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
Ford Credit Hit with Steep Charge on Lease-End Residuals
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Credit completed its North America operating lease review over the second quarter and reported today that it is taking a hefty hit after discovering that lease-end residual values will likely be significantly lower than previously expected ... [Read More]
Toyota Financial Services Shuffles Management
Nick Zulovich
TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota Financial Services announced three major senior executive moves earlier this week, in additional to naming a new chief information officer. All changes are slated to take effect July 28. After nine years of leading the company's finance ... [Read More]
Former GMAC Counsel Joins Hudson Cook
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — Hudson Cook LLP recently announced the addition of Thomas Buiteweg as a partner at the firm's Ann Arbor, Mich., office. Buiteweg will focus his practice on federal and state consumer financial services laws, with particular emphasis on automotive financing. ... [Read More]
Former Drive Financial Execs Leverage Experience to Re-Enter Marketplace with New Subprime Lender
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — In an exclusive interview with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Inspire Auto Finance, a subprime auto finance lender, announced its entry into the market. The management team spent 18 months developing a custom technology solution and reworking its subprime lending ... [Read More]
Exeter’s Expansion Plan Gains Momentum
Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — Exeter Finance Corp., subprime auto contract purchaser, reported that it continues to make progress on its expansion plan. On Monday, the company announced the opening of its sixth branch office, with the latest located in Manchester, N.H. According ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Achieves New High in Finance Source Partners
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack announced Monday that it has hit a new milestone in the number of finance sources connected to its platform — 700. "We are very pleased to reach this milestone of 700 connected financing sources, significantly more ... [Read More]
AppOne Adds New Finance Source to Platform
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne, a part of Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, announced late last week that Bank of the Ozarks, an Arkansas-based bank that offers commercial equipment financing and leasing through Bank of the Ozarks Leasing, has joined AppOne's lender ... [Read More]
Conference Board: Economy Shows No Sign of Strength
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — The Conference Board's Labor Economist indicated Monday that the economy is displaying no sign of strength, predicting that it's quite possible the economy could become even weaker in the second half of the year. More specifically, Ken Goldstein, ... [Read More]
CPS Withstands Difficult Environment
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Consumer Portfolio Services announced earlier this week that it faired the tough marketplace relatively well in the second quarter. Its second quarter revenues are up, compared to the second quarter of 2007. More specifically, officials said revenues were ... [Read More]
Honda Financial Services Selects DataScan
Nick Zulovich
NORTH YORK, Ontario — DataScan Field Services recently announced it has contracted with Honda Financial Services to provide floor plan inventory verification for vehicles and power equipment throughout Canada. This is DataScan's first national OEM audit client in Canada, officials pointed out. ... [Read More]
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