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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

May economic update: Interest rates stay put as unemployment dips

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Friday, May. 3, 2019, 02:39 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

May opened with a pair of economic updates that should be pleasing to dealerships and finance companies with interest rates remaining steady and unemployment declining. The developments came in light of the Federal Reserve chairman refuting thoughts that policymakers are ... [Read More]

9 products now are part of AUL’s expanded F&I offering

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Friday, May. 3, 2019, 02:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

This week, AUL Corp. launched a new suite of F&I products. President and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson described the offering as giving dealers “a one-stop shop for all of their F&I needs.” AUL’s collection of products now includes: • ... [Read More]

Experian rolls out financial inclusion campaign to fill thin files

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Thursday, May. 2, 2019, 02:14 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Perhaps the auto-finance applicant who arrives through a dealership website portal and eventually lands in your company’s underwriting department might have a more robust file, thanks to enhanced efforts from Experian. As part of its global commitment to financial inclusion ... [Read More]

House lawmakers look for discrimination as finance rates jump again in April

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Wednesday, May. 1, 2019, 03:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

With U.S. House lawmakers set to conduct a hearing on Wednesday to examine the rising costs and potential discrimination happening in auto financing, the April data shared by Edmunds and Kelley Blue Book showed how much more consumers stretched to ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings spots 5 trends as subprime ABS stabilizes

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Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019, 02:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

After reviewing first-quarter data connected with U.S. subprime auto loan asset-backed securities (ABS), S&P Global Ratings discovered cumulative net losses appear to have stabilized, albeit at “relatively high levels,” according to its newest report released on Tuesday. On a segment ... [Read More]

2019 Chambers USA Guide honors 3 Hudson Cook attorneys

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Monday, Apr. 29, 2019, 01:45 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

More accolades went Hudson Cook’s way as three members of its legal team collected honors from the 2019 Chambers USA Guide. Michael Benoit, Nikki Munro and Jean Noonan were recently ranked in the 2019 Chambers USA Guide for Financial Services ... [Read More]

700Credit integrates with AppOne Dealer Portal to help powersports stores

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Monday, Apr. 29, 2019, 01:43 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Officials from 700Credit, which provides credit reports, compliance solutions and soft-pull products and services, recently finalized another integration aimed at streamlining delivery to be as fast as the weekend toys that powersports dealers sell. AppOne integrated 700Credit’s credit and compliance ... [Read More]

PossibleNOW acquires PACE Regulatory Guide

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Friday, Apr. 26, 2019, 01:24 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

PossibleNOW reinforced its compliance resources this week that could benefit the marketing efforts and dealerships and finance companies. The provider of Do Not Contact direct marketing compliance and enterprise consent and preference management solutions, announced the acquisition of the Professional ... [Read More]

Pennsylvania Honda store settles with state AG over ‘valueless’ warranties

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Friday, Apr. 26, 2019, 01:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Faulkner Honda recently reached a settlement that includes restitution for consumers for what Pennsylvania attorney general Josh Shapiro described as deceptive and unfair sales of a “valueless” warranty product. According to a news release, an investigation by the attorney general’s ... [Read More]

Industry input prompts CFPB to revise policies involving CIDs

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Thursday, Apr. 25, 2019, 02:51 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Perhaps reinforcing an outline shared during the director’s public appearance just a few days earlier, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week announced changes to policies regarding civil investigative demands (CIDs). The regulator said the actions are designed to ensure ... [Read More]

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