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TransUnion pinpoints how high credit scores could jump if rent payments are integrated
Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, 02:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion sees consumers who rent where they live as constituting as much as half of the individuals who possess non-prime or lower credit profiles; if they even have a credit score at all. Credit bureau analysts see that if rent ... [Read More]
House members consider new resources to help FTC
Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, 02:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce recently conducted a hearing on how best to modernize the Federal Trade Commission. With all five current commissioners participating, the subcommittee deliberated 16 proposals ... [Read More]
US adds 943K jobs in July, triggering ‘large’ drop in unemployment rate
Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
No doubt a key component to having a healthy auto-finance portfolio is the contract holders being gainfully employed. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shared some positive news on that front on Friday. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payroll ... [Read More]
Nicholas Financial watches momentum build in Q1 of 2022 fiscal year
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, 03:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While the pandemic has hindered face-to-face contact in many ways, Nicholas Financial reiterated that its branch-model system and how the subprime finance company interacts with dealers and consumers again helped its quarterly performance. Nicholas reported figures from the first quarter ... [Read More]
CFPB pushes forward with November effective date for debt collection rules
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 07:19 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) decided debt collection firms are ready to abide by new rules. Last week, the bureau announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Cindy Allen of StoneEagle F&I on dealers’ journey to improved profits
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
StoneEagle F&I chief executive officer Cindy Allen made her first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap the journey dealerships have made through the pandemic to generate notable profits via their finance offices. Allen also touched on how dealers ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance keeping underwriting strategy intact despite softer Q2 originations
Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, 02:22 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Even though Credit Acceptance watched its second-quarter origination volume drop by 28.7%, leadership of the subprime auto finance company is committed to maintaining its underwriting strategy, which played a role in it generating healthy income gains. Last week, Credit Acceptance ... [Read More]
AUL uses dealer & consumer feedback to compile 5 tips to help make F&I better
Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, 01:00 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With seven months of 2021 already completed, AUL Corp. senior vice president of strategic product development Jason Garner identified five key F&I tips to help dealerships and finance companies be even more successful during the remainder of the year. Garner ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance, Wise F&I honored for great workplaces
Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, 12:58 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit Acceptance Corp. and Wise F&I each have received accolades for how great their workplaces are. For Credit Acceptance, the finance company that specializes in subprime auto financing now has claimed six accolades so far this year, with the most ... [Read More]
3 attorneys join Hudson Cook offices in Texas, Maryland & Washington D.C.
Friday, Jul. 30, 2021, 03:04 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Hudson Cook reinforced its stable of legal experts with the hiring of new partner Megan Nicholls along with new associates Laura Bacon and Robert Tilley. “We are thrilled to welcome Meg, Laura and Rob to the Hudson Cook ... [Read More]