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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: Another visit with Joe St. John of StoneEagle F&I

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Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021, 07:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

One of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable regular guests on the Auto Remarketing Podcast recently returned, as StoneEagle F&I senior vice president of business development Joe St. John came back to discuss what’s happening in dealership finance offices nowadays. We ... [Read More]

Mixed trends within Cox Automotive’s financing indexes for August

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Thursday, Sep. 16, 2021, 03:20 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cox Automotive’s newest updates of indexes that track auto financing showed mixed developments with regard to dealerships being able to get their potential buyers financed and providers’ appetite to build portfolios. [Read More]

KeyBank sells $3.2B auto portfolio

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Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:02 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In an effort to satisfy shareholders, KeyCorp is getting out of auto financing. Last week, KeyCorp announced that KeyBank has sold its indirect retail auto portfolio, and that KeyCorp has entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program. According to ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Lena Bourgeois of Equifax on auto-finance trends that demand more attention

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Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:00 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Lena Bourgeois discussed auto-finance metrics that are not getting as much attention nowadays but perhaps should. The senior vice president and general manager of automotive services at Equifax also shared anecdotes from recent ... [Read More]

Clarion Capital Partners invests in OpenRoad Lending

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Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 04:21 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

With some consumers benefitting from refinancing their retail installment contract, the investment world is seeing an opportunity, too. On Monday, OpenRoad Lending and Clarion Capital Partners announced that the New York-based private equity firm that focuses on making equity investments ... [Read More]

RateGenius spots lowest average refinancing rate so far in 2021

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Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 04:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

RateGenius’ monthly Auto Refinance Rate Report found that the average overall auto refinance interest rate for August came in the lowest of any month so far this year. [Read More]

AutoPayPlus unveils fintech solution to increase dealer profit

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Friday, Sep. 10, 2021, 02:28 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AutoPayPlus acknowledged every dealership’s primary business goal and ongoing challenge revolve around one, single metric: profit. To help managers and principals in that department, AutoPayPlus unveiled an all-new solution this week designed to increase profit per vehicle and service retention ... [Read More]

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS & Carleton complete integration to enhance contract compliance

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Friday, Sep. 10, 2021, 02:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and Carleton recently finalized an integration of two of their primary products that serve finance companies. The integration involves the appTRAKER Loan Origination System LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS with CarletonCalcs from Carleton. The companies explained through a news release that CarletonCalcs is ... [Read More]

NAF Association adds 3 executives to board of directors

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Thursday, Sep. 9, 2021, 03:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

After last week’s 25th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference, the National Automotive Finance Association made three new additions to its board of directors. According to messages sent to SubPrime Auto Finance News, the new NAF Association board members are: — ... [Read More]

APCO Holdings acquires Strategic Diversified to boost F&I presence in the Mid-Atlantic region

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Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021, 03:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Acquisitions in the F&I space are starting to intensify just like what’s been happening in the dealership sector for some time now. On Tuesday, APCO Holdings — home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands — announced that it ... [Read More]

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