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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
defi SOLUTIONS promotes Dufalo to be CTO
Monday, Jun. 20, 2016, 02:18 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Robert Dufalo has a new title with defi SOLUTIONS as the company recently elevated the tech industry veteran to be its new chief technology officer. Dufalo previously was director of quality for the browser-based loan origination system. In addition to ... [Read More]
GAO gives CFPB 5 more recommendations
Thursday, Jun. 16, 2016, 07:52 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray has five more chores on his to-do list courtesy of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Within the week of its contract spending strategy being revealed through the federally mandated website USASpending.gov, the ... [Read More]
RouteOne finalizes executive team with new CTO
Thursday, Jun. 16, 2016, 07:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rounding out the newest member of its leadership contingent, RouteOne’s board of directors on Thursday appointed Chris Irving as its chief technology officer in the latest move with new chief executive officer Justin Oesterle at the controls of the platform ... [Read More]
SCUSA’s Kulas sees benefits of added compliance burden
Thursday, Jun. 16, 2016, 02:26 PM
Jim Henry, Correspondent
Rising compliance costs could be a blessing in disguise for big, established subprime auto finance companies, said Jason Kulas, chief executive officer of Dallas-based Santander Consumer USA. That’s because in the long run the cost of meeting tougher regulations could ... [Read More]
SouthWest Dealer Services appoints new CEO
Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2016, 03:36 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Tuesday, SouthWest Dealer Services — an independent full-service provider of F&I products and services to dealers — announced that SWDS Holdings’ board of directors appointed Vernon Leake as chief executive officer. Leake succeeds Eric Hamann, who will now serve ... [Read More]
How captives & tech entrepreneurs can solve digital challenges
Wednesday, Jun. 15, 2016, 03:32 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
White Clarke Group acknowledged that it seemed like just a few months ago that experts thought auto finance companies would inevitably lose their businesses to technology-savvy new players entering the market as disruptors. The company predicted these new entrants would ... [Read More]
CFPB roundup: Bureau’s spending recap & more proposed changes
Tuesday, Jun. 14, 2016, 03:46 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Coinciding with the federally mandated website disclosing how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau spends its budget on government contractors, more U.S. House members — including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — continued the parade of bill proposals and other ... [Read More]
CRIF Lending Solutions and Dealertrack form partnership
Monday, Jun. 13, 2016, 02:32 PM
Lance Dagenhardt, Correspondent
In order to make indirect auto financing seamless, CRIF Lending Solutions and Dealertrack are joining forces. CRIF Lending Solutions recently announced a partnership with Dealertrack, a Cox Automotive brand, to integrate its CRIF ACTion loan origination system with Dealertrack’s e-contracting software. ... [Read More]
Bill to change CFPB to 5-person board passes House Appropriations Committee
Friday, Jun. 10, 2016, 03:50 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Momentum to modify how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is structured and operates gained more steam this week. Soon after the U.S. House Financial Services Committee chairman outlined his plan to revamp the Dodd-Frank Act and more, the House Appropriations ... [Read More]
AUTOMAP aims to streamline floor plan auditing
Friday, Jun. 10, 2016, 03:47 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Mark Sargeant insisted banks and other capital providers are interested in the tool AUTOMAP Tracking Solutions offers: a product that can reduce the time it takes to complete an audit to minutes instead of days while mitigating risk. Here’s boiler plate ... [Read More]
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