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
PODCAST: ‘Watching your six’ for insurance verification
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
ARA compiles whitepaper to clear misclassifications about repossessions & ‘tows’
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association published a new whitepaper on Wednesday, attempting to clarify what the organization called misclassifications by finance companies and third parties of what constitutes a repossession and what is simply a vehicle tow. ARA began the whitepaper ... [Read More]
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