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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

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

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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]

Latest Credit Acceptance ABS financing & update on dealer fees

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Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, 04:41 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

After revealing a change in its latest quarterly report about how dealer fees are collected, Credit Acceptance Corp. also recently shared the details about its completion of a $351.7 million asset-backed non-recourse secured financing. Pursuant to this transaction, Credit Acceptance ... [Read More]

Capital One survey shows soft buyer confidence in securing financing

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Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, 03:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Consumers appear to have a notable desire to purchase a vehicle amid the upcoming holiday shopping season. Their sureness that a finance company will underwrite the contract so they can take delivery doesn’t appear to be on the same level. ... [Read More]

October auto default rate stays on par with historical trendline

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Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, 03:06 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While a bit higher than the year-ago reading, the latest auto-finance default rate included among the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices is on par with what the metric has been in October multiple times during the past five years. This ... [Read More]

Federal and state regulators approve merger of BB&T and SunTrust

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Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, 04:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A banking merger first announced back in February finally received a blessing from federal regulators on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve Board met and approved the application by BB&T Corp. of Winston-Salem, N.C., to merge with SunTrust Banks of Atlanta, becoming ... [Read More]

Russi resurfaces as part of Resolvion’s board

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Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, 04:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Resolvion — the newly formed provider of loss mitigation services stemming from the recent merger of ALS Resolvion and Del Mar Recovery Solutions — added a well-known executive to its board. Resolvion announced on Wednesday that Tim Russi, former vice ... [Read More]

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