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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

TransUnion spots 2 major developments with delinquency and ‘financial hardship’

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Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, 02:27 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

TransUnion updated the industry on multiple fronts on Thursday, giving the latest reading not only on delinquencies but also the total percentage of accounts in “financial hardship.” As auto-finance 60-day delinquencies made a notable upturn during the second quarter — ... [Read More]

Free DRN webinar to discuss using vehicle-location data to cut expenses and more

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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, 05:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

SubPrime Auto Finance News is collaborating with DRN again to orchestrate a free webinar to help finance companies and recovery professionals prepare for a potential surge in repossessions and other possible operational changes now happening because of COVID-19. DRN senior ... [Read More]

NAF Association compliance certificate coursework now available online

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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, 04:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Your children likely are completing their schoolwork online nowadays because of the coronavirus pandemic. And the National Automotive Finance Association wants to make sure underwriting and collections professionals maintain their compliance knowledge in much the same way. The NAF Association ... [Read More]

National Auto Care acquires another independent F&I agency

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Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, 04:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

For the second time in less than a month, National Auto Care has grown its F&I business through an acquisition. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday, National Auto Care chief executive officer Tony Wanderon and Sharron Anania, the ... [Read More]

Auto defaults rise for the first time in nearly a year

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Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, 02:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Just like when weather forecasters watch for hurricanes to make a turn toward land this time of year, finance company leaders likely have been eyeing for when defaults would make an industry-wide move higher because of the coronavirus pandemic. According ... [Read More]

Illinois Dodge store facing lawsuit from state AG over advertising and other business practices

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Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, 07:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An Illinois franchised dealership is facing actions from the state attorney general for allegedly engaging in unfair and deceptive advertising and business practices Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit this week against Skokie Motor Sales, which operates as ... [Read More]

Protective Asset Protection modifies retro programs to help dealers

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Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, 07:09 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Protective Asset Protection made another move this week aimed at helping dealerships during COVID-19. After rolling out online training this spring, the provider of F&I programs, services and dealer owned warranty company programs announced an update to its retrospective (retro) ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Updated 2020 predictions with John Pappanastos of EFG Companies

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Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, 01:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

EFG Companies president and chief executive officer John Pappanastos returned to the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate about the company’s updated 2020 predictions for the retail automotive and F&I market. As the U.S. economy experiences the pandemic-driven downturn, EFG predicts ... [Read More]

NARS rescheduled again; now moved to April

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Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, 03:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The American Recovery Association (ARA) has rescheduled the North American Repossessors Summit (NARS) for the second time because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a message distributed this week, the NARS committee shifted its event that had been on ... [Read More]

PossibleNOW marks 20th anniversary with donation to Feeding America

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Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, 03:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Part of PossibleNOW’s 20-year anniversary celebration includes a donation to a well-known charity aimed helping people with little or nothing to eat. The provider of customer insights, enterprise consent and preference management solutions, and direct marketing compliance, announced it agreed ... [Read More]

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