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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

3 F&I industry groups praise regulatory actions in 4 states

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Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, 03:02 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealers and finance companies are getting regulatory assistance in four more states in an effort to help buyers and contract holders protect their purchases via products available in F&I offices. A trio of industry groups recently praised state legislatures across ... [Read More]

KPA named among Top 20 health and safety training companies

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Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, 02:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

KPA collected another industry accolade this week. The provider of environmental health and safety (EHS), HR management and F&I compliance software and services, has been honored as a 2019 Top 20 Health and Safety Training Company, by Training Industry, a ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer receives 2 Golden Bridge Awards

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Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, 02:52 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Wolters Kluwer is quickly approaching a dozen awards collected so far this year for its solutions to help finance companies. According to an announcement distributed this week, Wolters Kluwer’s Lien Solutions has earned two 2019 Golden Bridge Awards for superior ... [Read More]

September auto defaults rise to highest point so far in 2019

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Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, 01:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While still following cyclical patterns, auto-finance defaults in September climbed to the highest point so far this year, tying for the third-highest reading since 2014. According to data through September compiled by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian, the auto ... [Read More]

autopom F&I products now include breakdown coverage

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, 04:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealership F&I staff who showcase products from autopom now can use a sales strategy that includes a hypothetical about being covered when the vehicle experiences problems at an inopportune time. The California-based company now offers vehicle protection plans that include ... [Read More]

Last piece of Dealertrack uniFI adds 6 new features

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, 04:01 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The final segment of Dealertrack uniFI now is available after the company’s revamped technology solution first arrived nearly a year ago. This week, Dealertrack announced the launch of Digital Contracting on Dealertrack uniFI, putting the final piece in place to ... [Read More]

RDN and ARA integrate to give instant visibility into compliance status of recovery agents

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Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, 03:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Finance companies that use Recovery Database Network (RDN) now have some additional assurance their repossessions are being completed according to state and federal regulations. On Wednesday, the KAR Global business unit rolled out a seamless application interaction with the American ... [Read More]

KBRA sees seasonal trends appear in September ABS indices

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Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, 03:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

September’s auto loan asset backed security data didn’t surprise analysts at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA). The latest readings for KBRA’s prime and non-prime indices arrived with seasonal patterns evident. Analysts found that auto loan ABS credit performance weakened slightly ... [Read More]

CFPB forms federal consumer financial law taskforce

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Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, 03:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with naming academics, industry leaders and consumer advocates to a trio of committees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also announced last week that it will establish a taskforce to examine ways to harmonize and modernize federal consumer financial laws. ... [Read More]

New division Westlake Capital Finance fueled to help dealers grow operations

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Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, 03:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Dealerships wanting to expand their operations now can turn to Westlake Technology Holdings. The finance company that originates installment contracts throughout the credit spectrum recently launched Westlake Capital Finance to provide commercial real estate loans to dealers. The commercial real ... [Read More]

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