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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

Illegal Use of Text Messages in Collections Triggers $1 Million Penalty from FTC

Friday, Sep. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NEW ORLEANS and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Panel discussions about collections at events hosted by the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers sometimes stir the most attention from conference goers. This week's enforcement action revealed by the Federal Trade Commission regarding ... [Read More]

Exeter Finance Reinforces Commitment to Hire Veterans

Friday, Sep. 27, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
IRVING, Texas — Exeter Finance Corp. reiterated its commitment to bolstering its personnel by bringing in veterans of the U.S. military. It's all part of Blackstone's inaugural Veterans Hiring Summit. In support of the White House's "Joining Forces" initiative, Blackstone ... [Read More]

Subprime Deals ‘Incremental,’ but Helpful to CarMax Results

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RICHMOND, Va. — Eighteen percent of the used-vehicle units sales CarMax posted in the second quarter ending Aug. 31 were originated by third-party subprime finance providers, the company said in its earnings release earlier this week. This subprime penetration is ... [Read More]

Report Finds Open, Transparent Process Is Most Successful for CFPB

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the agency's director reinforced the use of disparate impact to check for discrimination, a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center's Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative includes several recommendations for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Congress ... [Read More]

Dealertrack Technologies to Buy VINtek, Names Head of Canadian Operations

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., and MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Along with revealing who is going to oversee its Canadian operation, Dealertrack Technologies entered an agreement to purchase VINtek, a provider of automotive collateral management, electronic lien and title and consumer automotive finance ... [Read More]

Huntington Broadens Auto Dealer Financing Business into Iowa

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Huntington announced this morning that it is expanding its growing auto dealer financing business into Iowa and added key personnel into the state to support the initiative.  "Huntington Auto Finance continues to expand its auto finance business ... [Read More]

TransUnion Explains How Managed Delinquencies Can Help Auto Lending

Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — A new TransUnion study found consumers are still more likely to pay their auto loans ahead of their mortgages and credit cards. But what if consumers started to waver on keeping up with their vehicle notes and delinquencies ... [Read More]

Shilson: Getting Your Best BHPH Customers Back

Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HOUSTON — The first half of 2013 is now in the rearview mirror for the buy-here, pay-here industry, and it's time to look back. Many operators reported lower unit sales versus the same period last year. Two important questions are, ... [Read More]

Report: 2 Captive Arms Being Examined for Possible Discrimination

Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice are probing a pair of captive finance companies looking for the possibility of discrimination, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report indicated the two companies that ... [Read More]

DriveTime Expands Again in Florida

Monday, Sep. 23, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHOENIX — DriveTime Automotive Group continued its expansion as the chain that specializes in selling vehicles to deep subprime buyers has opened two new stores this month and a total of 10 so far this year. The newest location to ... [Read More]

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