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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners continue with Tom Kontos, who now is analytics advisor for Auto Auction Holdings. Convinced to come out of retirement and get back in the business last fall with the growing wholesale ... Listen Here
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
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
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Top 20 cities that spend the most and least on vehicles
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, 03:44 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumers taking delivery of financed vehicles in places like Texas appear to be spending more for their units than in places like California, according to the latest analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. Contained in the first-quarter installment of its ... [Read More]
6 questions to ask about your data security processes
Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Security for dealers and finance companies nowadays involves much more than just locking vehicles, the showroom and front door each night. In fact, EFG Companies recently highlighted that data security is one of the largest areas of concern in 2018 ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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Equifax: Why finance companies are using verification tools at record levels
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, 04:49 PM
Lou Loquasto, Equifax
Reading headlines from major media outlets this past summer, it might seem as though auto finance companies didn’t understand the importance of verifying income and employment information provided by applicants. Everything was written from auto finance companies being fraudsters to ... [Read More]
Neeb takes over as CEO of ACA International
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 05:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, Mark Neeb officially became the chief executive officer of ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals. Neeb brings to the association nearly 40 years of corporate strategy experience, including 28 years specifically working in the credit ... [Read More]
Credit unions generate record-setting originations pace in 2017
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 03:51 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Credit unions continue to make significant strides in booking retail installment sales contracts and vehicle leases. CU Direct and GrooveCar’s CU Xpress Lease recently highlighted just how much success they enjoyed in 2017. In fact at CU Direct, 2017 represented a ... [Read More]
GWC Warranty collects pair of workplace recognition honors
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty, a provider of used-vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, recently received two awards recognizing it as a top employer both nationally and locally in the greater Wilkes-Barre area of northeastern Pennsylvania. First, GWC Warranty was recognized nationally by ... [Read More]
3 goals of CFPB’s revamped strategic plan
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, 04:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s been a busy start to 2018 at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, especially since acting director Mick Mulvaney took office. First came multiple waves of requests for information about how the bureau is performing. Then on Monday, the CFPB ... [Read More]
TagRail integrates with Market Scan and F&I Express to enhance mobile shopping
Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, 04:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TagRail recently finalized the integration of Market Scan and F&I Express services into its new digital retail platform. Now TagRail’s platform can provide shoppers a transactional-specific, penny-accurate vehicle finance and aftermarket product check-out and delivery experience from their living room ... [Read More]
Nominations now welcomed for The CEO Issue 2018
Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, 04:17 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
It’s time again when SubPrime Auto Finance News engages with the industry for one of our most successful annual projects — "The CEO Issue." In an ongoing effort to recognize the chief executive officers who are flourishing in today’s competitive ... [Read More]
BB&T Dealer Financial Services to abandon flat fees
Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 05:12 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issuing official requests for information about the implications of rules, investigations and enforcement actions, a sterling example might have arrived from BB&T Dealer Financial Services. In a direct message to SubPrime ... [Read More]
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