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
2015 subprime vintage suffers losses not seen since 2005
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With average vehicle installment contract terms nearly at 70 months and outstanding auto asset backed security issuance at the highest level in 14 years, the latest update from Fitch Ratings also pinpointed where the weakest vintage in subprime financing appears ... [Read More]
3 more states added to Reynolds’ LAW F&I Library
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Now Reynolds and Reynolds only has seven states to go to cover all of the U.S. with resources from its LAW F&I Library — a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed finance and insurance (F&I) documents for franchised dealers. Reynolds ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo to distribute $80M in refunds over insurance issue
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Arriving within two weeks of reporting its auto financing originations dropped 45 percent year-over-year, Wells Fargo late on Thursday announced a plan to remediate auto finance customers of Wells Fargo Dealers Services who may have been financially harmed due to ... [Read More]
Fed passes again on interest rate rise
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Voting unanimously, all nine members of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee agreed to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1 to 1.25 percent during their meeting this week. First Franklin Financial Services projected when ... [Read More]
DRN & Pelican Auto Finance highlight successful relationship
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The relationship forged between Digital Recognition Network (DRN) and Pelican Auto Finance, a subprime auto finance company operating in California and Pennsylvania, is proving to be beneficial for both operations. The companies shared this week that Pelican reports increased asset ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty sponsors summer meal program for at-risk children
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers, has partnered with the Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO) to sponsor a Food 4 Kids van. CEO’s Food 4 Kids Summer Program ... [Read More]
Former Ally, Exeter exec joins White Clarke Group
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An experienced industry executive whose career includes stops with Ally Financial and Exeter Finance is now with loan origination and servicing software solutions provider White Clarke Group. White Clark Group announced this week that Nick Ockwell has joined the company ... [Read More]
Hudson Cook rolls out 7th edition of CARLAW F&I Desk Book
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CounselorLibrary.com, publisher of automobile financing and leasing legal compliance services and part of the Hudson Cook portfolio, announced that it has updated its popular CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book. Winner of the Axiom Business Book Award, the book gives readers 363 ... [Read More]
RouteOne adds MeridianLink to eContracting platform
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, RouteOne announced the addition of MeridianLink to its eContracting certified loan origination systems (LOS). Finance sources utilizing MeridianLink’s LoansPQ LOS can benefit from a streamlined eContracting implementation process. The companies highlighted that MeridianLink’s RouteOne eContracting certification can remove ... [Read More]
House approves resolution to stop arbitration rule
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Now it’s the Senate’s turn. The House approved resolution on Tuesday leveraging authority provided under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. Despite ... [Read More]
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