LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS enhances communication tools for dealers, finance companies & consumers
Wednesday, May. 26, 2021, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS wants to provide a smooth communication path from application to underwriting and then on to funding and delivery. The technology provider specializing in originations recently announced the release of its new product offering, appTRAKER CONNECT for its clients using ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty names new senior vice president of sales
Wednesday, May. 26, 2021, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, GWC Warranty welcomed an experienced executive to be its new senior vice president of sales. With a strong track record of managing top-performing territories, developing new channels of business, and building revenue-producing relationships, GWC said James Virgoe will ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Path toward reducing wrongful repossessions
Wednesday, May. 26, 2021, 03:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wrongful repossessions might be the most heartburn-inducing, headache-creating part of auto finance. Offering an assessment of the current landscape of recoveries and more on this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast is Sabrina Neff, a partner in the Houston office ... [Read More]
Experts & policymakers see banking system on solid ground
Tuesday, May. 25, 2021, 02:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In what’s likely a positive sign for auto-finance companies of all sizes, both the Federal Reserve and S&P Global Ratings offered positive assessments of the current banking system for both national institutions as well as regional firms. According to the ... [Read More]
Context for another CFPB consent order involving loss damage waivers
Monday, May. 24, 2021, 01:14 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Venable partner Allen Denson offered some context that might help finance companies understand why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reached its second consent order in less than a year through an action involving what the regulator deemed to be ... [Read More]
From the editor: Recapping poignant moment of AIS 2021
Friday, May. 21, 2021, 03:24 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
One of the poignant moments during this week’s Auto Intel Summit happened on Tuesday during a panel discussion featuring representatives from the Auto Intel Council, a private, membership-based organization that includes leading intelligence companies in the automotive space. Executives from ... [Read More]
Subprime consumers secured most refinancing help via RateGenius in April
Thursday, May. 20, 2021, 03:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It appears subprime consumers took most advantage of refinancing availability in April provided through RateGenius. Soon after Cox Automotive discussed last month’s credit availability at the time of origination, RateGenius released its monthly Auto Refinance Rate Report, which highlighted that ... [Read More]
TransUnion predicts subprime rebound after reviewing Q1 data
Wednesday, May. 19, 2021, 02:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion is pretty bullish about the future prospects for the subprime segment of auto financing. While discussing the metrics contained in the Q1 2021 TransUnion Industry Insights report, senior vice president and automotive business leader Satyan Merchant explained how that ... [Read More]
With potential ‘devastating’ measure on Capitol Hill, ARA highlights plans for NARS 2021
Wednesday, May. 19, 2021, 01:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association (ARA) recently announced the new theme for the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS), which will return as an in-person event in October. That theme, “Resilience: Rising Above and Committed to Building a Stronger Industry,” ties in ... [Read More]
Auto defaults dip again in April to near all-time low
Tuesday, May. 18, 2021, 02:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps the next round of coffee or drinks should be in celebration for the collections departments at auto-finance companies. The auto portion of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices declined again in April and now sits just 3 basis points ... [Read More]