FICO explains reasons for slight dip in average credit scores within auto
Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, 10:24 AM
Fitch watches tax-refund boost on securitizations fade during half of the year
Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, 11:22 AM
SEC rolls out more charges against former Tricolor executives who have already been federally indicted
Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, 10:09 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
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
COMMENTARY: A dealer’s 2026 strategy guide for F&I in the new age of affordability
Rick Kurtz, Protective Asset Protection
The automotive industry in 2025 was defined not by a single dominant trend, but by a complex interplay of affordability crises, global trade adjustments, and a bifurcated consumer market. For auto dealers, addressing this landscape means accepting that the traditional ... [Read More]
Ascent Dealer Services hires former Protective executive to be VP of acquisition
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Ascent Dealer Services, a provider of F&I performance, training, and profitability solutions, recently named Rob Johnson as its new vice president of acquisition. Johnson possesses more than eight years of specialized experience in the automotive and F&I sector. He began ... [Read More]
Growing volume of paper booked in Q3 has terms stretching toward 2033
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Imagine an excited individual who financed and took delivery of a used vehicle on Labor Day. Perhaps it was a gently used, older car or maybe even a certified pre-owned model. There’s a possibility that contract won’t reach its payoff ... [Read More]
GALR & MVTRAC share important dialogue at Used Car Week
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the purposes of Used Car Week is bringing various industry segments together for constructive conversations. An example of that outcome surfaced when the Georgia Association of Licensed Repossessors (GALR) announced that it had “productive and forward-looking industry dialogue” ... [Read More]
S&P Global Ratings: Extensions exceeding pre-pandemic level
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Evidently, finance companies are instructing their collections departments to work even harder with customers who are having trouble maintaining their monthly payments. According to S&P Global Ratings’ latest U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities data shared with Cherokee Media Group on ... [Read More]
StoneEagle Q3 data shows steady times in dealer F&I departments
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle on Tuesday highlighted how it was a steady quarter in dealership F&I departments amid some gross-profit turbulence seen in July, August and September. Third-quarter information included in the StoneEagleDATA F&I Benchmark Report showed stable F&I performance across key metrics. ... [Read More]
CFPB unveils ‘humility pledge’ for supervision division
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps compliance departments at auto lenders and other companies involved in financial services had something extra to be thankful for last week. Just ahead of Thanksgiving, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made significant changes to how its supervision division conducts ... [Read More]
AutoPayPlus welcomes new agency development manager
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AutoPayPlus by US Equity Advantage continued its recent string of moves by announcing the appointment of Steven Weir as agency development manager. In this role, the automated financial concierge service said Weir will be responsible for building and supporting strong ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis adds 5 attorneys to Chicago office, donates to Feeding America network
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with making donations to local food banks and pantries in the Feeding America network, Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., added to its stable of legal professionals at its Chicago office. This month, the firm welcomed five new attorneys: Tresina ... [Read More]
Auto snippets from TransUnion’s October 2025 Credit Industry Snapshot
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Are auto-finance providers taking on more risk or are there simply more consumers who fall into the subprime credit tier? Here some more data to consider. As Cox Automotive’s information showed credit access improved a bit in October, TransUnion’s October ... [Read More]
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