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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
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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
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Westlake Flooring Services Selects Quiktrak to Provide Floorplan Audit Services
Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Westlake Flooring Services recently entered into an agreement with Quiktrak, an asset verification and inventory audit solutions provider to handle the auto finance company's field auditing services. Officials highlighted Westlake has experienced tremendous growth in just a ... [Read More]
GE Capital, Element Financial Announce Cross-Border Fleet Services Alliance
Wednesday, Jun. 5, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
NORWALK, Conn. and TORONTO — Element Financial Corp. and GE Capital announced a definitive asset purchase agreement late last week under which Element would acquire GE Capital's Canadian fleet portfolio. The deal the companies entered would also result in Element ... [Read More]
3 Crucial Takeaways from CFPB Examination Manual
Monday, Jun. 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RALEIGH, N.C. — FNI president David Bafumo recently studied what he believes are the three most important sections relevant to auto finance companies and dealers from the examination manual issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bafumo dissected more than ... [Read More]
3 Retail Businesses That Offer Glimpse Toward Used-Vehicle Sales Potential
Monday, Jun. 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ATLANTA — Manheim chief economist Tom Webb gave some examples of retail sectors that might give a "true sense of the psyche of many used-vehicle buyers." So what kinds of businesses should dealers and finance companies watch besides traffic to ... [Read More]
Ford Motor Credit, VW Credit Among Companies Out to Help Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Monday, Jun. 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DEARBORN, Mich. — Captive finance companies, OEMs and more have the victims of the recent Oklahoma tornadoes top of mind, donating money for relief efforts and deferring payments for customers in the storms' paths. Ford Motor Credit and Lincoln Automotive ... [Read More]
Provider Exchange Network and Fidelis PPM Finish Integration to Help F&I Managers
Monday, Jun. 3, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Fidelis PPM and Provider Exchange Network (PEN), a division of Open Dealer Exchange, recently completed integration to offer dealers the ability to rate and contract for Fidelis F&I products directly through leading finance desking software for dealers. ... [Read More]
Car-Mart Gears Up for More BHPH Growth with 2 Major Initiatives
Friday, May. 31, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wrapping up a fiscal year that included 8-percent jumps in both retail sales and revenue, buy-here, pay-here dealership chain America's Car-Mart highlighted personnel and technology moves it's making to make the next fiscal year even better. Car-Mart ... [Read More]
NABD Focuses on 3 Themes During Annual Events
Friday, May. 31, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LAS VEGAS — With the largest contingent of exhibitors ever welcoming more attending dealers than the previous year, the National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers attempted to give all operators plenty of takeaways either to establish or improve their dealerships. ... [Read More]
BMW Group Financial Services Retail and Lease Portfolio Now Exceeds 1M
Friday, May. 31, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — As BMW Group Financial Services approaches its 20th anniversary of conducting business in the United States, the captive finance arm achieved another milestone. This week, officials highlighted BMW Group Financial Services surpassed more than 1 million ... [Read More]
House Democrats Seek Clarity About CFPB’s Auto Finance Guidance
Friday, May. 31, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Legal experts and industry associations aren't the only ones raising questions about how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau intends to regulate auto lending. Now more than a dozen members of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee are ... [Read More]
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