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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

DigniFi broadens financing solutions to help dealers grow sales & service

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Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, 05:00 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

DigniFi is looking to provide a financing option for dealership customers who might already be stretching their budget and then encounter a costly repair or other stumbling blocks to securing the necessary funds for vehicle delivery. On Wednesday, the company ... [Read More]

Auto-finance trends open 2020 on steady pace

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Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The experts at ALG, Cox Automotive and Edmunds spotted a stable start to 2020 on the auto-finance front, with annual percentage rate (APR) for used vehicles remaining nearly steady and APR on new models moving higher but not dramatically. Plus, ... [Read More]

Darwin’s newest F&I tool generates positive dealer reviews

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Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, 05:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Users such as Mastria Auto Group are enjoying the latest product from Darwin Automotive that became widely available for dealerships on Monday. The company released Darwin Online’s Fastlane, which is designed to improve the vehicle purchase or lease process so ... [Read More]

DealerCenter enhances connection with GWC Warranty and Nicholas Financial

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Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, 05:20 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cloud-based dealer management system provider DealerCenter finalized enhanced relationships with a subprime auto finance company and a provider of vehicle service contracts with the developments aimed at helping independent dealers. According to separate news releases, DealerCenter now has improved connections ... [Read More]

AUL promotes Fleites to dual executive role as CIO and COO

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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AUL Corp. thinks so highly of chief information officer Jose Fleites that the F&I provider promoted him this week to a dual executive position. AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson appointed Fleites to the role of chief operating ... [Read More]

CFPB offers clarity on what constitutes ‘abusiveness’

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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 05:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance companies and other service providers involved with auto financing now have a bit more clarity about what the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutes as abusive practices. Last week, the bureau issued a policy statement providing what the regulator called ... [Read More]

As projected, Fed leaves interest rates unchanged

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Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, 03:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Earlier this month, the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee projected that the Federal Reserve wouldn’t adjust interest rates. Thus far, the forecast from that collection of 15 bank economists is holding true as the Federal Open Market Committee voted ... [Read More]

Location Services announces new CEO, other top management moves

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Location Services made four changes to its senior management team on Tuesday, triggered by the retirement of chief executive officer Lee McCarty after 35 years in the auto-finance industry. The provider of recovery-management and loss-mitigation services announced that effective immediately its ... [Read More]

Stone Point Capital acquires majority stake in Safe-Guard Products

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Safe-Guard Products International, a provider of third-party private label protection products for the automotive, RV, marine and powersports industries, announced an investment in the company by funds managed by Stone Point Capital. According to a news released distributed this week, ... [Read More]

ONLINE VIDEO: masterQueue on principles of successful skip-tracing

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Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, 04:28 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Bryan Geist of masterQueue was one of several repossession industry experts who gave presentations during the 2019 Innovations in Recovery Summit hosted by Resolvion last fall in Dallas. Geist began his presentation recollecting tactics some collections agents might have used ... [Read More]

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