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
Partnership rundown: Expansions at LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express each enhanced their offerings for dealerships and finance companies by adding more industry partners. LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime auto finance originations, recently announced that it has added Kelley Blue Book to its ... [Read More]
TransUnion’s Q4 data shows ‘correction’ in auto finance
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Brian Landau, senior vice president and automotive business leader at TransUnion, needed just one descriptive moniker to summarize the auto finance data from the fourth quarter — a correction. The auto finance portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2017 Industry Insights Report ... [Read More]
House bill passes that clarifies interest rates when contracts are sold by originating institution
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past week, the House of Representatives passed two strongly bipartisan bills from the Financial Services Committee, one of which could have a significant impact on auto financing. Lawmakers highlighted that H.R. 3299 — the Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities that spend the most and least on vehicles
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers taking delivery of financed vehicles in places like Texas appear to be spending more for their units than in places like California, according to the latest analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. Contained in the first-quarter installment of its ... [Read More]
6 questions to ask about your data security processes
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Security for dealers and finance companies nowadays involves much more than just locking vehicles, the showroom and front door each night. In fact, EFG Companies recently highlighted that data security is one of the largest areas of concern in 2018 ... [Read More]
Equifax: Why finance companies are using verification tools at record levels
Lou Loquasto, Equifax
Reading headlines from major media outlets this past summer, it might seem as though auto finance companies didn’t understand the importance of verifying income and employment information provided by applicants. Everything was written from auto finance companies being fraudsters to ... [Read More]
Neeb takes over as CEO of ACA International
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Mark Neeb officially became the chief executive officer of ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals. Neeb brings to the association nearly 40 years of corporate strategy experience, including 28 years specifically working in the credit ... [Read More]
Credit unions generate record-setting originations pace in 2017
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit unions continue to make significant strides in booking retail installment sales contracts and vehicle leases. CU Direct and GrooveCar’s CU Xpress Lease recently highlighted just how much success they enjoyed in 2017. In fact at CU Direct, 2017 represented a ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty collects pair of workplace recognition honors
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, recently received two awards recognizing it as a top employer both nationally and locally in the greater Wilkes-Barre area of northeastern Pennsylvania. First, GWC Warranty was recognized nationally by ... [Read More]
3 goals of CFPB’s revamped strategic plan
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a busy start to 2018 at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, especially since acting director Mick Mulvaney took office. First came multiple waves of requests for information about how the bureau is performing. Then on Monday, the CFPB ... [Read More]
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