GWC Warranty chooses Wrench as vehicle repair partner
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty finalized a relationship on Monday that might make its F&I solutions for used vehicles more appealing for dealership customers, especially ones who prefer at-home or at-work vehicle repairs. GWC Warranty selected Wrench as a new preferred facility repair ... [Read More]
RateGenius: Average refinance rate drops to lowest point of 2021
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While consumers with the poor credit profiles didn’t benefit quite as much, RateGenius highlighted through its latest Auto Refinance Rate Report that October contained the lowest average refinancing rate so far this year. [Read More]
KBRA and S&P Global Ratings review latest payment performances
Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, 04:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and S&P Global Ratings each shared their latest observations of contract performance based on metrics collected through the auto ABS market. Analysts at both firms spotted similar patterns. Beginning with S&P Global Ratings, the firm ... [Read More]
IAA & Fastlane partner to streamline total loss claims settlements
Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, 04:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
IAA and Fastlane now are working together to process financed vehicles that are damaged and declared total losses. The digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers and process automation technology company are collaborating to leverage FastLane’s LossExpress solution, a secure ... [Read More]
MLA-driven interest rate cap proposal surfaces again on Capitol Hill
Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
What at least one industry expert cautioned about potentially happening — the proliferation of an Illinois regulation connected with the Military Lending Act (MLA) — is gaining federal momentum again on Capitol Hill. Last week, the American Financial Services Association ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: How the pandemic altered the F&I product makeup for thousands of dealers
Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, 02:59 PM
Travis Wools, Protective Asset Protection
The industry has seen more than its fair share of changes since the beginning of 2020. With much of the country on lockdown early in the pandemic, dealers were forced to expedite their digital retailing operations, enabling consumers to not ... [Read More]
Mayer Brown again examines CFPB’s power to determine abusive acts & practices
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, 04:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Mayer Brown partners Ori Lev, Brian Stief and Kerri Elizabeth Webb compiled a robust analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s authority to enforce a prohibition against abusive acts and practices in connection with the provision of consumer financial products ... [Read More]
RISC Pro Directory now available to connect repo agents & finance companies
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 02:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With the potential for repossession volume to rise, Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC) wants to provide finance companies with a path to agents who can complete the task within federal and state guidelines. On Tuesday, the firm launched the all-new ... [Read More]
CFPB fills 6 key roles with veteran regulators
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With director Rohit Chopra firmly in place, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also has filled several high-profile regulatory positions, including the agency’s assistant director for the office of supervision policy and assistant director for the office of enforcement. Those two ... [Read More]
Westlake Capital Finance lowering rates for qualified dealers
Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, 05:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealers who are itching to grow their business now might be able to secure more affordable resources from Westlake Capital Finance (WCF). The Westlake Technology Holdings subsidiary announced last week that qualified dealers can be approved for new commercial real ... [Read More]