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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
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
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

DriveItAway welcomes Light as board of advisors chair

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Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, 10:34 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The newest industry executive to join DriveItAway Holdings sees the provider of “micro-lease to purchase” technology as being on a “path to scale.” DriveItAway announced on Thursday that it has closed a $4 million credit line funding guaranty from Menachem ... [Read More]

Hudson Cook’s Covington on what could be ahead at CFPB & state regulators

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Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, 10:33 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Hudson Cook partner Patty Covington helped the industry wrap up what’s been a busy week on the federal regulatory front, including three key positions being filled at the Federal Trade Commission and President Trump nominating Jonathan McKernan to be the ... [Read More]

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Trump nominates McKernan for 5-year term as CFPB director

Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, 09:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
President Trump sent more than 60 nominations to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday for confirmation to lead regulatory agencies, serve as foreign ambassadors and more. One nomination was Jonathan McKernan to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Wisdom from Women in Collections and Recoveries honorees

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, 11:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a panel featuring Women in Collections and Recoveries honorees. Belinda Beyer of American Recovery Service led the discussion about navigating difficult ... [Read More]

Philadelphia Fed asks, ‘who provides credit in times of crisis?’

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, 10:31 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia asked an interesting question and went to the auto-finance market to find answers. The title of the resulting white paper is, Who Provides Credit in Times of Crisis? Evidence from the Auto ... [Read More]

Significant shakeups at CFPB & FTC continue

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, 09:35 AM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
It’s been a whirlwind at two of the largest federal regulators who oversee auto financing and retailing during the past couple of days. While three critical appointments have been made at the Federal Trade Commission, the head of the Office ... [Read More]

Report: Annual car insurance premiums to surge past $2,100, setting another record

Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 10:51 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Rising costs highlighted in the State of Auto Insurance in 2025 report published by ValuePenguin.com, a LendingTree company, showed the customers currently in your portfolio and applicants seeking auto financing might continue to be stretched financially. While premiums on average ... [Read More]

PODCAST: ‘Watching your six’ for insurance verification

Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 10:50 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a panel discussion focused on the importance of auto finance companies knowing their collateral is always insured and how it can ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Navigating the new landscape of risk & repossessions

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, 10:42 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the panel discussion focused on the evolving worlds of auto-finance risk and vehicle repossessions. Moderated by Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Where collections, repossessions & fraud collide

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, 12:54 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2024 in Scottsdale, Ariz., with a keynote presentation featuring James Waldron, who is president of 1st Adjusters. Waldron identified several growing trends in fraud and how ... [Read More]

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