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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

Spireon gains 30th US patent

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, 03:25 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It’s like the federal government gave Spireon a holiday present. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Spireon a patent for its technology approach to managing an automotive dealership’s vehicle inventory by pairing a tracking device to a vehicle. ... [Read More]

4 possible ways to bring some financing cheer to your dealership

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, 03:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Black Friday and Cyber Monday might have already passed, but GWC Warranty contends that dealerships still can leverage consumers’ enthusiasm for spending to rake in some retail revenue via their finance departments. “There are two ways to look at the holiday ... [Read More]

Explaining implications of SCUSA’s nearly $12M settlement with CFPB

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Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, 03:15 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

FNI Inc. president David Bafumo spent part of his Thanksgiving holiday dissecting the potential pitfalls that resulted in Santander Consumer USA reaching a settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over a GAP product. Two days before the country carved ... [Read More]

FTC maintains stance on privacy while fostering innovation

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Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, 02:01 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The Federal Trade Commission called for a balanced approach that protects both consumer privacy and innovation in a comment submitted to the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of that agency’s consumer privacy proceeding. In ... [Read More]

Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems adds former Del Mar executive

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Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, 01:55 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

On the heels of landing a trio of clients as well as an enhanced relationship with Digital Recognition Network (DRN), Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems also added to its executive team. Consolidated recently announced that it has named Jeff Rau as ... [Read More]

Auto defaults rise 3 basis points in October

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Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, 04:27 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Auto finance defaults rose for just the second time this year in October. But the 3-basis point rise is only a fraction of the largest uptick analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian have seen during the past 36 ... [Read More]

masterQueue names former Ally exec its new operational strategist

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Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, 05:43 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Intellaegis, which does business as masterQueue, announced today during Used Car Week it has named a new operational strategist. The debt collection software company has named former Ally executive vice president Bill Ploog to its management team. Ploog joins Intellaegis ... [Read More]

Location Services pays DRN $325K to settle non-compete case with DigitalDog Auto Recovery

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Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, 04:56 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AI and data analytics company Digital Recognition Network (DRN) announced on Thursday that rather than go to trial on the issue of damages, Location Services and DRN have agreed on a settlement after Federal Court ruled in DRN’s favor. Location ... [Read More]

Primeritus names new chief executive

NEW CEO

Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, 03:32 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As Used Car Week kicked off this Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz., Primeritus Financial Services announced a new chief executive officer. Mike Thomas has been named CEO, and the move is effective immediately. Thomas succeeds Scott Peters in the position, who joined ... [Read More]

KAR ramps up recovery services with purchase of Clearplan

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Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, 02:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

KAR Auction Services today announced it has boosted its asset recovery capabilities with the purchase of Clearplan. Based in Reno, Nev., Clearplan is a digital platform for recovery agents, drivers, forwarders and lenders that acts as a centralized, mobile “cloud-based ... [Read More]

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