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Jessica Gonzalez of InformedIQ on growing ‘AI and fraud fatigue’
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jessica Gonzalez, vice president of customer success and general manager of automotive at InformedIQ, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to describe growing “AI and fraud fatigue” and other topics connected with auto finance. Listen Here
Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 02:48 PM
Tim Yalich, who now is vice president of business development for Carleton, returned for an appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Yalich explained how much more crucial accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers in an environment with some ... Listen Here
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

CFPB Fines First Investors Financial Services Group $2.75M

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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 07:15 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Wednesday that Texas-based First Investors Financial Services Group entered into a consent order because the regulator said the subprime finance company distorted consumer credit records for years. CFPB officials said First Investors failed ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial’s Receivables Hit $2 Billion

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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 04:05 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sparked by the best July in company history, Westlake Financial Services announced this week that it reached $2 billion in total receivables. Westlake’s portfolio now has that total receivables figure connected to more than 270,000 customer accounts. “Having a portfolio ... [Read More]

Lease Approvals Reach New High for Year Despite Subprime Drag

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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 04:03 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Swapalease.com reported lease credit approvals during the month of July climbed to the highest monthly level of the year, reversing a trend that saw continuous decline since January largely due to an increase in the number of subprime credit applicants. ... [Read More]

New Moody’s Report, Execs’ Outlook Confirm Usual Subprime Cycle

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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 04:00 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
Near-term predictions made this week by Moody's Investors Service fall in line with ongoing lending cycle points noticed by veteran finance company executives such as Credit Acceptance’s Brett Roberts and Brad Bradley of Consumer Portfolio Services. Moody’s analysts indicated in ... [Read More]

S&P/Experian: Auto Defaults Stay Flat in July

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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, 03:58 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The auto segment of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices stayed flat on a sequential basis in July. And analysts from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian highlighted July’s auto reading settled only four basis points above its historical low. ... [Read More]

Black Book Examines Impact Recalls Have on Portfolios

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Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, 01:25 PM
Nick Zulovich, Editor
In light of more than 37 million vehicles being recalled so far this year, the team at Black Book Lender Solutions went to work considering the impact these campaigns are having on the auto finance industry. Analysts acknowledged the psychology ... [Read More]

AFSA Explains How TCPA Shouldn’t Be a ‘Trap’

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Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, 03:49 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The American Financial Services Association responded to a petition asking that the Federal Communications Commission rule that finance companies are not liable when they call a wireless number for which they have prior express consent to call or text, but ... [Read More]

Nicholas Financial’s Q1 Originations Rise

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Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Nicholas Financial originated more subprime contracts during the first quarter of its fiscal year, but its net earnings softened by double digits. The number of contracts the company booked during the quarter came in at 4,244 for a total loan ... [Read More]

Report: 1 in 20 Consumers Have a Delinquent Credit Account

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Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Roughly one out of 20 people with a credit file — which constitutes about 5.3 percent of the U.S. consumer population — are at least 30 days late on a credit card or other non-mortgage account such as an auto ... [Read More]

TrueCar Unveils Program for NEA Members

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Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, TrueCar and the National Education Association (NEA) partnered to launch a vehicle-buying program designed to provide savings for NEA members and educators. Officials highlighted that through the NEA Auto Buying Program, the NEA's 3 million members will gain ... [Read More]

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