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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

Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings

Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM

Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here

Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars

Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM

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PODCAST: Industry update with NAF Association president Joel Kennedy

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Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, 03:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

National Automotive Finance Association president Joel Kennedy appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast less than three weeks ahead of the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference that begins on Aug. 30 in Plano, Texas. Kennedy discussed how the organization is continuing after ... [Read More]

US Equity Advantage leader among Orlando CEOs of the Year

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Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 03:59 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Robert Steenbergh is being rewarded for executive leadership that began long before the pandemic. According to a news release, the US Equity Advantage (USEA) founder and chief executive officer has been named one of the 2021 CEOs of the Year ... [Read More]

KBRA forecasts softening recovery rates as used-vehicle prices dip

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Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 03:56 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released new research on Tuesday that analyzed the impacts of “skyrocketing” used-vehicle prices on auto finance credit performance metrics, as well as discusses future implications as the economy marches toward a return to pre-pandemic norms. [Read More]

TransUnion pinpoints how high credit scores could jump if rent payments are integrated

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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