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
ARS promotes 3 executives after CEO’s passing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Patrick K. Willis Co., which does business as American Recovery Service (ARS), had to make three executive changes this week following the passing of Peter Willingham, who was chief executive officer since 2010. Taking over as CEO is Dave ... [Read More]
Primeritus continues revamp by naming new CEO
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The professional connection of Jennifer Turnage and Steve Norwood dates to 2005 when Norwood co-founded Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems (CARS) and Turnage served as chief financial officer of the company for seven years. Primeritus Financial Services acquired CARS in 2019 ... [Read More]
Dealertrack Credit Availability Index dips to lowest point in more than 3 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It was pretty chilly throughout much of the country in January, especially at finance companies based on the newest Dealertrack Credit Availability Index. Cox Automotive reported on Monday that the index reading declined to 93.0 in January. That’s 3% below ... [Read More]
PODCAST: More insight into near- & non-prime financing with Open Lending
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just before last month’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association, Open Lending released initial findings from its newest study on vehicle accessibility and automotive financing perceptions among near- and non-prime consumers. Open Lending senior vice president ... [Read More]
Fitch discusses softening used-car prices & auto ABS performance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Fitch Ratings offered its expectations for the securitization market in relation to the gradual softening of used-car prices. Fitch supported its assertions by citing a variety of data points from Black Book, Edmunds and federal officials about how ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Latest on state & federal regulation with AFSA’s Danielle Arlowe & Celia Winslow
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Danielle Arlowe and Celia Winslow of the American Financial Services Association still had plenty of energy for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Las Vegas at the end of the organization’s annual Vehicle Finance Conference. Arlowe and ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Affordability concerning as originations sag
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After sifting through the latest quarterly data, one finding became clear to Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president and automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. “Affordability remains an issue in the used-vehicle market,” Merchant said in a news ... [Read More]
MBSi unveils capability for Illinois agents to track data removal in repossessed vehicles
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With an Illinois law related to consumer data protection and repossessed vehicles now in place for several months, MBSi rolled out new capabilities to help repo agents and finance companies. Last week, MBSi added a new data removal feature that’s ... [Read More]
F&I Sentinel finalizes acquisition of Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, F&I Sentinel announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive that was first revealed less than a month ago. The F&I risk management solutions provider said the entire Express Recoveries team that currently ... [Read More]
Open Lending lands partnerships with Automatic & CreditSnap
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Open Lending Corp. finalized a pair of partnerships before closing the first month of the year. First, the provider of risk analytics solutions for financial institutions launched a partner integration with CreditSnap, a fintech platform that can allow financial institutions ... [Read More]
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