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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

CFPB roundup: Measures to remove auto finance guidance and Mulvaney on the Hill

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Friday, Apr. 13, 2018, 02:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In another busy week of activities associated with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the American Financial Services Association joined with the National Automobile Dealers Association and other sister trade associations in supporting S.J. Resolution 57 to disapprove the CFPB’s 2013 ... [Read More]

FICO auto financing survey reinforces importance of dealerships

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Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018, 03:23 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

U.S. consumers are going online in droves to acquire everything from nail polish to holiday knickknacks. Their propensity to do the same to secure auto financing isn’t quite at the same level, according to a global consumer survey on automotive ... [Read More]

Both Black Book and Fitch now within Hearst portfolio

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Thursday, Apr. 12, 2018, 03:21 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Earlier this month, Black Book and Fitch Ratings released their latest collaborate project analyzing vehicle depreciation trends, as well as how the auto ABS market might behave. Now, both of those companies are completely under the same corporate umbrella. Hearst announced ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance president announces upcoming retirement

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Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission submitted late last week, Credit Acceptance president Steven Jones announced his decision to retire as an officer and employee of the company. The SEC document indicated that Jones’ decision is ... [Read More]

Enterprise Car Sales cites credit unions for record origination volume in 2017

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Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:48 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The combination of auto financing availability and credit unions and late-model used vehicles from one of the largest rental companies is continuing to generate record-setting originations. Strong credit union partnerships have long been a driving force behind the growth of ... [Read More]

ACA International welcomes Smith back as VP of operations

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Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2018, 02:41 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

ACA International likely isn’t completely going back to the heyday of VCRs and fluorescent clothing, but the organization is welcoming back an executive who first worked with the group back in the 1980s. ACA International recently announced Ted Smith has ... [Read More]

Tax refunds trigger US auto loan ABS improvement in February

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Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2018, 03:16 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The cadence of customer-payment improvement stemming from an injection of cash from the Internal Revenue Service surfaced again, according to the latest analysis from S&P Global Ratings. On Tuesday, analysts reported prime and subprime collateral performance in the U.S. auto ... [Read More]

Innovate Auto Finance names new VP of portfolio acquisitions

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Friday, Apr. 6, 2018, 02:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Innovate Auto Finance added to its human capital this week in an effort to keep its book of business growing. Innovate Auto Finance, a purchaser and servicer of auto portfolios and provider of line-of-credit financing, has hired Kevyn Rails as ... [Read More]

defi SOLUTIONS listed among publication’s 2018 Most Promising Fintech Providers

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Friday, Apr. 6, 2018, 02:21 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The trophy case at defi SOLUTIONS is starting to get quite full as the company received another accolade this week. In recognition of its position as a dynamic and disruptive industry Fintech innovator and business partner defi SOLUTIONS has been named ... [Read More]

New-car rates jump to near-decade high as delinquencies remain stable

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Thursday, Apr. 5, 2018, 02:29 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As Edmunds spotted interest rates on new-vehicle financing climbing to the highest level in nearly a decade, the latest auto finance data from Equifax showed severe delinquency edged up only slightly in February. According to information shared this week with ... [Read More]

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