Coinciding with the Supreme Court ruling that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding process is constitutional, the Federal Trade Commission went to Congress last week seeking additional annual funding for its personnel and resources. Chair Lina Khan appeared before the ... [Read More]

On Wednesday, Tricolor announced its fourth social bond — a $277 million issuance — designed to cater to underserved, low-income Hispanic communities and provide access to auto financing. The award-winning fintech company that leverages artificial intelligence to successfully underwrite and ... [Read More]

Memorial Day weekend in the United States marks the unofficial kick-off to the summer car sales season with car dealerships nationwide utilizing the holiday weekend to attract customers with incentives, deals and promotions. Much like in recent years though, affordability ... [Read More]

There’s a growing preference toward alternative payment methods, as well as increased demand for hyper-personalized interactions. Those are two of the top findings from the study titled “Consumer Trends Driving the Future of Loan Payments,” recently released by PayNearMe, which ... [Read More]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gained a significant judicial victory this week involving a case about the constitutionality of the CFPB’s funding structure. In a 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the bureau’s funding is constitutional, triggering an array of ... [Read More]

The auto-finance data TransUnion released on Thursday reinforced the positive developments connected with affordable used vehicles that Edmunds highlighted earlier in the week. Having more used vehicles that can fit within parameters of tight family budgets might help to boost ... [Read More]

Last year, the National Automotive Finance Association established the Jack Tracey Pinnacle Award to recognize a professional at a member organization with enduring service to the non-prime auto finance industry. The award is named in honor of one of the ... [Read More]

Last week, Launcher Solutions announced an integration partnership with Gestalt Tech and its SaaS data warehouse that can empower finance companies to take advantage of the market trends in analytics, artificial intelligence and automation. The companies said this collaboration can ... [Read More]

Open Lending Corp. recently partnered with Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, enabling Core Specialty to begin providing credit default insurance policies for Open Lending’s Lenders Protection platform. Open Lending interim CEO Chuck Jehl said through a news release, “One of the ... [Read More]

Perhaps if your tax season didn’t meet your shop’s expectations, the latest reading of the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index could help explain why. Cox Automotive reported last week that the index declined to 93.8 in April, which was down 0.7% ... [Read More]