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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

Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Clark Jr., operations manager of C& C Cars in Pinellas Park, Fla. Clark is a third-generation dealer and helps run the family business ... Listen Here

Conflict arises as new FTC chair sets investigative priorities for next decade

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Monday, Jul. 12, 2021, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Less than a month after being confirmed as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan gained approval on a partisan vote for the regulator to proceed via a series of resolutions authorizing investigations into key law enforcement priorities for ... [Read More]

KBRA spots rising risk for 4 finance companies as unemployment benefits diminish in 26 states

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Thursday, Jul. 8, 2021, 01:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) examined how states are modifying their use of federal unemployment benefit programs connected to the pandemic and identified four finance companies whose automotive securitizations might have the most resulting risk exposure. Analysts recapped in a ... [Read More]

Allied Solutions grows partnership portfolio through alliances with Tracers & IBA

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Wednesday, Jul. 7, 2021, 03:25 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Allied Solutions is continuing to forge industry relationships aimed at enhancing output for all firms involved. The newest one with Tracers — a cloud-based public and private records research software — is designed to create an “all-in-one” resource for improving ... [Read More]

PODCAST: StoneEagle has career recommendations after compiling latest F&I metrics

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Wednesday, Jul. 7, 2021, 03:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

When StoneEagle F&I senior vice president of business development Joe St. John worked as a dealership manager, he taped a dime to the phones of store employees in the finance department to remind them of the revenue goal for every ... [Read More]

Santander Consumer USA considering offer for outstanding shares

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Tuesday, Jul. 6, 2021, 12:50 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Santander Consumer USA Holdings (SC) has a significant decision to make. According to a news release distributed just before the Fourth of July weekend, the subprime auto finance company announced that it has received a non-binding proposal from its majority ... [Read More]

A new alliance for F&I: J.D. Power and JM&A Group

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Friday, Jul. 2, 2021, 02:02 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

J.D. Power and JM&A Group are leveraging their collective finance-industry knowledge, forming a strategic alliance to develop jointly branded F&I products and services for auto dealers and buyers nationwide. Focused initially on a suite of warranties and service contracts designed ... [Read More]

Nortridge taps Davis to be chief product officer with growth in mind

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Friday, Jul. 2, 2021, 02:00 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Nortridge Software wants to grow so the company created a new position for an executive who has been with the company for 18 years. This week, Nortridge announced that Bret Davis will fill the newly created role of chief product ... [Read More]

Edmunds spots new record in used market, notable jump in average down payments

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Thursday, Jul. 1, 2021, 02:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance companies appear to be mitigating some risk amid soaring vehicle prices, asking dealerships to collect more in down payments from consumers before the contract enters a portfolio. The second-quarter data compiled by Edmunds seems to reinforce that potential scenario, ... [Read More]

Top 5 metro areas & smaller cities where consumers spend most and least on loans & insurance

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Wednesday, Jun. 30, 2021, 03:25 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Reading have more in common than just being three cities in Pennsylvania. A report generated by doxo, an innovative web and mobile bill pay service, showed the trio from the Keystone State is among locations where consumers are ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Subprime securitizations with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi

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Tuesday, Jun. 29, 2021, 02:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “changing the rules of the game” when it comes to subprime auto finance securitizations? That’s one of the many questions explored during this podcast with Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi, orchestrator of the Credit Chronometer ... [Read More]

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