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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

Experian Q3 financing data reinforces appeal of used

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Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, 03:17 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Reinforcing the appeal of used models highlighted in a recent Ally Financial survey, Experian’s latest data showed used vehicles are commanding a larger share of the U.S. automotive finance market. According to Experian’s Q3 2019 State of the Automotive Finance ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Allied Solutions’ outlook on recoveries & more

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As part of our collection of podcasts originating from Used Car Week 2019, Nick Zulovich caught up with Anne Holtzman and Suzi Straffon from Allied Solutions. The executives from Allied Solutions recapped not only what transpired in the world of ... [Read More]

APR for new models drops to lowest level in 21 months as used metric stays steady

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

At least from an interest-rate perspective, new vehicles looked a bit more attractive to buyers in November, even though retail prices for those models continued to climb. Meanwhile, financing for used vehicles stayed on a steady course, according to the ... [Read More]

11 questions on deck for upcoming credit reporting workshop hosted by CFPB & FTC

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, 04:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will host a public workshop on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the accuracy of both traditional credit reports and employment and tenant background screening reports. The regulators shared ... [Read More]

Powell shifts from Santander to Wells Fargo among 5 executive moves

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Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, 03:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Santander Holdings USA, Santander Consumer USA Holdings and Wells Fargo all made high-level leadership changes on Tuesday morning with an executive shifting from one institution to the other being among the moves. According to separate news releases, Timothy Wennes has ... [Read More]

CRB Auto now part of RouteOne eContracting base

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Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 04:31 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Amid all of the Black Friday retail activities, RouteOne announced that CRB Auto is now an available eContracting finance source for dealers utilizing the RouteOne platform. The companies reiterated that eContracting can enable the digital exchange of critical contract documents ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings sees generally positive ABS performance even as terms lengthen

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Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, 04:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While keeping a close watch on lengthening contract terms, S&P Global Ratings reported that collateral performance was generally positive for the U.S. auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS) sector in September. “Losses and 60-plus-day delinquencies decreased month over month as well ... [Read More]

Fed upbeat about economy even as consumer confidence wobbles slightly

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Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, 03:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In separate public appearances this week, two members of the Federal Reserve Board gave similar, upbeat assessments about the economy and the prospects for steady performance next year. However, one of the prominent measurements of consumer sentiment showed that individuals ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Industry update from NAF Association leadership

UCW letters by Jonathan

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, 03:30 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As part of our collection of podcasts originating from Used Car Week 2019, Nick Zulovich shared a conversation with the leadership of the National Automotive Finance Association. Current president Joel Kennedy and executive director Jack Tracey discussed what they’re hearing ... [Read More]

Massachusetts AG lands nearly $1M judgment against independent dealer

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Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, 04:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Massachusetts attorney general recently landed a judgment against an independent dealership totalling nearly $1 million for nearly a half dozen allegations. Attorney general Maura Healey recently announced this judgment includes restitution to consumers to resolve allegations that the dealership in ... [Read More]

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