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Widewail CEO Cuyler Owens
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 08:09 PM
Cuyler Owens is CEO of Widewail, a reputation and customer experience platform for the auto industry Cuyler joined Widewail as CEO in December, following nearly three years as chief revenue officer of TrustRadius, and time with Dell, Vmware and Dealerware. ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Patrick Manzi of NADA
Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, 07:55 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Patrick Manzi, who is the chief economist at the National Automobile Dealers Association. Manzi , who got his first subscription to Car and Driver in his early teens, talks ... Listen Here
Automotive Intelligence Award Honoree: Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 2026, 09:18 PM
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners begin with Jessica Caldwell, who is head of insights at Edmunds. Caldwell talks with Auto Remarketing senior editor Joe Overby about her journey going from working at automakers on the product ... Listen Here

New-model prices keep rising as average APR hits highest point in 9 years

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Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, 02:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Finance companies continue to fill and expand their portfolios, especially when buying paper attached to a new vehicle that’s becoming more difficult for consumers to afford as transaction prices and interest rates keep climbing. October data shared by Edmunds and ... [Read More]

ARA and TFA to host webinar to share plans for new association

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
At the beginning of October, the American Recovery Association (ARA) and Time Finance Adjusters (TFA) announced plans to form one organization that would launch in January. During a free webinar, the two organizations will present more details of the new ... [Read More]

PAR completes year-long task, unveils Platinum Compliance portal

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Lisa Scott took charge of PAR North America (PAR) last August with a specific objective near the top of her agenda as she began to oversee this segment of KAR Auction Services. “One of my goals was to enhance the ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Services adopts PointPredictive Auto Fraud Manager

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:28 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services is taking additional steps to shield itself from potential fraud. On Tuesday, PointPredictive, the San Diego-based machine learning company, announced that Westlake is its newest auto-finance client. As part of this relationship, Westlake will use the company’s ... [Read More]

CARS lands 3 more clients using web-based recovery platform

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Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:26 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consolidated Asset Recovery Systems (CARS) recently brought three more finance companies into its client portfolio. Flagship Credit Acceptance announced today that it has selected the CARS’ IBEAM (Internet Based Electronic Asset Management) web portal for managing the repossession and remarketing ... [Read More]

Federal jury renders guilty verdict in NC-based fraud scheme

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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, 02:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Federal prosecutors recently landed a conviction involving a trio operating an elaborate auto-finance fraud arrangement in North Carolina. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said a federal jury in Charlotte returned a guilty verdict against ... [Read More]

DRN sets new company record for live pickups in a single month

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Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, 02:10 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week 2018 — Digital Recognition Network — recently set a new company record. The artificial intelligence and data analytics company that provides vehicle location data and analytics to finance companies, insurance carriers ... [Read More]

Sword Apak acquired by French company

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Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, 02:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
There’s been another change in ownership within the floor-planning space. Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital transformation, recently announced the acquisition of lending solutions provider Sword Apak, a subsidiary of Sword Group. Sopra Steria has acquired, through its subsidiary ... [Read More]

Sagent bulks up fraud protection

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Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, 02:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sagent Lending Technologies, a joint venture between Fiserv and Warburg Pincus that was previously known as Fiserv Lending Solutions, made a move this week to help auto lenders protect against fraud. The company has integrated the Cross Check identity verification ... [Read More]

Survey examines unawareness of how new tax law may impact participation program selection

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Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, 02:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Protective Asset Protection, a provider of F&I programs, services and dealer-owned warranty programs, recently announced results of a recent survey it commissioned to gauge the pulse of owners of today’s largest automotive dealers on issues ranging from F&I product performance in ... [Read More]

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