July VantageScore report notes stability in auto delinquency & overall scores
Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, 11:00 AM
Experian sees refinancing continue to ripen in Q2
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, 11:01 AM
Even as F&I profits remain ahead of year-ago pace, JM&A Group reminds dealers to reinforce finance office personnel
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, 10:57 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Wide-ranging car-business conversation with Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short
Lotlinx chairman and CEO Len Short firmly believes car dealers are the most resilient operators in any business. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Short explained why he is anticipating dealers showing that resilience again because it’s needed ... Listen Here
Path to delivering education in Spanish with Ignite Dealer Compliance Group
Steve Levine has dozens of dealer clients with Spanish as their native language. Those dealers also have hundreds of Hispanic customers who cannot speak or understand English. To fill compliance and training gaps created by language challenges, the owner of ... Listen Here
10 operators to serve on new NextGear Dealer Advisory Board
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
NextGear Capital wants to make sure the dealer voice is heard when it comes to floor-planning and other company activities. Last week, building on the success of its inaugural DRIVE Dealer Advisory Board (DRIVE) launched in 2021, NextGear announced members ... [Read More]
KPA and Reynolds forge partnership to boost F&I compliance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
KPA and Reynolds and Reynolds now are working together to help dealerships comply with state and federal financing requirements. On Wednesday, the companies announced a strategic partnership to provide dealerships greater access to Reynolds’ LAW F&I Libraries across all 50 ... [Read More]
Credit access improves again, but approvals drop near lowest point in 3 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As its experts shared updated trends associated with new-vehicle prices, Cox Automotive also posted its Dealertrack Auto Credit Availability Index for October. Perhaps helping if a non-prime consumer aspires to secure a new vehicle, analysts discovered access to auto credit ... [Read More]
TransUnion spots continued softening of subprime originations as delinquencies jump
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The subprime space is continuing to lose momentum as 2023 reaches the short rows of potential originations for dealerships and finance companies. What is gaining steam, however, are delinquencies. For the second consecutive quarter, originations softened across most risk tiers, ... [Read More]
Resolvion partners with AKUVO to boost repossession efficiency
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Resolvion, a provider of national repossession management, skip-tracing, remarketing, license plate recognition, and heavy equipment and specialty recovery, announced on Monday a partnership with AKUVO. As an integrated repossession service provider, the partnership will provide Resolvion the opportunity to serve ... [Read More]
Crédito Real USA Finance rebrands as FinBe USA
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Crédito Real USA Finance gained new ownership in April. This week, the finance company that specializes in the Hispanic segment got a new brand name. The operation launched its new brand as FinBe USA, what executives explained as representing “a ... [Read More]
UPDATED: 4 economists react to Fed’s expected rate holding
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
ADESA chief economist Tom Kontos shared a similar reaction with SubPrime Auto Finance News as his expert brethren, saying the Federal Reserve voting unanimously to keep the federal funds rate at 5.25% to 5.5% was to be expected. “Moreover, the ... [Read More]
Open Lending reinforces Lenders Protection with new alternative data attributes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, Open Lending Corp. released the addition of new alternative data attributes for auto finance applicants to more accurately inform the risk score generated by its Lenders Protection solution. Open Lending highlighted that access to expanded criteria from TransUnion ... [Read More]
CFPB looking to add 75 employees to enforcement department
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is calling for reinforcements. CFPB enforcement director Eric Halperin revealed in a public appearance last week that the bureau is looking to add about 75 new full-time employees to the office of enforcement. Halperin told ... [Read More]
What consumers think about auto financing as next potential interest rate move nears
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the Federal Reserve approaches its next opportunity to modify interest rates on Wednesday, findings from a new survey orchestrated by Santander Holdings USA perhaps reinforced perceptions already held by auto finance leaders. Santander reported on Monday that American consumers ... [Read More]
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