September up 100 percent year-over-year. The company went on to say it processed more than 1,500 lease applications for October. ... [Read More]
General Motors Financial Sends Out Convertible Notes Notices
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — General Motors Financial, formerly AmeriCredit, announced last week it created a fundamental change company notice and a notice of conversion procedure. Management said these documents were mailed to the holders of notes issued pursuant to the indenture ... [Read More]
Huntington Posts Strong 3Q Auto Loan Gains
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In what the top executive called a "bright spot," Huntington Bancshares enjoyed healthy, double-digit gains in average automobile loans and leases when looking at both quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year comparisons. When first comparing the third quarter with the second ... [Read More]
New USAA Ad Campaign Aims to Connect with Current, Former Troops
Nick Zulovich
SAN ANTONIO — To let current and former military members and their families know about the various services it offers — which includes auto loans and car-buying services, just to name a few — USAA said Wednesday that it is rolling out a ... [Read More]
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