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The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
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More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here

CFPB action against Westlake tops $44M

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Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, 07:40 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The second significant Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement action of the week in the auto finance space hit one of the largest players in the subprime market — Westlake Financial Services. On Thursday, CFPB punished Westlake and its auto title ... [Read More]

House lawmakers pepper Cordray over dealer reserve

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Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2015, 03:59 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Two of U.S. House membesr who are two of staunchest defenders of dealers and how the indirect auto financing model currently operates — one that still includes dealer reserve — peppered the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who ... [Read More]

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Westlake expanding workforce in Dallas

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Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2015, 03:57 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Westlake Financial Services shared its plans this week to expand its servicing team at the WFS Production Center in Dallas. Since its inception back in January, the company highlighted this facility has increased support for Westlake’s dealer partners, providing them with ... [Read More]

AmTrust Financial Services closes acquisition of Warranty Solutions

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Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2015, 03:55 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AmTrust Financial Services recently completed of the acquisition of Warranty Solutions from Wells Fargo & Co. for approximately $158 million in cash. Officials indicated the transaction is expected to be immediately accretive, meaning it will add more value than the ... [Read More]

Fifth Third Bank ordered to pay $18M, reduce mark-up to 1.25% or less

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Monday, Sep. 28, 2015, 06:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
First Ally Financial, then American Honda Finance Corp., and on Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau added Fifth Third Bank to its list of recipients of multi-million-dollar actions for what the regulators determined to be discrimination in vehicle financing. As ... [Read More]

3 questions about legal action involving SCUSA & GAP coverage

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Monday, Sep. 28, 2015, 03:33 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
FNI’s David Bafumo dissected a class action complaint involving Santander Consumer USA filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Eastern Division) and uncovered three important questions that might impact other auto finance companies. To recap, ... [Read More]

CreditMiner gains bureau global reseller status

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Monday, Sep. 28, 2015, 03:24 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
CreditMiner announced that it has acquired full global reseller status with all three major credit bureaus, allowing for what the service provider called a “seamless” transition from a soft bureau transaction to a full application within its software platform. Ahead ... [Read More]

GrooveCar partners with DataOne Software to enhance buying resource

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Monday, Sep. 28, 2015, 03:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GrooveCar, a vehicle-buying resource for the credit union industry, recently formed a strategic partnership with DataOne Software to integrate real-time vehicle information within GrooveCar’s all new Everything Automotive Auto Buying Resource. Because of the partnership, GrooveCar is looking to launch ... [Read More]

CarMax Auto Finance not wary of being under CFPB jurisdiction

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Friday, Sep. 25, 2015, 03:44 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
On the day CarMax Auto Finance completed the second quarter of its current fiscal year with a 6.2-percent increase in net income, the financing arm for the used-vehicle retailer came within the jurisdiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau thanks ... [Read More]

6 teams of Northwood students involved in EFG Companies F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition

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Friday, Sep. 25, 2015, 03:43 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
EFG Companies this week announced student competitors and F&I mentors participating in the first F&I Innovator of the Year Award competition at Northwood University. The competition will pit six teams of Northwood’s junior and senior undergraduate automotive marketing and management ... [Read More]

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