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
AmeriCredit Says It Has Rebuilt Originations Infrastructure
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — On Wednesday, AmeriCredit's president and chief executive officer announced that the company has "substantially completed the rebuild of our originations structure." This included reopening one regional credit center and increasing staffing for sales, underwriting and funding areas. ... [Read More]
SubPrime Auto Finance News Seeks Nominations for Top Companies
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — Nominations are now open for the second annual listing of the top 75 subprime companies in the March/April edition of SubPrime Auto Finance News. But please move quickly, as nominations will close end-of-day Tuesday, Feb. 2. "We are ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer Names Senior Attorney for Indirect Lending
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced Wednesday that it has named a senior attorney for its indirect lending business unit, which provides compliance tools and services to marine, RV and dealerships, and the lenders that serve them. Serving in this ... [Read More]
Huntington’s Finance & Dealer Group Doubles Market Share
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington Bancshares Finance & Dealer Services Group was the announced today that it is the No. 1 lender in Ohio for the fourth quarter of 2009. Huntington's share of loans for financing the sales of new and used ... [Read More]
OPENLANE, ARA Reach Deal to Move Repo Units Online
Nick Zulovich
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — In an effort to help lenders save costs, OPENLANE and the American Recovery Association recently created a program to sell repossessed vehicles online. The centerpiece of the remarketing program is providing recovery agents the chance to auction vehicles online for ... [Read More]
RouteOne Completes Integration with Regional Acceptance
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne recently completed an integration to process credit applications electronically for a North Carolina-based lender. Dealers who conduct lender services through Regional Acceptance Corp. can now use RouteOne's platform for a reduced fee. Regional Acceptance is a wholly ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Announces Pricing of Senior Secured Notes
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — While Credit Acceptance announced last week that it intended to offer $225 million of first priority senior secured notes due in 2017, the company came back out this week saying that it has priced $250 million of these ... [Read More]
First Investors Financial Services Now Adding Dealers, Expanding Originations
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — After being cautious amidst the turmoil of the economy, First Investors Financial Services' chairman and chief executive officer told SubPrime Auto Finance News on Monday that his company is growing again, including expanding both originations and dealer base. While ... [Read More]
CNW: CARS Buyers’ Remorse Drives up Late Payments, More
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — Apparently, CNW Research discovered in October that there was already a "fair amount" of buyers' remorse related to Cash for Clunkers purchases. Since that period, the remorse level has continued to climb. More specifically, back in October, more ... [Read More]
Chase Appoints New Manager for a Calif. Custom Finance Center
Nick Zulovich
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Chase recently named the manager of its Custom Auto Finance Center located northeast of the California state capital. Taking on this position is Phil Gouran, who will oversee the work facilitated at 2220 Douglas Blvd. in Roseville. Chase ... [Read More]
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