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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

TransUnion acquires FactorTrust

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Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, 01:25 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The company that deemed itself an alternative credit bureau now is a part of what traditionally has been one of the Big 3 credit history providers. Late on Tuesday, TransUnion announced the acquisition of Used Car Week sponsor FactorTrust, a ... [Read More]

RISC makes comprehensive repossession lot inspection reports available

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Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 05:13 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The leadership at Recovery Industry Services Co. (RISC) heard panel discussions and networking dialogue from industry participants during Used Car Week about the importance of compliance for third-party vendors. The situation reinforced why RISC rolled out its latest offering on ... [Read More]

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DRN’s LPR data now included in masterQueue’s dashboard

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Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 05:09 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the benefits of Used Car Week is the networking that happens among auto finance service providers. Some of the fruit of that ongoing networking between two of Used Car Week’s staunchest supporters ripened on Monday. Digital Recognition Network ... [Read More]

Traffic Control CRM upgrades tool to handle ‘We Owe’ and other F&I fulfillments

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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 03:46 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Traffic Control, a solution for dealers retailing 50 to 150 vehicles a month, this week announced new features for improving multiple F&I-related steps to enhance deal cash flow, employee efficiency and customer satisfaction. Traffic Control CRM now features e-document technology ... [Read More]

Credit Acceptance responds to accounting and salesforce questions

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Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 03:38 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Beyond its originations and collections activities, Wall Street observers questioned Credit Acceptance Corp. leadership about two specific operational areas when executives discussed their third-quarter results. Investment analysts wanted to know about Credit Acceptance’s strategy for adding to its sales force ... [Read More]

Balancing the risk versus rewards of financing to millennials

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Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, 08:24 PM
Brien Joyce, EFG Companies
Millennials — those individuals born between 1980 and 1994 — currently represent 25 percent of the total buying power in the U.S., according to a recent study by TransUnion. They also control a large chunk of liquid assets, an amount that ... [Read More]

Emre Ucer: 2017 Repossession Executive of the Year

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Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, 05:16 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Some individuals find riding motorcycles exhilarating, especially as they gain more experience with the machines. But just like with vehicles, sometimes these individuals do not keep up with their financial responsibilities mandated in a contract, triggering a repossession. As an ... [Read More]

Ally chooses former Citigroup exec to be chief strategy officer

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Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, 04:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coinciding with the finance company’s enhanced relationship with Carvana, Ally Financial on Wednesday announced that Dinesh Chopra has joined the company as its new chief strategy officer. In his newly created role Chopra will lead Ally’s corporate strategy team, helping ... [Read More]

Southern California dealer group to pay FTC $1.4 million over advertising issues

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Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, 04:34 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission flexed its regulatory muscle again this week. Officials said a southern California-based dealership group will pay $1.4 million to settle FTC charges that it violated a 2014 administrative order prohibiting the company from misrepresenting how much ... [Read More]

Interest rate rise in December appears likely

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Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, 04:21 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
With the Federal Reserve again passing on the chance to move interest rates higher this month, S&P Global Ratings is expecting the Federal Open Market Committee to tick the target range for the federal funds rate up by 25 basis ... [Read More]

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