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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial

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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings

Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM

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

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

As DRN’s hotlist hits new high, recoveries top record $2B

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Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, 02:57 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Digital Recognition Network (DRN) is finding plenty of work for repossession agents to do, and it’s resulting in record recoveries for auto finance companies. DRN highlighted on Tuesday that its active hotlist hit an all-time high of 360,000 license plate ... [Read More]

Enhanced workforce pushes CRIF Select to nearly $4B in originated volume

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Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, 02:56 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Boosting its workforce worked out nicely for CRIF Select. CRIF Select, a division of CRIF Lending Solutions and provider of indirect auto finance partner programs, announced on Wednesday that the company surpassed $3.7 billion in funded paper volume for 2017. ... [Read More]

Darwin Automotive updates platform based on latest Military Lending Act interpretation

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Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, 06:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

F&I software provider Darwin Automotive announced on Tuesday that it has integrated smart disqualify technology into its F&I platform that can disqualify products based on Military Lending Act (MLA) qualifications. The company said this technology is incorporated into the platform ... [Read More]

FTC Act civil penalties rise based on inflation

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Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, 04:27 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In combing through the Federal Register this week, the National Automobile Dealers Association found that the Federal Trade Commission recently announced increases to various civil penalties amounts within its jurisdiction to adjust for inflation. In particular, that could be associated ... [Read More]

Top 10 used brands that financed buyers stretch most to afford

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Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, 03:37 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

LendingTree released findings of its study on which brands buyers who secure financing are stretching the most to afford. The company acknowledged financing a vehicle is one of the more significant financial decisions Americans make, and even those who try ... [Read More]

2 newest F&I Express executives each possess 20 years of experience

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Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, 03:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

F&I Express recently added two executives to its company team who each possess more than 20 years professional experience. First, the company announced Gary Peek has joined the business team as chief information officer. Management highlighted that Peek will be ... [Read More]

CPS finalizes first securitization of 2018, totaling $190M

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Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, 03:49 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, Consumer Portfolio Services announced the closing of its first term securitization of 2018. Officials highlighted the transaction is CPS’ 27th senior subordinate securitization since the beginning of 2011 and the 10th consecutive securitization to receive a triple “A” ... [Read More]

defi SOLUTIONS lands $55M investment from Bain Capital Ventures

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Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, 04:22 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The management team at defi SOLUTIONS now has a sizeable amount of resources to deploy an aggressive growth plan. On Friday, defi SOLUTIONS announced it has raised $55 million in a Series C investment from Bain Capital Ventures. Executives highlighted the ... [Read More]

NAF Association, Hudson Cook and Compli to offer free webinar projecting Trump impact

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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, 07:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The National Automotive Finance Association is teaming with Hudson Cook and Compli for a free webinar in an effort to answer some questions likely on the minds of leaders at dealerships and finance companies. A trio of experts is looking ... [Read More]

CFPB now seeking industry feedback on operational effectiveness

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Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, 03:37 PM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

While a consumer advocate in a note to SubPrime Auto Finance News called the action “an insane development,” industry representatives cheered the request by the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for evidence of the regulator’s effectiveness. On ... [Read More]

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