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
L2C Launches New Prime, Subprime Risk-Assessment Feature
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — L2C recently launched a new feature that can help auto lenders, according to the company. The function, Link2Credit Score, is designed to provide lenders better appraisal tools in determining risks of potential borrowers. The program, which has been available since ... [Read More]
DealerTrack Posts Another Jump in Transactions
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — DealerTrack Holdings revealed its third-quarter financial results late last week and found that transactions processed are on the upswing, officials reported. The number of transactions processed increased to 23.8 million last quarter, hiking 26 percent from this ... [Read More]
An In-Depth Look into Final Red Flag Regulations
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As many in the industry are aware, the final red flag rules go into effect on Nov. 1 of next year. Are dealers and financial institutions prepared? SubPrime Auto Finance News interviewed several experts this week to get an ... [Read More]
Experian Provides Used Market Overview by Risk Scores
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — According to the latest data from Experian Automotive, the top 10 lenders represented 30.31 percent of all financed used vehicles in July. Melinda Zabritski, director of Automotive Credit for Experian Automotive, explained that while the top lenders ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance Sees Decrease in Net Income Due to Change in Business
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Reporting its third-quarter results, Credit Acceptance indicated that its loan portfolio grew; however, increases in operating expenses and finance charges that expanded slower than loan receivables led the company to report lower income than the prior year. ... [Read More]
Westlake Financial Reaches Milestone
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Continuing its path to growth, Westlake Financial Services recently announced it has hit a new milestone this month by hiring its 100th dealer account manager. "Reaching this milestone is a great success. We are working toward our ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo Auto Finance Names Stagecoach Winners
Nick Zulovich
CHESTER, Pa. — Wells Fargo Auto Finance recently named the recipients of its third-quarter Stagecoach Award. The Stagecoach Award is a quarterly honor that recognizes the achievements of Wells Fargo Auto Finance's best dealers, officials indicated. Winners were selected from ... [Read More]
New Lender Joins RouteOne
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced this week that it has added a new lender to its platform. California-based finance source Gateway One Lending & Finance has joined its Web-based credit application management system. GOLF provides indirect auto lending for a ... [Read More]
Aimbridge Makes First Move for Web-Based Lending Process
Nick Zulovich
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Lending Solutions recently launched Loan Generation Services, which is a process to capture members' loan pre-approvals via branch, phone or Web to make them accessible to members and auto dealers via the Internet. According to officials, this solution is ... [Read More]
GMAC: Used Originations Up, But Real Estate Unit Hurt Business
Nick Zulovich
NEW YORK — While GMAC reported strong results in its auto finance and insurance businesses, the company took a hit in its mortgage and credit market on its real estate side, which led the company to report a loss for the ... [Read More]
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