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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

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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

CFPB unveils network to collaborate with state AGs; 7 immediately join

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Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:47 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It’s no longer just a hunch emanating from dealerships and finance companies that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state attorneys general are working together. The CFPB made an official announcement to the fact on Tuesday. The bureau, working in ... [Read More]

Recovery Database Network secures Veracode Verified Team status

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Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:44 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

With the threat of security breaches haunting companies large and small, Recovery Database Network (RDN) is taking steps to ensure its systems connected with repossessions and recoveries are safe. The division of KAR Auction Services announced it achieved the six ... [Read More]

FTC approves final settlement with DealerBuilt as NADA weighs in

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Tuesday, Sep. 10, 2019, 02:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Trade Commission closed its settlement case with a dealer software provider involved in a data breach but not before accepting a public comment from the National Automobile Dealers Association, which took a broad view of the developments. Late ... [Read More]

New AUL website marks next step in multi-year development plan

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Monday, Sep. 9, 2019, 03:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AUL Corp. is aiming to keep its website as technologically advanced as the modern vehicles often covered by its F&I programs. AUL just launched a new streamlined website following its recent addition of GAP and ancillary product offerings. AUL chief ... [Read More]

Dealer Training Institute aims to reenergize F&I personnel

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Monday, Sep. 9, 2019, 03:03 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Protective Asset Protection is looking to get dealership personnel — especially individuals who work in the F&I office — reinvigorated about their jobs. The provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty company programs recently said that it recognizes the ... [Read More]

Amynta set to acquire American Auto Guardian

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Friday, Sep. 6, 2019, 02:57 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Two F&I product providers that might be familiar to nearly 15,000 dealerships are joining forces via an acquisition. This week, Amynta Group, an insurance services company and provider of warranty protection products, entered into an agreement to acquire American Auto ... [Read More]

Location Services’ repo agent hiring program includes $1K signing bonus

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Friday, Sep. 6, 2019, 02:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Signing bonuses aren’t just for professional athletes as Location Services is looking to add qualified repossession agents by using the same personnel strategy. The provider of loss-mitigation outsource solutions for the financial services industry is hiring for repossession agents and ... [Read More]

Experian reiterates Q2 data gives true view of current auto-finance market

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Thursday, Sep. 5, 2019, 03:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Affordability continues to remain top-of-mind for most participants in and observers of the automotive industry. However, Experian explained consumers appear to be making due even as some industry pundits continue to be concerned that consumers can’t handle larger payments. To ... [Read More]

August data shows providers held the line on term, down payment, amount financed

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Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019, 03:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The latest data from Edmunds confirmed that finance companies are trying to hold firm on term, down payment and total amount financed in an effort to remain within their underwriting parameters and mitigate risk. Edmunds’ August data did show some ... [Read More]

Darwin Automotive highlights mobile capability of U-Draw

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Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019, 03:46 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Just like the concept of the four square and first pencil helped dealership personnel explain financing details to potential buyers with paper and writing utensils, the latest solution from Darwin Automotive is using some of the same fundamentals while leveraging ... [Read More]

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