With retail prices rising, Experian Automotive reported the average loan amount and monthly payment for used and new vehicles continued to trend upward. According to its most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market report, Experian indicated on Thursday that ... [Read More]

In an effort to strengthen finance companies’ underwriting of potential customers with soft credit histories, TransUnion and FICO on Wednesday rolled out the availability of FICO Auto Score 9 XT based on TransUnion CreditVision trended data. The firms highlighted the ... [Read More]

Jack Tracey, executive director of the National Automotive Finance Association, described the relationship between member finance companies and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as not exactly deteriorating but not necessarily improving significantly, either. He explained to SubPrime Auto Finance News ... [Read More]

Subprime automotive financing technology firm Auto Credit Express has been acquired by Internet Brands — a company that includes vehicle listing provider CarsDirect — according to an announcement posted on Wednesday morning. Executives said the deal immediately bolsters Internet Brands’ presence ... [Read More]

Successful chief executive officers often emphasize that their companies are only as successful as the quality and dedication of their managers and other crucial personnel. In an effort to highlight the critical team members who are helping finance companies, dealerships ... [Read More]

Two developments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau front arose this week. First, the CFPB shared its monthly complaint database update. Then, another U.S. House committee took a swing a changing how the bureau operates. For its May update, the ... [Read More]

The latest monthly index from Fitch Ratings indicated delinquencies and losses fell again for both U.S. prime and subprime auto ABS last month, though analysts noted losses are still higher year-over-year. Fitch reported that subprime 60-day delinquencies declined 11 percent ... [Read More]

Charlie Wise, vice president of TransUnion’s innovative solutions group, acknowledged that if auto finance executives examine industry-wide data, it’s likely they will focus their attention on vehicle financing, watching metrics such as originations and delinquencies. But Wise suggested that auto ... [Read More]

A new study by LendingTree showed millennials in three Midwestern areas are seeking auto loans more often than their counterparts in any of the nation’s top 50 cities. Dealerships and their finance companies might be seeing more activity from consumers ... [Read More]

What’s happening with subprime auto ABS continues to be on the minds of investors, according to recent analysis from both Standard & Poor’s as well as Fitch Ratings. In fact, S&P Global Ratings released another report this week with what ... [Read More]