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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
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
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
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
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
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

Negative consequence of 65-month new-car contracts

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:17 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Cox Automotive chief economist Tom Webb didn’t reference the Federal Reserve’s revamped consumer credit report that includes more details about auto financing when he conducted his quarterly conference call this week. But the metrics the Fed reported probably didn’t provide ... [Read More]

Western Funding books nearly 1,000 contracts in June

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:09 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Western Funding closed the first half of the year with the biggest origination month in company history, fueling plans to grow its footprint and workforce. Western Funding — a specialized subprime automotive finance company and subsidiary of Westlake Financial Services ... [Read More]

NAF Association opens next enrollment session for compliance program

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:06 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The National Automotive Finance Association established the next in-person session to create another cohort enrolled in its Consumer Credit Compliance Certification program. The NAF Association will host the opening module of the four-part training endeavor at the Irvine Marriott in ... [Read More]

TFS promotes Groff to expanded captive role

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Friday, Jul. 10, 2015, 03:01 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
In moves that became effective July 1, Toyota Financial Services announced on Thursday that Mike Groff, president and chief executive officer of TFS USA, was appointed to be CEO of the Toyota Financial Services Americas Region.  The captive indicated Groff ... [Read More]

CFPB reveals guidelines for faster payment networks

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2015, 06:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A wide array of service providers now operate to help finance companies keep payments coming into their coffers along with ways so customers can stay current on their vehicle installment contracts, especially individuals who might fall into the growing underbanked ... [Read More]

Ally adds 3 account and credit info features for auto customers

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 06:42 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With federal regulators asking finance companies to provide consumers with more resources to manage their vehicle installment contracts and more, Ally Financial added three enhancements to its offering. At the National Association of Minority Automotive Dealers (NAMAD) annual convention on ... [Read More]

6 ‘knockout factors’ to find great employees

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 02:26 PM
Don Jasensky, Automotive Personnel
We have learned the value of establishing “knockout factors” at the beginning of every search.  These are factors that are so important that, no matter how qualified a candidate may otherwise be, they will be “knocked out of contention” if ... [Read More]

Metrolina Credit elevates branch manager to field supervisory post

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2015, 02:23 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Metrolina Credit Co. recently established its first field supervisory position to help support the continued success and growth of its branch network throughout North and South Carolina.  To fill this position, Metrolina Credit promoted Stan Joyce to regional manager. Joyce ... [Read More]

6 components of Santander’s latest enforcement action from Federal Reserve

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Tuesday, Jul. 7, 2015, 06:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Within a seven-day span that included the co-founder and chief executive officer resigning and the chief financial officer being promoted to take his place, Santander Consumer USA’s parent company reached an enforcement action agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of ... [Read More]

SCUSA maintains strategy now with Kulas as CEO

Jason Kulas at AFSA for SPN
Monday, Jul. 6, 2015, 04:13 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Just before the Fourth of July holiday began, Santander Consumer USA Holdings made a series of leadership changes, including the appointment of Jason Kulas as chief executive officer to succeed Thomas Dundon, the finance company’s founder who will continue to ... [Read More]

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