Latest 700Credit alliance is with Fuse Autotech
Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, 09:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another alliance involving 700Credit surfaced this week to help dealerships digitize their car sales, enabling their teams to retail and finance cars more efficiently. The latest move by the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, identity verification and ... [Read More]
FTC lawsuit results in $12M penalty, end of operations for credit-repair company
Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, 09:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Subprime auto finance companies often tout that an ancillary benefit of providing financing to consumers with soft credit histories is it can be a path to resuscitating an individual’s credit profile through on-time payments. This week, the Federal Trade Commission ... [Read More]
Ally tops J.D. Power’s dealer financing rankings in subprime for fourth straight year
Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ally Financial, Chase Automotive Finance and Capital One Auto Finance finished in the top three and above the average segment score among non-captive subprime auto finance companies ranked in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study released on ... [Read More]
9 regulators propose rule to standardize data submitted to federal financial agencies
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 02:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and eight other federal financial regulatory agencies announced a proposed rule to establish data standards for certain information collections submitted to financial regulatory agencies. Officials said the proposal would promote interoperability of financial ... [Read More]
OneMain Financial to leverage Pagaya Technologies for underwriting & more
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 12:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Pagaya Technologies and OneMain Financial announced a new partnership on Tuesday with the goal of offering consumers responsible access to credit. Through this partnership, OneMain’s nonprime auto finance business will leverage Pagaya’s technology to support the company’s ability to serve ... [Read More]
SAFCO cites CFPB data to create rebranding initiative
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 12:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Southern Auto Finance Co. (SAFCO) used research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to craft and deploy its rebranding initiative to expand credit access for all consumers, regardless of their credit history. The provider of subprime auto financing and other ... [Read More]
What’s the Sahm Rule? Are we already in a recession? 3 economists respond
Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, 10:57 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Last week, ADP Research Institute chief economist Nela Richardson said, “If inflation goes back up, it won’t be because of labor.” But the ongoing labor situation might be giving a clear indication the economy already is in a recession, potentially ... [Read More]
LegalShield’s Consumer Stress Legal Index dips in June
Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, 11:47 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While also extrapolating its data to make a presidential election prediction, LegalShield offered an update on its Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI), which dipped a bit in June. Based solely on consumer inquiries seeking legal assistance in June, LegalShield reported ... [Read More]
CarShield settles FTC charges for $10M, to halt celebrity endorsements
Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, 10:47 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A vehicle service contract provider struck out with the Federal Trade Commission this week. According to a news release, NRRM, which does business as CarShield, along with American Auto Shield (AAS), will pay $10 million to the FTC to settle ... [Read More]
Fed continues with ‘risky strategy’ in keeping interest rates unchanged
Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, 10:37 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, which economic experts projected since policymakers haven’t made an adjustment following eight consecutive opportunities. But experts are also emphasizing that new data is prompting the Fed to lower the rate from ... [Read More]