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
PIN: Upside-Down Trades Down
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Power Information Network, an affiliate of J.D. Power and Associates, recently reported that upside-down trades are declining. The company found that the percentage of upside-down trades has dipped from more than 35 percent in 2003 to about ... [Read More]
World Omni President Discusses Evolution of Auto Financing Industry
Nick Zulovich
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — World Omni Financial Corp. recently marked its 25th anniversary with a dedication ceremony at the company's headquarters. Sharing this milestone with associates, World Omni's president, Brent Burns, discussed the evolution of auto financing. "Within the last quarter ... [Read More]
Compli, CounselorLibrary Team to Provide Carlaw
Nick Zulovich
PORTLAND, Ore., and HANOVER, Md. — Compli announced it recently teamed up with CounselorLibrary to provide "Carlaw" through its management system. Moreover, CounselorLibrary.com also released its newest "Carlaw F&I Legal Desk Book." Executives said the new Carlaw integration with Compli was ... [Read More]
Chase Auto Finance Renews Captive Agreement with Subaru
Nick Zulovich
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Chase Auto Finance announced it has renewed its partnership with Subaru of America to serve as the automaker's captive finance provider. "Subaru is pleased to extend our relationships with Chase Auto Finance," said Thomas Doll, executive vice ... [Read More]
AppOne, AmeriCredit Alliance Rolled Out Nationally
Nick Zulovich
BATON ROUGE, La. — AppOne announced the national rollout of its strategic alliance with AmeriCredit. The alliance offers AmeriCredit the capability of receiving credit applications from more than 1,100 independent auto dealers within AppOne's quickly growing nationwide dealer network. These dealers ... [Read More]
ARA’s McCook to Speak at NABD Collection Conference
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS and HOUSTON — Les McCook, executive director of the American Recovery Association will participate in the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers Collection Conference next week as a featured speaker. The conference is set for Jan. 10-11, 2007, at the ... [Read More]
AmeriCredit Completes Acquisition of Near-Prime Indirect Lender
Nick Zulovich
FORT WORTH, Texas — AmeriCredit recently announced that its subsidiary, AmeriCredit Financial Services, has completed its purchase of Long Beach Acceptance Corp., the near-prime auto finance subsidiary of ACC Capital Holdings. AmeriCredit Financial Services said it has acquired all outstanding capital ... [Read More]
Santander Completes Acquisition of Drive Financial
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Banco Santander Central Hispano announced the completion of its acquisition of Drive Financial Services. As indicated previously by company insiders, acquisition will have no impact on Drive's business. Drive will continue to originate loans across the entire subprime spectrum. ... [Read More]
NAF Association to Host Non-Prime Workshop
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — The National Automotive Finance Association announced it is planning a workshop called "Financing in the Expanding Non-Prime Auto Market — What's Happening?" The daylong event will be held Jan. 17 in Dallas. The workshop will take place at AmeriCredit's ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Credit Unions Increase Indirect-Lending Market Share
Nick Zulovich
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Credit unions are becoming increasingly assertive in the indirect-lending market as they simplify the process for dealers, according to a recent J.D. Power and Associates study. J.D. Power's 2006 Consumer Financing Satisfaction Study found that credit unions ... [Read More]
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