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
ARA unveils new health insurance program for members
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association is looking to help members with one of the most important benefits repossession agencies can offer their employees. This week, ARA, in partnership with Harding Brooks Insurance Agency, announced the newest member benefit: a national, cost-effective ... [Read More]
CUNA Mutual Group spots middle-class financial anxiety growing
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers who might be connected to an installment contract in your portfolio could be a little uneasy about staying current even as the latest reading showed defaults stayed steady. Middle-class Americans are less optimistic about their ability to achieve upward ... [Read More]
7 activities of future high performers in auto finance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Human resources expert and National Automotive Finance Association board member Don Jasensky of Automotive Personnel recently shared seven activities of a job candidate who might be a future high performer for your dealership or finance company. Jasensky leveraged his 30 ... [Read More]
Auto among 4 unchanged June default metrics
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Steady is an adjective that certainly summarizes the latest default data discovered by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. According to the latest update released on Tuesday, all of the segments included in the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices remained unchanged ... [Read More]
CFPB and FTC take action against debt-relief organizations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps involving consumers who also have installment contracts with subprime auto finance providers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission each announced enforcement actions against firms the regulators deemed to be orchestrating fraudulent debt-relief programs. Over at ... [Read More]
KBRA makes four senior personnel changes to ABS teams
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) announced four senior personnel changes to the teams at its New York office that monitor securitizations and the auto asset-backed securities market. According to a news release distributed on Friday, Anthony Nocera, co-head of the ... [Read More]
Why some investors might be souring on subprime
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Colonnade Securities offered an extended examination of the below-prime auto finance industry this week, identifying what the independent investment bank focused on the financial services and business services sectors believes are four factors currently impacting the space most. According to ... [Read More]
ALS Resolvion give 2 reasons for ‘mobile only’ policy
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ALS Resolvion is reinforcing its commitment to being a mobile company, citing two specific reasons for an updated strategy. The provider of national repossession management services recently announced that it has fully implemented what the company believes is the industry’s ... [Read More]
CPS elevates long-time executive to be COO
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An executive who has been with Consumer Portfolio Services for nearly 18 years is now the subprime auto finance company’s chief operating officer. According to an announcement sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News on Tuesday, CPS promoted Michael Lavin to be ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Why subprime ‘pessimism’ might be merited
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Davis & Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi reiterated his position that subprime auto finance portfolio performance is expected to deteriorate soon. Cioffi first made that assertion through a 360-degree market study released by Credit Chronometer, a microsite he authors. Nick asked him to ... [Read More]
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