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
Two Out of Three National Auto Lenders Cut Originations
Nick Zulovich
McLEAN, Va. — Capital One and Wells Fargo, two out of three national auto lenders SubPrime Auto Finance News reviewed, reported reductions in origination volume and tightened their auto lending standards during the first quarter. The last, Chase, interestingly enough, actually ... [Read More]
TransUnion Releases Data on Auto Debt, Delinquency Levels
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — The latest statistics from TransUnion.com identified states throughout the country showing the highest average auto debt, along with the lowest. Coming in with the highest median auto debt is Nevada, averaging $16,133. This state is followed by the District of Columbia, ... [Read More]
Ford Credit Takes Knock in 1Q Net Income
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — A higher provision for credit losses, along with deeper depreciation expenses for leased vehicles, contributed to Ford Motor Credit reporting a drop in net income for the first quarter. The company recently posted net income of $24 million ... [Read More]
GMAC: Used Originations Remain Steady; Residuals Down
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — Results in the black for GMAC's global auto finance division and insurance business were unable to prevent the overall company from reporting a loss for the first quarter. GMAC Financial Services posted a net loss of $589 million, ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit Faces Difficult Road in Current Marketplace
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit's management described the fiscal-year third quarter as difficult despite processes they have already taken to trim dealer relationships, raise minimum cutoff scores, lower loan-to-value and control other credit costs. In addition to the tighter lending requirements, ... [Read More]
Dealer Shares Expansion Story, Keys to Subprime Success
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Nearly 20 years ago, Jerry Smith opened an independent dealership near Atlanta. Today, the store has grown into several stores, in addition to adding a separate finance company that not only finances its own subprime customers, but has actually ... [Read More]
Experian Helps Institutions with Red Flag Rules
Nick Zulovich
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Experian recently announced that many of its products and services support Red Flag rules compliance for a variety of institutions. Red Flag rules went into effect January 2008 as provisions of 2003's Fair and Accurate Transactions Act, ... [Read More]
Nowcom Launches Dealer Websites
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Nowcom Corp., a leading providers of dealer management solutions, recently announced the release of its newest used car dealer service, Dealer Websites. This new service, which includes easy to use inventory management, credit applications and a unique ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit Strikes Deal for $2 Billion Forward Purchase Commitment
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas. — In a move AmeriCredit's president and chief executive officer called positive, his company recently announced that it has entered into a one-year, $2 billion forward purchase commitment agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, Cayman Islands Branch. Under this ... [Read More]
Red Flags Rule Publication Released
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — CounselorLibrary.com, which publishes auto finance and leasing legal compliance manuals, announced Monday that the first publication in a new series of compliance manuals is now available for purchase. The CARLAW Compliance Series is designed to help dealers tackle legal ... [Read More]
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