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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

TransUnion: Outstanding contracts top 83 million to close 2019

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Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, 04:08 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

The latest TransUnion data gives crystal clear evidence to show just how much the auto-finance market has grown during the past three years. Analysts reported 2016 closed with 75.8 million contracts in portfolios. By the close of this past year, ... [Read More]

AFIP gives annual scholarship during NADA Show 2020

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Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, 04:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) recently handed out its Jakob Murray Lange Memorial Scholarship. This year’s recipient honored during the annual Northwood University Dealer Education Awards breakfast at NADA Show 2020 in Las Vegas was Katie DeMarse, ... [Read More]

Assurant highlights capabilities of Virtual Coach for dealership F&I personnel

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Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, 04:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Assurant is looking to help dealership employees in the finance department stay sharp. The company recently launched Virtual Coach, a simulated, interactive classroom experience as part of the Assurant Virtual Learning Platform. The new programs are from the Assurant Performance ... [Read More]

Nicholas acquires $19M of Platinum’s active portfolio

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Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, 05:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

One subprime auto finance company is absorbing much of the portfolio of another provider. On Thursday, Nicholas Financial announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Platinum Auto Finance to acquire approximately $19 million of Platinum’s active and ... [Read More]

California governor seeking to create CFPB-like agency

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Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, 04:01 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

According to an online post by the California Department of Business Oversight, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2020-21 state budget includes a component that would modify the state regulatory structure to “cement California’s consumer protection leadership amidst a retreat on that ... [Read More]

Resolvion outlines new client success department

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Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, 03:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, Resolvion announced the launch of its new client success team. The skip-trace and repossession management firm explained the objective of this new initiative is to provide a more holistic and seamless approach to ensuring that client specific requirements ... [Read More]

SpinCar details dealer website tool to educate buyers about F&I product benefits

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Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, 07:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

SpinCar is looking to give dealers another education tool to benefit their F&I sales strategies. During NADA Show 2020 in Las Vegas, the digital automotive merchandising software provider launched an F&I merchandising solution designed to integrate directly with dealer website ... [Read More]

iLendingDIRECT chief executive officer receives another accolade for women

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Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, 07:26 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Nancy Fitzgerald, co-founder and chief executive officer of iLendingDIRECT Auto Refinancing, recently was named one of the 2020 Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. The award, now in its eighth year, has ... [Read More]

700Credit partners with NCompassTrac to boost credit-driven dealer campaigns

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Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, 04:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As dealerships continually strive for ways to improve the quality and accuracy of targeted marketing campaigns, 700Credit and NCompassTrac understand that knowing the disposition of the customer credit velocity is critical. With that thought in mind, 700Credit partnered with NCompassTrac ... [Read More]

Open Lending adds 77 lenders to platform in 2019

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Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, 04:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Open Lending recently shared how successful 2019 was for the firm that strives to help finance companies take prudent risk in the subprime space. The provider of a unique auto lending enablement platform with default insurance signed 77 new finance ... [Read More]

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