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
SCUSA refutes claims made in union-led report
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Stemming from an effort to unionize workers, Santander Consumer USA on Friday afternoon vehemently refuted claims contained in a report distributed by the AFL-CIO, National Employment Law Project and Committee for Better Banks about how the finance company’s collections department ... [Read More]
Republicans out to stop CFPB arbitration rule
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
House and Senate lawmakers wasted little time in using Congressional Review Act (CRA) authority to start an effort to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. The CRA permits ... [Read More]
Great Recession repeat not expected as payment performance likely softens
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As experts and policymakers shared a variety of economic trend updates and observations, Fitch Ratings summarized that record-setting payment performance isn’t likely to simply last forever. But at the same time, Fitch reiterated that deterioration of auto finance performance — ... [Read More]
Survey shows strong support for ‘futuristic’ payment technologies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
How contract holders in your auto finance portfolio make future payments continues to be an evolving topic, as a recent survey conducted by Viewpost showed. Viewpost, a network for invoicing, payments and cash management, produced a survey of American consumers ... [Read More]
New arbitration rule now on path to be in effect in September
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Well, the clock now is officially running with regard to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule prohibiting the use of class action waivers in arbitration clauses. The rule appeared in the Federal Register on Wednesday, meaning that barring a ... [Read More]
4 more enhancements to GWC Warranty’s Dealer Portal
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Used-vehicle service contract and related finance and insurance product provider GWC Warranty has released Dealer Portal 2.1 — the latest batch of enhancements to GWC’s online dealer resource center. The company highlighted Dealer Portal 2.1 contains a series of new ... [Read More]
ACA International elects 2017-2018 board of directors and officers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ACA International elected its new 2017-2018 board of directors and officers this past week as part of the 2017 Convention & Expo in Seattle. New members joining the board for three-year terms are: • Albert Cadena, president and chief executive ... [Read More]
June auto default rate sets 10-year low
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps the auto loan component of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is becoming a game of “how low can you go?” A month after the rate tied a 10-year low, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian released data through ... [Read More]
5 reforms when FTC issues civil investigative demands
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
If a federal investigation into your dealership or finance company ever happens, perhaps here is some good news regarding how it might unfold. Federal Trade Commission acting chairman Maureen Ohlhausen on Monday announced several internal process reforms in the agency’s ... [Read More]
Former Exeter, Capital One exec joins defi SOLUTIONS
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An experienced technology expert whose previous career stops included stints with Exeter Finance and Capital One is now bringing his talents to defi SOLUTIONS. The loan origination software and lending technology platform provider announced Keven Sticher has joined the team ... [Read More]
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