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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

Industry Elite: Chuck Tapp of America’s Group

Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 01:04 PM

Next up on our series with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is America’s Group CEO Chuck Tapp. In this episode, we revisit Tapp’s fireside chat with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits at Used Car Week 2025. They ... Listen Here

Industry Elite: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026, 04:49 PM

Kicking off our podcasts with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is a conversation with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions. Huang talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from business consultant ... Listen Here

Securitization updates from Arivo Acceptance & Credit Acceptance

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Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, 04:52 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As Arivo Acceptance closed on its second securitization, paving the way for continued growth and expansion, S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on Credit Acceptance to stable from negative after that finance company completed its latest securitization. Last week, Credit ... [Read More]

Black Book & Constant partner to reduce credit losses, increase recoveries

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Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, 04:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Black Book and Constant now are working together in an effort to help auto finance companies successfully navigate the potential rise in delinquencies and repossessions. Black Book enhanced data and analytics, including vehicle valuations, now have been integrated within the ... [Read More]

Portfolio among top Texas workplaces for 5th straight year

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Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, 02:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Portfolio found a way to get its collective minds off of the frigid conditions currently in the Lone Star State at least for a little while this week. The provider of F&I products and reinsurance programs announced it was again ... [Read More]

US Equity Advantage unveils updated version of AutoPayPlus University

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Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, 02:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

US Equity Advantage (USEA) approaches its business activities with the strategy that a well-done onboarding program enhances work performance, boosts job satisfaction, fosters company loyalty and lowers employee turnover rates. Based on that premise, the biweekly installment contract payment service ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Subprime lags, though overall auto originations rebound

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Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, 04:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TransUnion discovered that finance companies originated paper at an overall pace during the third quarter of last year resembling what analysts spotted during Q3 of 2019. When looking closer at the subprime market, however, TransUnion found originations are lagging. Analysts ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Nicholas Financial president and CEO on subprime vitality & more

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, 04:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Nicholas Financial president and chief executive officer Doug Marohn is back on the podcast for a discussion about the pandemic, fraud and the vitality of the subprime auto finance market. To listen to this episode, click on the link available below, ... [Read More]

Why S&P Global Ratings remains upbeat about auto ABS loss metrics

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Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, 04:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

S&P Global Ratings is observing what it dubbed “generally better-than-expected loss results,” according to its latest report on the auto loan ABS market. And analysts gave an upbeat forecast for the trends to continue this year as unemployment levels tick ... [Read More]

Prestige hires former Mercedes-Benz captive executive

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Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 03:54 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An executive who spent nearly 20 years with a luxury OEM’s captive finance company now is part of the leadership team at Prestige Financial Services. On Friday, the affiliate of The Larry H. Miller Group of Companies named Bradley Bitner ... [Read More]

SAFCO welcomes Gang as senior risk officer

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Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 03:52 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

SAFCO added an executive whose experience includes time with one of the subprime auto finance company’s competitors as well as posts with a large bank and an automaker's captive. Entrepreneur and fintech veteran Kenneth Gang recently joined SAFCO as its ... [Read More]

Denson joins Venable’s financial services practice

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Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, 03:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A legal expert who has appeared multiple times at Used Car Week and other industry events now is the newest partner at Venable. The law firm with locations in six states and the nation’s capital announced this week that Allen ... [Read More]

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