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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

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]

APCO Holdings taps board member for senior executive role

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Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, 03:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An independent member of APCO Holding's board of directors now is taking on an executive role for the provider and administrator of F&I products and home to the EasyCare and GWC Warranty brands. According to a news release, APCO Holdings ... [Read More]

20 US subprime auto ABS transactions stay on CreditWatch negative

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Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, 02:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The investment community is maintaining close observations on subprime auto financing. S&P Global Ratings on Monday said that its ratings on 27 classes from 20 U.S. subprime auto ABS transactions will remain on CreditWatch, where they were placed with negative ... [Read More]

NAE/NWAN partners with Ultimar to promote interior and exterior surface protection

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Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, 02:27 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

National Automotive Experts and NWAN (NAE/NWAN) finalized a partnership with Ultimar this week. The companies explained the partnership allows NAE/NWAN to provide direct manufacturer access to Ultimar’s interior and exterior surface protection product technologies. NAE/NWAN said Ultimar and the entire ... [Read More]

Constant launches fintech solution geared for servicing after modifications

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Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, 02:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fintech and automated loss mitigation provider Constant rolled out an enhancement to its solution aimed at helping finance companies limit delinquencies and charge-offs as they navigate through modifications offered because of the coronavirus pandemic. The company launched AutoCare, a module ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: How COVID-19 has re-written the auto-finance playbook, possibly forever

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Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, 02:51 PM

Jim Houston, J.D. Power

Auto dealers around the country have embraced the unthinkable during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now offering online sales. Roughly 85% of General Motors dealers were signed up to offer the manufacturer’s “Shop Click Drive” e-commerce program by May of ... [Read More]

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