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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

Edmunds: Soaring prices for trades reduce negative-equity challenges

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Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2021, 02:21 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships often face the challenge of their potential buyers bringing a sizeable amount of negative equity with them via their trade, creating a hurdle to get a deal bought within their network of finance companies. Times have changed tremendously, based ... [Read More]

In lieu of 30th anniversary party, AUL celebrates with sales record

Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, 12:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The pandemic put the kibosh on any in-person festivities AUL Corp. had planned a year ago to celebrate its 30th anniversary. But the full-service F&I provider certainly is pretty jovial since the company still had reasons to revel thanks to ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Portfolio adds NWAN founder to board of directors

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Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, 12:22 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Portfolio’s newest board member certainly has significant familiarity with how the F&I industry functions. The company announced this week that Kelly Price has been appointed executive vice president of strategic ventures and has joined the company’s board of directors. Price ... [Read More]

Auto defaults now below 1% for 15 straight months

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Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021, 01:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto default rate now has been below the 1% level for 15 consecutive months, according to data assembled by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian. The streak continued thanks to a small dip in the auto segment of the ... [Read More]

RMAI gives 2 awards as annual conference returns in person

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Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In more signs that the industry is returning to some normalcy, the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) held its 2021 annual conference in Las Vegas earlier this month, welcoming more than 500 attendees in person and another 150 virtual attendees ... [Read More]

Newest ARA whitepaper examines boilerplate clause

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Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, 03:56 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Recovery Association’s relationship with its newest industry partner recently produced more fruit to help members. Through its latest industry whitepaper, ARA highlighted that Bassford Remele takes a closer look at problematic provisions in a boilerplate clause, including: • ... [Read More]

KBRA joins argument saying subprime scene not as bad as portrayed

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Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Similar to an extensive response by the American Financial Services Association, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) also refuted recent assertions by the Wall Street Journal that extrapolated TransUnion data to say that more than 9% of subprime auto financing was ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Simple, effective behavioral-based move to reduce default rates

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Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, 02:31 PM
Common Cents Lab
Defaults are a bad outcome for both lenders and borrowers, and research shows that the mismatched timing between a person’s income and their bills is one of the most common reasons for these financial shortfalls. A new behavioral science experiment ... [Read More]

Payment Insights from Equifax leverages more alternative data

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Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, 02:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Equifax recently expanded its offerings connected with alternative data so finance companies still can cater to consumers with thin files or soft credit backgrounds. Developed in partnership with Urjanet, Equifax introduced Payment Insights, a cloud-based solution that promotes greater financial ... [Read More]

SWBC expands auto presence with DIMONT acquisition

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Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, 02:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
SWBC now possesses a stronger foothold in the auto-finance market through acquisition. Last week, SWBC announced that it recently acquired the auto claims division of DIMONT, one of the largest providers of specialty insurance and loan administration services to the ... [Read More]

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