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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

7 top F&I execs to lead new relief fund for dealership finance managers

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Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020, 02:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With furloughs and layoffs spreading throughout the dealership world because of the coronavirus pandemic, seven top executives at F&I providers banded together to help store finance managers during these challenging times. This week, a new automotive philanthropy organization — F&I ... [Read More]

PODCAST: ARA describes ‘nightmare’ facing repo agents created by COVID-19

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Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020, 01:59 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two leaders from the American Recovery Association described the “nightmare” the coronavirus pandemic has created for the repossession industry. Executive director Les McCook and current president Dave Kennedy joined senior editor Nick Zulovich for this special episode of the Auto ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

Your service drive is filled with loyal customers who trust your dealership and are physically in your store, yet most...
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking

A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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From the editor: What will subprime auto finance resemble after the crisis?

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Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2020, 02:33 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Only two more days remain in April; what’s likely to go down as the most destructive month ever experienced by the U.S. economy. More than 26 million American workers already have filed for federal unemployment benefits. Billions of dollars in federal ... [Read More]

AUL highlights capabilities of upgraded quote and sales portal

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Monday, Apr. 27, 2020, 02:16 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp. recently launched an upgrade to its portfolio of services — an augmented quote and sales portal for agents, dealers and finance companies. AUL chief information officer and chief operating officer Jose Fleites explained the new portal can deliver ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty becomes NIADA Gold-Level National Corporate Partner

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Monday, Apr. 27, 2020, 02:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty recently joined the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association as a Gold-Level National Corporate Partner. As a Gold-level NCP, GWC Warranty is recognized as one of the NIADA’s most trusted resources, with a proven track record of quality and ... [Read More]

FTC releases report recapping 2019 regulatory activities

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Friday, Apr. 24, 2020, 02:12 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Federal Trade Commission chairman Joe Simons released a summary of the agency’s 2019 annual highlights, calling attention to the commission’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers and promote a competitive marketplace. By far the largest sum included among the ... [Read More]

March auto defaults drop to lowest reading in 10 years

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020, 07:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps still reflecting seasonality, S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian noticed the auto-finance default rate improved in March. In fact, the rate not only improved, but it also dropped to the lowest reading going back 10 years. With other data ... [Read More]

ANALYSIS: Best practices in credit reporting coding in disaster scenarios

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020, 03:38 PM
Jennifer Reid, Equifax
Given the unprecedented climate that has taken place resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak and containment efforts, we have received a large number of questions in regard to how this event impacts credit reporting particularly given the recent support from the ... [Read More]

3 bureaus now offer free weekly credit reports

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020, 03:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With so many consumers’ financing in flux because of the coronavirus pandemic, individuals now can examine their credit report more frequently than just once per year. In a joint action, the three national credit reporting agencies in the United States ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Allied Solutions on unusual circumstances created by coronavirus

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Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2020, 03:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Anne Holtzman and Suzi Straffon of Allied Solutions returned to the podcast to describe how different their company tasks are nowadays with many collections activities on hold and insurance claims reduced — all because of shelter-in-place orders and other restrictions ... [Read More]

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