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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

3 parts of Ally’s latest financial education efforts for children

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Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2021, 03:59 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps there might be fewer consumers with soft credit profiles if Ally Financial’s latest initiatives to educate children are successful. In an effort to put the “lit” in Financial Literacy Month this April, Ally announced that it will lean further ... [Read More]

Credit report availability & scrutiny grow

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Tuesday, Apr. 6, 2021, 02:02 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The three largest credit bureaus extended free weekly availability of credit reports for another year to help consumers across the country manage their financial health during the ongoing hardship caused by COVID-19. However, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also is ... [Read More]

National Auto Care adds experts on fixed ops & profit participation

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Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 03:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

With at least one store owner praising the actions, National Auto Care (NAC) reinforced its team with experts focused on two areas of great interest to dealerships: profits and training. The F&I product provider announced the addition of two key ... [Read More]

RoadVantage names new president, sales leader

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Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 03:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

To achieve the flexibility required for what the F&I provider described as its next level of expansion, RoadVantage announced leadership restructuring on Friday with two executives moves. The first move made by RoadVantage was adding industry veteran Bob Corbin as ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Incoming APCO Holdings CEO on job preparation and F&I landscape

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Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 06:31 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Soon after he was named the incoming chief executive officer of APCO Holdings, Scot Eisenfelder joined the Auto Remarketing Podcast to share how his previous professional stops at places such as AutoNation and Reynolds and Reynolds prepared him for the ... [Read More]

Upcoming free ARA webinar to discuss intricacies of recovery litigation

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Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 06:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Recovery Association is hosting a free webinar focused on recovery litigation. Patrick Newman and Tal Bakke of Bassford Remele intend to delve into several topics, including consumer notice and waiver issues as well as contractual provisions to consider ... [Read More]

Edmunds: Q1 down payments & amount financed rise for used & new

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Thursday, Apr. 1, 2021, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Within hours of it being announced that CarMax was poised to acquire full ownership of the firm, Edmunds shared its first-quarter used-vehicle financing data, highlighting increases in both average down payments and total amount financed. Edmunds reported that the average ... [Read More]

Payix finalizes new payment processing agreement

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:51 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance company managers might do a little “happy dance” when they can establish a direct payment pipeline between the company and their contract holders. Payix finalized a payment processing agreement this week that might be worth a rhythmic reaction, too. Payix ... [Read More]

USEA invests in next-generation contact center solution

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:48 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

US Equity Advantage (USEA) is looking to ensure its technological infrastructure can meet the demands triggered by the company’s aggressive expectations. In a move the company said will enrich the customer experience, improve efficiencies and allow it to scale quickly ... [Read More]

13 states that soon might be ripe for first repossession harvest of year

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:37 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Oftentimes, it can take plants at least 60 to 90 days to germinate, grow and produce flowers, fruit or vegetables. Now that it’s springtime, the 13 states with the highest rates of 30-day delinquency at the close of 2020 soon ... [Read More]

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