July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
Analysts revise April Dealertrack Credit Availability Index when sharing May reading
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive took a second look at the April reading of the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index. As a result, both the April and May readings looked a bit more favorable for dealerships and finance companies. What might be ahead later ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Credit Acceptance chief marketing and product officer Andrew Rostami on current conditions & more
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance chief marketing and product officer Andrew Rostami made his first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, sharing numerous perspectives about the non-prime and subprime portions of the auto-finance market. Rostami also highlighted the keys for success for Credit ... [Read More]
NADA cheers bill provision impacting CARS Rule implementation
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) had something to celebrate last week on Capitol Hill. NADA explained that what triggered the cheers was the passage of the fiscal year 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill by the ... [Read More]
Former NAFCU president & CEO joins Open Lending as strategic advisor
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The largest portion of Open Lending’s client base consists of credit unions. The company’s newest advisor knows that segment of financial institutions quite well. This week, the auto financing facilitator and provider of risk analytics solutions announced Dan Berger, former ... [Read More]
F&I product survey: Price, availability, budget remain top of mind for consumers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection released findings on Tuesday from its latest survey conducted to better understand consumer perspectives on automotive F&I products, as well as the factors that impact F&I purchase decisions when shopping for a vehicle at a dealership. This ... [Read More]
FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission provided its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its enforcement and related activities in 2023 on the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act ... [Read More]
Experts on ‘mixed picture’ of consumer & economic trends
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts at Comerica Bank, Cox Automotive and the University of Michigan all tried this week to decipher economic conditions and sentiments of consumers and policymakers. The general conclusion? “This week’s economic data shows a mixed picture,” Cox Automotive chief economist ... [Read More]
Dissecting Experian’s newest data on delinquency
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q1 2024 showed year-over-year increases in both 30- and 60-day delinquency rates. Perhaps what might be a more useful assessment is how those rates are both lower compared to the first quarter ... [Read More]
Next Weltman webinar to focus on how bankruptcy impacts collateral recovery
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Webinars hosted by Weltman, Weinberg & Reis are designed to deliver year-round educational content, specific to creditors’ rights throughout numerous focus areas. The next one in the series titled, “Coffee With Casey,” features shareholder and the firm’s Chicago office managing ... [Read More]
Longtime Cox expert joins F&I Sentinel as chief product officer
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The blending of former Cox Automotive resources at F&I Sentinel continued Wednesday, this time on the personnel front. The risk-management solutions provider for F&I products in the automotive finance industry announced that Kat Venner-Fowler has joined the company as chief ... [Read More]
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