AFSA & NIADA welcome halt of discretionary publication of complaint narratives & visualizations by CFPB
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, 10:34 AM
Edmunds on depth of ‘The Vanishing Affordable Used Car’
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 10:17 AM
PODCAST: Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, 09:25 AM
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
US Equity Advantage leader among Orlando CEOs of the Year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Robert Steenbergh is being rewarded for executive leadership that began long before the pandemic. According to a news release, the US Equity Advantage (USEA) founder and chief executive officer has been named one of the 2021 CEOs of the Year ... [Read More]
KBRA forecasts softening recovery rates as used-vehicle prices dip
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released new research on Tuesday that analyzed the impacts of “skyrocketing” used-vehicle prices on auto finance credit performance metrics, as well as discusses future implications as the economy marches toward a return to pre-pandemic norms. [Read More]
TransUnion pinpoints how high credit scores could jump if rent payments are integrated
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion sees consumers who rent where they live as constituting as much as half of the individuals who possess non-prime or lower credit profiles; if they even have a credit score at all. Credit bureau analysts see that if rent ... [Read More]
House members consider new resources to help FTC
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce recently conducted a hearing on how best to modernize the Federal Trade Commission. With all five current commissioners participating, the subcommittee deliberated 16 proposals ... [Read More]
US adds 943K jobs in July, triggering ‘large’ drop in unemployment rate
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
No doubt a key component to having a healthy auto-finance portfolio is the contract holders being gainfully employed. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shared some positive news on that front on Friday. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payroll ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial watches momentum build in Q1 of 2022 fiscal year
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the pandemic has hindered face-to-face contact in many ways, Nicholas Financial reiterated that its branch-model system and how the subprime finance company interacts with dealers and consumers again helped its quarterly performance. Nicholas reported figures from the first quarter ... [Read More]
CFPB pushes forward with November effective date for debt collection rules
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) decided debt collection firms are ready to abide by new rules. Last week, the bureau announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Cindy Allen of StoneEagle F&I on dealers’ journey to improved profits
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle F&I chief executive officer Cindy Allen made her first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap the journey dealerships have made through the pandemic to generate notable profits via their finance offices. Allen also touched on how dealers ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance keeping underwriting strategy intact despite softer Q2 originations
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Even though Credit Acceptance watched its second-quarter origination volume drop by 28.7%, leadership of the subprime auto finance company is committed to maintaining its underwriting strategy, which played a role in it generating healthy income gains. Last week, Credit Acceptance ... [Read More]
AUL uses dealer & consumer feedback to compile 5 tips to help make F&I better
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With seven months of 2021 already completed, AUL Corp. senior vice president of strategic product development Jason Garner identified five key F&I tips to help dealerships and finance companies be even more successful during the remainder of the year. Garner ... [Read More]
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