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Jessica Gonzalez of InformedIQ on growing ‘AI and fraud fatigue’
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jessica Gonzalez, vice president of customer success and general manager of automotive at InformedIQ, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to describe growing “AI and fraud fatigue” and other topics connected with auto finance. Listen Here
Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here

CFPB’s newest Supervisory Highlights detail numerous ‘illegal practices’ in auto finance

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 10:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a special edition of its Supervisory Highlights on Tuesday focused solely on auto finance. The regulator found numerous “illegal practices,” including vehicle repossessions even when the customers caught up on monthly payments or received ... [Read More]

CPS integrates with Informed.IQ’s Dealer Verify tool

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Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, 11:41 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Portfolio Services on Monday announced the successful integration of Informed.IQ’s Dealer Verify tool into its origination process. The subprime auto finance company said this advanced solution driven by artificial intelligence can enhance the dealer experience by automatically verifying stipulations, ... [Read More]

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PayNearMe bolsters collaboration with PayPal

Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, 11:40 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, PayNearMe announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with PayPal. The companies highlighted that the expanded integration with PayPal’s full stack processing capabilities for both payments and disbursements into the PayNearMe platform can help increase reliability and expand ... [Read More]

FTC emphasizes relevance of Holder Rule nearly 50 years after implementation

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Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, 10:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Federal Trade Commission rolled out the Trade Regulation Rule Concerning Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses, better known in compliance circles as the Holder Rule. While much has developed in almost five decades ... [Read More]

Survey: 27% of consumers do not review their credit report annually

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, 10:57 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s nearly automatic that one of the first things a finance company does to examine an applicant is check the individual’s credit report. But consumers doing that process on their own doesn’t appear to be so habitual, as a new ... [Read More]

Edmunds: Average amount financed for used cars drops in Q3

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Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, 10:00 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While new-car financing and delivery still might have remained out of reach for some consumers, the newest used-car financing data from Edmunds released on Tuesday showed some changes in average down payments and the amount financed. Edmunds reported that the ... [Read More]

FTC reiterates use of ‘plain language’ associated with regulatory activities

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Monday, Sep. 30, 2024, 11:35 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission has made nearly a half dozen public speaking appearances to finish the month and the quarter. Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya previously asked a string of questions about data privacy and artificial intelligence. And on Friday, Samuel Levine, ... [Read More]

Line\5 & Pauldron partner for vehicle protection plans with smoother financing

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Monday, Sep. 30, 2024, 11:26 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, Line\5, a provider of financing solutions for vehicle protection plans, announced a strategic partnership with Pauldron to help dealerships offer a comprehensive suite of protection products, including vehicle service contracts, dent and ding coverage, tire and wheel protection, ... [Read More]

Credit conditions & consumer confidence moving in opposite directions

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Friday, Sep. 27, 2024, 10:17 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit conditions are improving, but consumer confidence is sagging. Those are the primary assertions from S&P Global Ratings and the Conference Board from their newest insights released this week. S&P Global Ratings said credit conditions for borrowers in North America ... [Read More]

LegalShield: Spiking consumer financial stress ‘not a fluke’

Thursday, Sep. 26, 2024, 11:32 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LegalShield said this week when examining consumers’ finances that the “jump in stress is not a fluke.” Following the steepest surge in the study’s 22-year history, the August reading of the LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI) ticked up 0.1 ... [Read More]

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