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Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM

Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here

Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM

Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here

Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial

Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM

Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Sean Morgan, who is executive vice president of finance and operations at Westlake Financial. Morgan talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby ... Listen Here

PODCAST: StoneEagle F&I deciphers which financing trends might be sustainable at dealerships

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Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, 02:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

StoneEagle F&I senior vice president of business development Joe St. John made his monthly appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss what’s happening in dealership finance offices. Senior editor Nick Zulovich asked about which elements helping F&I departments this ... [Read More]

Credit Bureau Connection receives investment from CapStreet Group

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Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, 02:23 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Investment funds continue to flow into all parts of the automotive industry, with a second development arriving in recent days having a connection to auto financing and retailing. This week, the CapStreet Group — a 31-year-old firm that invests in ... [Read More]

NAC completes 10th acquisition in the past 18 months

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Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, 02:21 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, National Auto Care (NAC) senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions Courtney Hoffman announced the company’s 10th acquisition in the past 18 months. Now part of the company’s F&I agency portfolio is a firm positioned to help NAC ... [Read More]

Auto default rate ticks up just 1 basis point in September

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Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, 02:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

If the auto default rate ticks up only at the pace analysts have seen during the past couple of months, it could take a year — maybe longer — for the metric to return to what it was at the ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Series on digital collections continues with ways to leverage artificial intelligence

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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, 02:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The series of Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring Dasceq founder and chief executive officer Abhishek Goel continues with a focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) can be the key ingredient in digital collections. Goel defines what AI is in connection with ... [Read More]

TransUnion: 18.7M consumers improved their credit scores while in hardship programs

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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, 02:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps here’s something that both consumers and finance companies can take as a positive from COVID-19. Despite financial challenges brought forth by the pandemic, a new study from TransUnion indicated that 18.7 million U.S. consumers that entered a financial hardship ... [Read More]

KBRA’s September indexes point toward upcoming seasonality

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Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, 02:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is seeing the likelihood strengthen that seasonal payment patterns are coming; that some of your contract holders might purchase holiday gifts rather than maintain their monthly vehicle payment. Analysts delved into the topic when they ... [Read More]

SameDay Auto Finance now using TruDecision solutions

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Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, 03:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TruDecision landed another client that specializes in providing auto financing in the non-prime segment. The analytic platform-as-a-service provider announced last week that SameDay Auto Finance has integrated with the TruDecision Expert Auto Score in order increase service levels to dealers ... [Read More]

EFG welcomes new VP of risk and reinsurance

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Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, 03:00 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, EFG Companies announced a new addition to its executive team as part of the company’s focus on wealth creation and business expansion for its clients. Now part of EFG is Chad Chaffin, who will serve as vice president ... [Read More]

AUL reaches its 3 millionth contract issued

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Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, 04:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

To say AUL Corp. has built some momentum during its three decades in F&I industry might be a bit of an understatement. After taking 28 years to sell its 2 millionth F&I policy, AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy ... [Read More]

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