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
Massachusetts woman sentenced as part of fraud scheme to purchase more than 45 cars
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Potential fraud at your dealership or finance company can stem from activity outside the continental United States, as a case recapped by the Justice Department shows. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts recently announced a Lowell woman ... [Read More]
VantageScore spots delinquency trend not seen in 4 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has acknowledged multiple times that, “My colleagues and I are acutely aware that high inflation imposes significant hardship as it erodes purchasing power, especially for those least able to meet the higher costs of essentials ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Today I hate my job — post-repossession Article 9 letters
Steve Levine, Ignite Consulting Partners
I don’t mean to alarm anyone with the title. Then again, maybe I do. The truth is I’m discouraged, and today I hate my job. Why? Because it happened again. A dealer reached out because they’ve been hit with a ... [Read More]
Agora Data bolsters team again with new VP of strategic alliances
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data reinforced its team again on Tuesday with a professional with a vast background at dealerships and industry service providers. The fintech company that provides technology, capital and guidance with predictable contract performance and analytics for the subprime automotive ... [Read More]
Champ Titles lands $18M in Series C financing led by Point72 Ventures
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Champ Titles now has raised more than $45 million through investors, climbing to that figure after generating $18 million in Series C financing. The provider of digital vehicle title, registration and lien systems of record in the United States announced ... [Read More]
3 findings from study of millennials & Gen Z by Open Lending and TransUnion
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto financing appears to be one of the best paths to credit success for young consumers. That assertion and more surfaced through a research project by Open Lending and TransUnion, which released a new study on Monday about the borrowing ... [Read More]
FTC sees swell of fraudsters impersonating agency officials
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The latest spike in fraud spotted by the Federal Trade Commission caught the agency’s attention for a notable reason. The FTC issued a warning that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the regulator to steal consumers’ money. The FTC ... [Read More]
4 new hires at F&I Sentinel
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
F&I Sentinel recently added four more professionals to its team. The new hires, coupled with F&I Sentinel’s recent completion of its acquisition of Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive, has more than doubled the number of company employees. The professionals who ... [Read More]
PODCAST: More insight about CARS Rule with Adam Crowell of KPA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The CARS Rule from the Federal Trade Commission was one of the primary topics at NADA Show 2024, and Adam Crowell offered his expert perspectives, too. The vice president of legal and corporate development at KPA discussed the FTC and ... [Read More]
Experts explain slow move toward interest-rate cuts
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The expectation of Michele Raneri and other industry experts that the Federal Reserve would not lower interest rates this week came to fruition. On Wednesday, policymakers voted unanimously to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%. Prior ... [Read More]
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