As subprime space keeps changing, how long can average terms stretch?
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
TransUnion updates auto performance, shares research about K-shaped path of overall consumer credit market
Thursday, Apr. 30, 2026, 10:10 AM
Reviewing FICO & FSA data to see how much student loans could be impacting your auto-finance portfolio
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 10:13 AM
Latest Stories
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Fed’s Bowman outlines 3 steps now that Anthropic’s Mythos adds more possible AI risk to banking
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:18 AM
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
Report: Annual car insurance premiums to surge past $2,100, setting another record
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 10:51 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rising costs highlighted in the State of Auto Insurance in 2025 report published by ValuePenguin.com, a LendingTree company, showed the customers currently in your portfolio and applicants seeking auto financing might continue to be stretched financially. While premiums on average ... [Read More]
PODCAST: ‘Watching your six’ for insurance verification
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 10:50 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a panel discussion focused on the importance of auto finance companies knowing their collateral is always insured and how it can ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Navigating the new landscape of risk & repossessions
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, 10:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the panel discussion focused on the evolving worlds of auto-finance risk and vehicle repossessions. Moderated by Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Where collections, repossessions & fraud collide
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 12:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a keynote presentation featuring James Waldron, who is president of 1st Adjusters. Waldron identified several growing trends in fraud and how ... [Read More]
TransUnion introduces new tool to assess consumers with limited credit histories
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 10:28 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Despite a strong employment picture, TransUnion acknowledged some consumers are still struggling financially due to elevated inflation and higher than normal interest rates. TransUnion also pointed out that the lowest income households — ones earning less than $50,000 — face ... [Read More]
4 immediate actions by acting CFPB director
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 10:27 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here’s perhaps a noticeable change of pace in the compliance and regulatory worlds. Both the American Financial Services Association and the Consumer Bankers Association are eager to see what’s coming next from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It all stems ... [Read More]
UPDATED: Chopra out at CFPB & acting director revealed; bureau examines auto financing & servicemembers
Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, 11:05 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rohit Chopra no longer is the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, confirming the matter in a letter addressed to President Trump and posted via social media on Saturday. But before Chopra concluded his time in bureau leadership, the ... [Read More]
Santander survey uncovers more positive impact of auto financing & future prospects
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, 10:41 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest research by Santander Holdings USA reinforced a long-held belief by auto finance companies, especially ones that work with consumers who might not be the wealthiest or have softer credit backgrounds: Access to a vehicle remains essential to financial ... [Read More]
Fed ‘not on any preset course’ regarding interest rates
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, 10:28 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Perhaps finance companies and dealerships can take solace in the seven-word sentence Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said during his opening statement on Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain the target range for the federal ... [Read More]
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis adds 2 attorneys to consumer collections group
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, 02:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis recently reinforced its consumer collections group by adding two attorneys to the firm’s office in Columbus, Ohio. Joining the creditors’ rights law firm that boasts more than 94 years of client service are Angela Brown and ... [Read More]
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