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
Wells Fargo Dealer Services Continues Business as Usual
Nick Zulovich
DES MOINES, Iowa — Wells Fargo Dealer Services' president told SubPrime Auto Finance News this week that the Wells Fargo Financial restructuring will have no impact on indirect dealer auto loans. Indeed, Tom Wolfe told SubPrime, "The restructuring of Wells Fargo ... [Read More]
GMAC’s North American Auto Finance Business to Become Ally
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — This morning, Ally Financial announced it will rebrand its GMAC consumer and dealer-related auto finance operations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico with the Ally name. This follows the transition of the parent company to Ally Finance Inc. in ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Granted Patent for AppOne Solution
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services revealed this week that it received notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding one of its solutions. Federal officials gave a U.S. patent to Wolters Kluwer for its AppOne solution. ... [Read More]
ABA: Direct, Indirect Auto Loan Delinquencies Improve
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both direct and indirect auto loan delinquencies showed improvement for the quarter, according to the American Bankers Association. ABA reported that direct auto loan delinquencies dropped from 1.94 percent to 1.79 percent. Meanwhile, indirect auto loan delinquencies fell ... [Read More]
Chase Auto Finance Continues Expansion in Southeast
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY N.Y. — After Chase Auto Finance unveiled new offices in the Midwest and the Northeast earlier this year, this week the company expanded its presence in the Southeast. Executives announced the opening of a full-service Custom Finance Business Center ... [Read More]
Consumers Can Now Select Special Chrysler Incentives
Nick Zulovich
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — In addition to announcing that most 2010 vehicles financed through GMAC are eligible for zero-percent financing, Chrysler also said today that it is allowing customers the option of returning a new vehicle within 60 days. More specifically, ... [Read More]
Pentagon Federal Credit Union Now Offering Low APR
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In an attempt to generate more auto-loan business, Pentagon Federal Credit Union recently unveiled what it's calling attractive interest rates for new, used and refinanced vehicles. Currently available only for a short time, officials indicated the contract can ... [Read More]
KBB, Mint.com Team Up to Aid Consumers
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — As a way to help consumers prepare for a vehicle purchase, Kelley Blue Book on Tuesday entered into a partnership with Mint.com, a free online personal finance service from Intuit. Thanks to this agreement, officials explained Kelley Blue ... [Read More]
Consumer Bankruptcy Filings Climb Double Digits
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings were up double digits for the first six months of 2010. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, filings came in at 770,117, up 14 percent over 675,351 filed during the same period last year. ... [Read More]
Southwest Title Loans Says It’s Business as Usual
Nick Zulovich
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Even though one minute past midnight on July 1 marked what Southwest Title Loans calls the end of the payday loan industry in Arizona, the company says it is continuing to provide short-term title loans to consumers. According ... [Read More]
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