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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
NVLA Conference Assembles Day-Long Program Focused on LHPH
Friday, Mar. 15, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HANOVER, Md. — With more buy-here, pay-here dealers considering leasing activity, the National Vehicle Leasing Association put together a special educational track focused on the lease-here, pay-here industry for its annual conference next month. The comprehensive day-long program on the ... [Read More]
Senate Continues CFPB Debate as CBA Discusses Agency’s Ties to Auto Lending
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C., and PHOENIX — Both on Capitol Hill and at the Consumer Bankers Association's annual gathering, lawmakers and lenders wanted to know how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is going to be led and what regulations are coming. First, ... [Read More]
Top 10 Markets for Pre-Approved Financing Utilization, Units Sold to Deep Subprime Buyers in February
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BANDON, Ore. — CNW Research pinpointed not only how many buyers obtained pre-approved vehicle financing and utilized it to purchase a used vehicle last month, but the firm also determined how many units were sold to deep subprime consumers. A ... [Read More]
CAFA’s Responsible Lending Initiative to Debut at BHPH World 2013 Convention
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Leedom Group announced next month's BHPH World 2013 Convention will serve as the platform to launch an initiative and call to action for what's being dubbed, "BHPH Responsible Lending." Organizers highlighted this initiative was developed by ... [Read More]
GrooveCar Direct Launched as Customizable Loan Generation Tool for Credit Union Websites
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – GrooveCar ramped up its efforts to help credit unions secure more auto loans with a new program called GrooveCar Direct. The company described GrooveCar Direct as a program that's "made to order" so credit unions can realize ... [Read More]
FNI Outlines 4 Common CFPB Issues & Compliance Bundled GAP Program
Monday, Mar. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RALEIGH, N.C. — FNI Inc. — a collateral protection and consumer benefit program product and compliance agency for auto finance providers — designed what the company believes is the industry's first GAP offering bundled with a vendor and product management ... [Read More]
Ally Closes 2012 with Highest Share of Auto Finance Market, Responds to Stress Test Results
Monday, Mar. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Despite being the only financial institution to fail recent stress tests administered by the Federal Reserve to gauge ability to weather a severe recession, Ally Financial finished 2012 as the market leader for all auto financing, according to ... [Read More]
Car-Mart, CarHop Expand BHPH Store Networks
Monday, Mar. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
BENTONVILLE, Ark., and EDINA, Minn. — Buy-here, pay-here dealership chains America's Car-Mart and CarHop recently made a series of additions to their store networks. By bringing on the 121st dealership into its portfolio, Car-Mart expanded its footprint in Missouri by ... [Read More]
van Wagenen Financial Services Forms 2 Partnerships to Boost Servicing and More
Monday, Mar. 11, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
MINNEAPOLIS — van Wagenen Financial Services recently formed a pair of alliances to enhance its loan servicing software with insurance tracking and placement services. First, van Wagenen formed a strategic marketing agreement with Nortridge Software, a Lake Forest, Calif.-based company ... [Read More]
RouteOne Unveils Enhancements for Windows Phone App
Friday, Mar. 8, 2013, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne rolled out additional enhancements to its free app for Windows Phone this week. The new enhancements include the ability to forward "sent" applications to a new finance source, securely text message with supporting finance sources, ... [Read More]
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