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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

Fed reiterates push to keep credit flowing during pandemic

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Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, 03:56 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Finance companies likely remember what happened during the Great Recession 12 years ago when the credit market seized up as bad a car engine without oil. The Federal Reserve reiterated the significant steps it’s taking to ensure finance companies have ... [Read More]

Kennedy, McCook & Altes on deck for upcoming ARA webinar

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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 09:31 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Leaders of the American Recovery Association are looking to provide members with another vital information update before the year closes. ARA’s Dave Kennedy, Les McCook and Patrick Altes will be hosting an open industry webinar on Thursday to give their ... [Read More]

PODCAST: COVID-19 impact on F&I presentations

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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 09:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AUL Corp. senior vice president of agency and dealer sales Paul McCarthy makes his debut on the podcast to describe how dealerships have pivoted their F&I marketing and presentations in light of the pandemic’s impact on vehicle sales. McCarthy also ... [Read More]

Auto-default rise reaches 5 consecutive months

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Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 04:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Auto defaults are moving counter to other credit segments. Auto defaults rose for the fifth consecutive month in November, according to the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, but they are still below the reading that analysts pinpointed before the pandemic ... [Read More]

Kraninger lists more than 70 CFPB accomplishments during second year as director

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Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 04:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last Friday, Kathleen Kraninger celebrated her second-year anniversary as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by highlighting more than 70 accomplishments by the regulator during the past 12 months. “In these challenging times, I’m proud of the work that ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive unveils Dealertrack Credit Availability Index

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Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 04:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cox Automotive recently launched a new industry measurement called the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index that’s geared to track how the auto-finance market is trending. For the first installment, analysts discovered credit availability continued to improve in November for all types ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer to acquire eOriginal in all-cash deal

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Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, 03:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The rush of mergers and acquisitions to close 2020 continued on Thursday with a development involving Wolters Kluwer and eOriginal. According to a news release, Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) has signed an agreement to acquire eOriginal, a ... [Read More]

TransUnion releases 2021 auto-finance forecast

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Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, 04:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TransUnion sees auto-finance companies having less appetite for risk in the coming year. The auto component of TransUnion 2021 consumer credit forecast released on Thursday projected that origination activity in the first and second quarters of next year is expected ... [Read More]

TCN donates to Utah Food Bank on behalf of clients

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Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, 04:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, TCN made what it called a “substantial donation” to the Utah Food Bank on behalf of their clients that use its cloud-based call center technology for contact centers and collection agencies. Since COVID-19 has had a significant impact, ... [Read More]

OADA endorses Dealertrack as title solutions provider

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Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, 04:09 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Ohio Automobile Dealers Association looked to modernize how title work can be completed to help its members navigate market challenges and customer expectations. And OADA turned to Dealertrack for a solution. This week, OADA gave an exclusive endorsement to ... [Read More]

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