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
IAA sees salvage transactions with negative equity remain at 3-year high in Q2
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Negative equity can be significant hurdle to clear when dealerships handle trades, as Edmunds recently reported 7.7% of trade-ins toward a new-vehicle purchase during the second quarter were upside down by more than $15,000. Negative equity can be a conundrum ... [Read More]
Vola CreditMap aimed at helping consumers handle debt & increase credit scores
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coinciding with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York tabulating that total consumer debt surpassed $18 trillion during the second quarter, personal financial management platform Vola Finance rolled out a new loan management dashboard designed to help consumers take control ... [Read More]
New York Fed sees stability in auto-finance sector but turbulence involving student loans
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While student-loan metrics are deteriorating because of changes in federal policies, auto-loan trends are staying stable. That’s two of the primary findings from the Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit released on Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer: ‘Enforcement pullback exceeds even the most aggressive predictions’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New information from Wolters Kluwer about how much the regulatory landscape has changed since President Trump started his second term prompted experts to say, “this enforcement pullback exceeds even the most aggressive predictions.” According to new data from Wolters Kluwer ... [Read More]
Western Funding executes first securitization
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Western Funding is now in the securitization business, too. Late on Friday, the subsidiary company of Westlake Technology Holdings announced the successful closing of its inaugural asset-backed securitization (ABS), WEFUN 2025-1, totaling $400 million. Management said this transaction marks Western ... [Read More]
PODCAST: TransUnion explains auto-refinancing opportunities with 18M consumers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Even without the aid of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve that’s displaying some dissension, TransUnion is bullish about the prospects from auto refinancing. Analysts acknowledged many consumers continue to face pressure on their household budgets, prompting a ... [Read More]
Onbe & Allied Solutions partner to streamline auto-loan refund operations
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Onbe and Allied Solutions announced a partnership on Thursday designed to help financial institutions, finance companies, dealerships and their clients modernize the automotive refund process. The partnership is fueled by Allied Solutions’ Refund Plus solution, which offers comprehensive support for ... [Read More]
Miller & Cleveland are now co-CEOs of ComplyAuto
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Brad Miller joined ComplyAuto a little more than a year ago after being with the National Automobile Dealers Association. Now, Miller is co-CEO of the regulatory compliance firm developed “for dealers, by dealers.” ComplyAuto announced Miller has been appointed co-CEO, ... [Read More]
Dissension arises as Fed keeps rates unchanged again
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Committees not coming to a unanimous decision is common. But what happened at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday involving the decision by the Federal Open Market Committee to leave the federal funds rate unchanged hasn’t unfolded in three decades, according ... [Read More]
PayNearMe integrates with Emotive Software to smooth payment processes for dealers
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, PayNearMe, a fintech operation working to optimize the payment experience, announced a strategic integration with Emotive Software, an all-in-one platform with artificial intelligence-driven automation for dealers. According to a news release, the partnership natively integrates PayNearMe’s modern, flexible ... [Read More]
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