Time dwindling to submit public comments about House’s major CFPB reform proposal
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:19 AM
F&I Sentinel, Global Lending Services, CHAMP again among Inc. 5000
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 11:13 AM
Cox Automotive: Subprime share decreases again in July, as loan terms stay at all-time high
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, 10:16 AM
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
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
PODCAST: Why alternative data is even more robust nowadays
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies, especially ones that participate in the non-prime and subprime spaces, often gather as much information as possible during the underwriting process before a funding decision, making the potential of alternative data even more dramatic. George Coutros, the head of ... [Read More]
Millennium Capital and Recovery gains 2 achievements for data security and compliance
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with the Fourth of July, Millennium Capital and Recovery Corp., has more reasons to celebrate this week. The nationwide, full-service recovery management firm secured two recent achievements in connection with data security and compliance. According to a news release, ... [Read More]
Analysts explain why new & used APR edged lower in June
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It appears the annual percentage rate (APR) on new-vehicle financing edged a bit lower in June, but the movement might not be connected to actions by the Federal Reserve last month. Edmunds reported on Tuesday that the average interest rate ... [Read More]
Details about the ASAP Program from CPS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
No doubt, both dealerships and their customers want to know ASAP if an application will be approved and a retail installment contract will be bought by the finance company. Well, the newest initiative from Consumer Portfolio Services is using that exact ... [Read More]
FASB seeks to clarify 4 accounting issues over CECL changes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) looked to reinforce its position concerning the upcoming mandates placed on banks, credit unions and finance companies in connection with reserving for losses, emphasizing the changes can be implemented without incurring “significant costs.” Last ... [Read More]
FBI names 8 lenders potentially impacted by alleged fraud at SC Mitsubishi store
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
This week, SubPrime Auto Finance News secured the affidavit connected with an FBI investigation of a South Carolina Mitsubishi dealership containing scathing details about store management manipulating trade-in values, down payments and income figures in an elaborate fraud scheme that ... [Read More]
ADAI endorsement of Dealertrack Registration and Title Solutions reaches 10 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It appears Hoosier State dealers like the tools Dealertrack provides since an endorsement of them now has existed for a decade. According to a news release distributed this week, the Automobile Dealers Association of Indiana (ADAI) has renewed its preferred ... [Read More]
FTC roundup: Actions involving active duty military, credit repair scheme and robocalls
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The past seven days have been quite active at the Federal Trade Commission. The regulator made moves involving credit reporting and active military personnel, took action in connection with an alleged credit repair scheme and worked with and its law ... [Read More]
KAR moves AFC exec to PAR sales leader
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, KAR Auction Services shifted an executive from AFC to a role with PAR North America. According to a news release, PAR announced Drew Shull was named vice president of sales and client experience. In his new role, the ... [Read More]
DIMONT enhances auto team with former VanWagenen executive
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
DIMONT bolstered its leadership team on Tuesday with a former VanWagenen executive who also has been involved with multiple industry organizations such as the American Financial Services Association and the National Automotive Finance Association. The Dallas-based provider of insurance claims adjusting and ... [Read More]
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