AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
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DriveItAway posts highest monthly revenue in company history
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Credit Acceptance plucks Amazon AI expert to be CTO
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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
Top 15 models connected with title loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
California-based LoanMart recently shared an intriguing list based on its quarterly activity connected with its title loan business. LoanMart said it generated 36% growth in the third quarter compared to the first quarter, based newly serviced loan volume associated with ... [Read More]
LCT partners with Blue Elk Advisors to help with aftermarket product cancellations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT), which offers a platform for automotive finance compliance and aftermarket product cancellations, announced a partnership with aftermarket product refund experts Blue Elk Advisors. LCT and Blue Elk Advisors highlighted the partnership is geared to offer auto ... [Read More]
Jasensky pinpoints 4 key attributes your next job candidate should possess
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel CEO Don Jasensky asked this question when compiling his latest strategy recommendations for dealerships and finance companies. In a message to the industry and also with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Jasensky said, “What do NASA, Elon Musk and ... [Read More]
CFPB & Justice Department issue statement focused on ECOA & immigration status
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week was a busy one at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Not only did the CFPB make multiple moves associated with what regulators and the White House dub “junk fees,” the bureau and Justice Department issued a joint statement ... [Read More]
CFPB, FTC & White House intensify pursuit to eliminate ‘junk fees’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The campaign to prohibit what the regulators are continuing to call “junk fees” intensified again this week as the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau all made moves associated with the topic. First, the ... [Read More]
CFPB revisits ancillary product refunds in special edition of Supervisory Highlights
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights this week. A portion focused on a topic that industry experts such as Allied Solutions cautioned finance companies about navigating carefully. The report delved into ancillary ... [Read More]
NAF Association adds executive retreat for 2024
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association plans to host two major industry events in 2024. Along with its Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference in June, the NAF Association announced details of second gathering. The organization said the 2024 Auto Finance C-Suite Retreat ... [Read More]
Details of new awards program from Open Lending
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Following up from its recent Executive Lending Roundtable, Open Lending announced the launch of what the provider of contract analytics, risk-based pricing, risk modeling and default insurance called the Open Lending Economic Vehicle Accessibility Awards (EVAAs). The company said this ... [Read More]
Even with slight improvement in September, auto credit availability remains tight
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for September showed some slight improvement, as Cox Automotive reported on Tuesday that credit access was made more accessible. But compared to this time last year or before the pandemic, it’s still a challenge in ... [Read More]
StoneEagle reveals CTO transition
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, StoneEagle announced the transition of its chief technology officer, as Gary Peek will take on the role from Chris Tynes, who has been with the provider of F&I and service metrics reporting, menu sales tools, an F&I product ... [Read More]
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