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
Arra Finance highlights ‘significant progress’ in subprime market since acquisition by Obra Capital
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been about seven months since Obra Capital acquired Arra Finance, so the indirect subprime auto finance company shared an update this week about how it’s going. Arra Finance said it’s made “significant progress” in successfully relaunching and leveraging its ... [Read More]
Former Reynolds, Wolters Kluwer exec named Carleton’s VP of business development
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Carleton reinforced its executive team this week, hiring Tim Yalich as vice president of business development. In this role, the provider of compliant financial calculations and lending document generation software said Yalich will be responsible for driving strategic growth initiatives ... [Read More]
Subprime space at center of latest credit availability trends
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Jonathan Gregory explained why the latest reading of the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index had a notable connection to the subprime space — beyond the fact that the February figure signified the highest level of auto credit access since December 2022. ... [Read More]
Dobbins’ newest software offering designed to unify financing, sales & service
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Allen Dobbins is back in the automotive software space. On Tuesday, Dobbins led the launch of Emotive ERP, an all-in-one software platform specifically designed for independent auto finance companies Having previously built and orchestrated operations at AutoStar Solutions, Sigma Payment ... [Read More]
PODCAST: GM Financial’s Paul Gillespie reflects on upcoming retirement & career of more than 40 years
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Paul Gillespie has been involved with banking and auto finance for more than 40 years. He was an executive at AmeriCredit when General Motors purchased the company 15 years ago to form GM Financial. Gillespie’s installment contract is about to ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Projecting impact on repossessions as debt burdens grow
Andy Sinclair, Repo Report
During tax season, the auto-repossession sector typically sees a dip in repossessions as customers receive additional cash and pay down their obligations. Recent data from Fitch Ratings and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York indicate a concerning rise in ... [Read More]
Protective Asset Protection launches hybrid solution that combines benefits of reinsurance and dealer-owned warranty companies
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection unveiled another wealth-building program option for dealerships on Thursday. Called the Protective DOWC Re Program, the company highlighted this solution merges the best of traditional reinsurance with the benefits of a Protective dealer-owned warranty company (DOWC), giving ... [Read More]
Reynolds’ O’Loughlin inducted in F&I Hall of Fame
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Terry O’Loughlin, director of compliance for Reynolds Document Services, is now a Hall of Famer. Reynolds and Reynolds highlighted this week that O’Loughlin has been inducted into the F&I Hall of Fame by the Bobit Dealer Group. During the inductee ... [Read More]
Why car business currently faces ‘noise’ and ‘chaos’
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Experts are using words such as “noise” and “chaos” when describing developments coming out of Washington and what consumers are currently thinking as they try to explain what might unfold next in the car business and the general economy. Bottom ... [Read More]
From the editor: 20 honorees among 2025 Women in Collections and Recoveries
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Cherokee Media Group is proud to recognize this year’s Women in Collections and Recoveries, presented by American Recovery Service. We were privileged to receive a record number of nominations for this program, leading to 20 industry leaders being recognized. The ... [Read More]
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