Former United Auto Credit & Westlake executive becomes SAFCO’s new chief risk officer
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, 11:21 AM
Cox Automotive sells off another F&I tool as Vitu to acquire Dealertrack’s titling division
Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, 11:39 AM
CFPB examines carveouts in state data privacy laws for financial institutions
Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, 12:03 PM
Creative Business Decisions partners with LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS to improve risk management
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, 04:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and Creative Business Decisions (CBD) finalized their full integration to help mutual clients make better underwriting decisions by incorporating generic or custom-developed scorecards created by CBD within Launcher’s appTRAKER Loan Origination System (LOS). The company reiterated appTRAKER ... [Read More]
TransUnion: Soft vehicle inventory continues to drag originations
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, 04:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reinforcing what Cox Automotive and other experts are seeing from a retail perspective, TransUnion’s Q3 2022 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) showed how much auto finance originations are slowing. According to the report released on Tuesday, TransUnion said originations ... [Read More]
3 Chicago men charged with odometer & title fraud
Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, 02:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Justice Department described another notable fraud incident this week that could have permeated through the wholesale, retail and finance spaces. A federal grand jury in Chicago returned an indictment, which was unsealed on Wednesday, charging three Illinois men with ... [Read More]
Latest Fed move could push auto interest rates to levels not seen in 21 years
Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, 02:39 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Edmunds executive director of insights Jessica Caldwell and Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke made comments before and after the Federal Reserve pushed interest rates higher again on Wednesday. The latest 75-point rise pushed the year-to-date increase in the target ... [Read More]
Top 20 cities where millennials have highest auto balance
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
LendingTree recently reported that millennials owe a median of $15,281 in auto debt across the 100 largest metros in the U.S. Researchers used an anonymized sample of credit reports from the first and second quarters of this from more than ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance welcomes Mohan as CTO
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, 02:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Just before Halloween night, Credit Acceptance announced an addition to its senior leadership team. Ravi Mohan joined the subprime auto finance company as chief technology officer as of Oct. 24. In his role, Credit Acceptance said Mohan will be responsible ... [Read More]
All-digital provider enters warranty space for dealers
Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, 02:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Another warranty and service contract provider now is in the market to serve franchised and independent dealerships. This week, Titan Warranty Administration publicly launched its all-digital platform, specializing in manufacturing and administering customized service contracts and limited warranty programs. Titan ... [Read More]
After previously examining ‘junk fees,’ CFPB now focuses on ‘junk data’
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, 03:31 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau started the year by launching an initiative in connection with what the federal regulator called “exploitative junk fees.” Last week, the CFPB turned its attention to what it’s calling “junk data.” The bureau issued guidance ... [Read More]
Seeking knowledge leads Gage to be Repossession Executive of the Year
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, 04:18 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Dion Gage said he learns something new about the repossession and recovery business every day. His knowledge-gaining approach is part of the reason why Gage was named this year’s Repossession Executive of the Year, an accolade presented by Primeritus Financial ... [Read More]
Informed.IQ and F&I Sentinel partner to broaden compliance offerings
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After Informed.IQ recently made inroads in subprime with Consumer Portfolio Services and DriveTime, this week the provider of artificial intelligence-based software for financial institutions finalized a partnership with F&I Sentinel, leading compliance and regulatory risk mitigation solutions provider. According to ... [Read More]