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 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]
VINtek Earns Partnership Honor from DCU
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — Digital Federal Credit Union recently named its 2007 Business Partnership Excellence Award, and earning the distinction for the third year in a row was VINtek. According to officials, businesses displaying high levels of quality of service are nominated by ... [Read More]
NAF Reduces Conference Registration Fees
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The National Automotive Finance Association recently announced that it has lowered its registration fees for the upcoming 12th Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, which is to be held June 4 to 6. "Budgets, especially travel budgets, have been ... [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]
CUDL Reports on Credit Union Performance
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — According to the recently released 2008 Auto Lending Business Intelligence Report from CU Direct Corp., credit unions' performance in the auto lending sector in 2007 was on par with those of banks and other lenders. A major ... [Read More]
CBA Announces New Bi-Annual Auto Finance Study
Nick Zulovich
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Consumer Bankers Association announced that it is now offering a bi-annual auto finance study, which covers benchmarks and statistics on indirect auto lending. Compiled by BenchMarch Consulting International, CBA officials call the ramped up version of the ... [Read More]
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