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PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
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Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
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
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
Del Mar Recovery Solutions Expands Operations into Michigan
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARLSBAD, Calif. — Skip-tracing, repossession and remarketing management firm Del Mar Recovery Solutions recently expanded its call center operations into Grand Rapids, Mich. Company executives highlighted that a year of steady growth across all of their business lines led Del ... [Read More]
Jeff Haynes Tapped to Be First Re3 Executive of the Year
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SAN DIEGO — In the second of three new honors to be handed out during Used Car Week, Auto Remarketing and SubPrime Auto Finance News announced the inaugural winner of the Re3 Executive of the Year Award presented by Consolidated ... [Read More]
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A Buyer’s Guide for Independent Dealer, BHPH, and Auto Finance Leaders Reducing Risk, Unlocking Opportunity Independent dealers and finance companies...
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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist
Vehicles touch multiple vendors before they ever hit the lot, and when approvals, communication, and invoices are scattered, delays are...
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CPS Assesses Current Competition from Banks and Larger Auto Financing Firms
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — After wrapping up another quarter of net income growth, Consumer Portfolio Services again addressed competition in the subprime auto financing market. However, late last week, instead of touching on startups that are entering the arena, CPS chairman ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Combined August & September Lease Volume Climbs by 121K Units
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — Lease subvention climbed more than 5 percent year-over-year in September, which was the first increase in seven months, according to Autodata Corp. data in the latest Guidelines report from NADA Used Car Guide. The report noted that ... [Read More]
New Ohio Finance Company Rolls Out Online Platform
Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — A new finance company servicing dealers and consumers in Ohio is now taking credit applications online. Officials from Buckeye Auto Finance explained their online platform is designed to assist potential nonprime purchasers with important approval criteria such as: ... [Read More]
White Clarke Group: Subprime Finance Market Continues to Rev Up
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — A big part of the American dream has always been owning a vehicle. Most private purchases are made via loans and leasing, and in the heady years leading up to the financial crisis, pretty much any would-be buyer ... [Read More]
NADA, AIADA Readdress Concerns Over the CFPB and International Trade
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT and ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two major dealer associations reiterated their concerns about what's happening in Washington, D.C., nowadays, beyond the solution lawmakers hammered out earlier this week to end the partial government shutdown and lift the debt ceiling. First, ... [Read More]
Spireon Names New Chief Information Officer
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVINE, Calif. — Mobile resource management and business intelligence solutions provider Spireon chose a new chief information officer this week to direct the company's key information technology initiatives. Tapped for the position was Sam Balooch. "Sam is a true information ... [Read More]
FactorTrust Unveils New Practice to Help Subprime Lenders Work with Underbanked Consumers
Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — FactorTrust, a provider of underbanked consumer data, analytics and risk scoring solutions on those underserved by traditional banking channels, rolled out solution this week for subprime auto lenders looking to reach these consumers more effectively. The company launched ... [Read More]
Swapalease: Average Vehicle Lease Prices Dip 2 Percent in September
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CINCINNATI — Swapalease.com reported on Tuesday that average vehicle lease prices declined 2.0 percent year-over-year based on listings entering the market during September. The site determined prices on leases averaged $582.02 in September, down from $593.66 in September of last ... [Read More]
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