New Experian tool taps into banking activities to enhance underwriting
Friday, May. 10, 2024, 10:12 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experian rolled out a new tool on Thursday to help finance companies and other lenders work with consumers who might not be in the prime space or have robust credit histories. The company announced the launch of Cashflow Attributes, a ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Gen Z using credit more than millennial counterparts at same age
Thursday, May. 9, 2024, 11:26 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The title of a project TransUnion released on Thursday at its 2024 Financial Services Summit (attended by nearly 300 global financial services executives) might have given some frightening flashbacks of struggles with algebra. The new TransUnion study — Solving for ... [Read More]
CFPB report: More complexity results in added costs for consumers
Wednesday, May. 8, 2024, 11:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a new report last week that suggested consumers tend to pay more for products that have more complex pricing structures, including auto financing. The CFPB said this report is based on experiments with multiple ... [Read More]
3 goals of RPM-MBSi partnership to help lenders, agents & forwarders
Wednesday, May. 8, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, RPM and MBSi Corp. announced a new partnership, aligning their areas of expertise in the auto finance industry. The collaboration involving the non-asset-based logistics and transportation provider and the repossession assignment management software company is designed to help ... [Read More]
10 highlights of 700Credit dealer survey about driver’s licenses
Tuesday, May. 7, 2024, 11:37 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ten intriguing findings surfaced through a survey orchestrated by 700Credit, which interviewed dealerships about their processes for obtaining copies of driver’s licenses from capture to deal jacket storage. The provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, and identity verification ... [Read More]
Consumers’ financial stress drops overall but climbs in swing states
Monday, May. 6, 2024, 11:38 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the overall reading dropped to its lowest level in 12 months, LegalShield’s March Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) is starting to exhibit a pattern seen in the past five presidential election cycles. Researchers explained the relationship of swing-state stress ... [Read More]
DriveItAway secures $2M credit line for more growth in EV space
Friday, May. 3, 2024, 11:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DriveItAway Holdings now has more resources to continue its mission to help consumers who might have soft credit histories and financial resources — or general apprehension about electric vehicles — get into EVs. On Friday, the company that offers “micro-lease ... [Read More]
Car business could take brunt of impact from keeping rates high
Thursday, May. 2, 2024, 11:48 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The job market improved in April, but the Federal Reserve doesn’t like how inflation is tracking, so policymakers decided not to lower interest rates this week. Comerica Bank is expecting rate cuts by the end of the year, but Cox ... [Read More]
APCO breaks into the glass world by acquiring Crystal Fusion Technologies
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
APCO Holdings continued to grow on Wednesday, announcing the acquisition of Crystal Fusion Technologies, which is a provider of automotive glass protection solutions. The provider and administrator F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands said this ... [Read More]
9 recipients of 2024 NARS Industry Awards
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 02:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association handed out nine industry awards during this year’s North American Repossessors Summit. The 2024 NARS Industry Awards recognized repossession agents as well as representatives from finance companies and service providers. Along with explanations of each award ... [Read More]