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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

February average ARPs remain stable as retail prices climb again

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Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020, 04:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As purchase preferences continue to skew toward SUVs and trucks, pushing average prices higher, Edmunds noticed what those buyers are being charged to finance that acquisition remained stable in February. Edmunds reported on Tuesday the average interest rate for new-vehicle ... [Read More]

Two former NY Hyundai store managers indicted for elaborate $1.5M fraud scheme involving Chase

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Monday, Mar. 2, 2020, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New York authorities recently indicted a pair of former managers at an Empire State Hyundai dealership, alleging they defrauded the franchised store and JPMorgan Chase of more than $1.5 million. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced that James Castellano ... [Read More]

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

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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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New York AG: Automotive ranks third in 2019 consumer complaints

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Monday, Mar. 2, 2020, 03:35 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
New York Attorney General Letitia James opened National Consumer Protection Week on Monday by releasing the list of top 10 consumer fraud complaints received by her office in 2019. Automotive complaints didn’t top the list, the attorney general indicated issues ... [Read More]

New Digital Air Strike tool leverages credit data to pinpoint best vehicle for potential buyer

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Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Digital Air Strike rolled out two new tools earlier this month, one specifically aimed at shortening the time of vehicle delivery when financing is involved. After 10 years of monitoring and managing consumer sentiment, Digital Air Strike said it has ... [Read More]

Carleton addresses 3 questions connected with financing and Leap Year

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Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Friday is Feb. 28, but it’s not the last day of February as 2020 is a Leap Year, adding an extra day in the second month of the year. To help finance companies consider an array of potential issues stemming from this ... [Read More]

UPDATED: NADA, NIADA & AFSA cheer DOD’s decision involving Military Lending Act and GAP

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Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, 07:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Dealerships and finance companies now again can cater to servicemembers and their families just like any other civilian customers who finance a vehicle purchase. According to a news release distributed on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Defense has granted ... [Read More]

Top 25 cities financing oldest used vehicles

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Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, 03:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In its newest study of used-vehicle sales, LendingTree analyzed more than 600,000 auto-finance queries from prospective contract holders in the top 100 U.S. metro areas based on population. Analysts found the city with residents financing the oldest used vehicle on average ... [Read More]

DealerSocket revamped financing menu fueled by F&I Express integration

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Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, 04:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A refreshed F&I menu was part of the newest innovations rolled out by DealerSocket at the 2020 NADA Show. That menu is connected with DealerSocket’s PrecisePrice digital retail solution and stems from an integration with F&I Express and its Express ... [Read More]

RoadVantage hires experienced rental-car professional as new operations support manager

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Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, 04:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
RoadVantage named its new operations support manager this week, choosing a professional with extensive experience in the rental-car industry. The F&I product provider hired Mark Johnson, who RoadVantage described as an innovative operations professional and a visionary leader with a ... [Read More]

CFPB considering more rules involving time-barred debt disclosures

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Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, 04:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shared their latest action involving collections and time-barred debt disclosures. The bureau issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (supplemental NPRM) regarding the collection of time-barred debt. The bureau proposes to prohibit collectors ... [Read More]

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