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
CFPB gives guidance when using AI & other tools for credit underwriting resulting in adverse actions
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies that book subprime paper often use sophisticated technology for underwriting and risk mitigation. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) now has taken a regulatory stance on how those tools should be used, especially when consumers are not granted ... [Read More]
Safe-Guard to open new call center in South Carolina
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, Safe-Guard Products International announced it will expand its call center services this year with a new location in Greenville, S.C. Located just southeast of downtown and only two-and-a-half hours from the company’s Atlanta headquarters, the provider of branded ... [Read More]
Free weekly credit report availability now permanent
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax, Experian and TransUnion on Monday reinforced their commitment to the financial health of U.S. consumers with the ongoing availability of free weekly credit reports through AnnualCreditReport.com. The three nationwide credit reporting agencies (NCRAs) announced the free service first introduced ... [Read More]
More softening auto data as next Fed interest-rate decision nears
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the Federal Reserve on deck to announce its next decision involving interest rates on Wednesday, policymakers have softening trends percolating from the auto finance space to consider when deciding if another rate hike is merited to curb inflation. Last ... [Read More]
LendingClub Bank to use Santander as servicer for auto portfolio
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Santander Consumer USA is doing more than just booking its own paper nowadays. This week, SCUSA announced that it has been chosen as the primary servicer for LendingClub’s auto refinance portfolio. According to a news release, LendingClub Bank has a ... [Read More]
KBRA moves into larger Chicago office
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) now has more room to operate in the Windy City. This week, KBRA announced the opening of a new corporate office at 71 South Wacker Drive in the heart of the Chicago Loop to support ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Equifax on returning student loan payments impacting auto
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pause in federal student loan payments triggered by the pandemic ends in October, so some consumers will have a monthly expense of several hundred dollars again. Tom Aliff, risk consulting leader with Equifax, explained why auto finance companies need ... [Read More]
Cox Automotive: Looser credit hasn’t translated into additional applications
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Auto finance providers reportedly loosened underwriting again in August, according to the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index. They opened to a point that experts said auto credit was easier to get in August than any time so far this year. But ... [Read More]
700Credit finalizes affiliation with OTTOMOTO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, 700Credit announced an affiliation with OTTOMOTO, a platform designed to streamline every part of the retail finance process — from credit applications through funding. With this new relationship, OTTOMOTO has integrated 700Credit’s compliance and prequalification soft pull solutions ... [Read More]
Banks celebrate key court victory against CFPB
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
College football teams weren’t the only ones claiming victories in Texas on Saturday. The American Bankers Association (ABA), the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA), the Texas Bankers Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other co-plaintiffs cheered the decision by ... [Read More]
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