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Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM

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

Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial

Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM

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

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

Auto-credit availability dips for fourth consecutive month

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 05:11 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The flow of credit from the auto-finance spigot is steadily decreasing. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index now has declined for four months in a row, as Cox Automotive reported the July reading at 92.9. That index level represented a 1.0% ... [Read More]

Obra Capital buys out Solera Auto Finance

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 11:53 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Solera Auto Finance has new owners and branding. Obra Capital, an asset management firm with a specialized approach to alternative investing, on Tuesday announced a buyout of the finance company from Solera Corp. First launched at NADA Show 2022, Obra ... [Read More]

TransUnion spots another quarterly decline in subprime auto

Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, 11:11 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Auto finance originations are down, personal loan balances sit at a record high, and consumers of all credit tiers are antsy for an interest-rate reprieve from the Federal Reserve. Those findings are the primary highlights of Q2 2024 Quarterly Credit ... [Read More]

Latest 700Credit alliance is with Fuse Autotech

partnership gears

Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, 09:40 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Another alliance involving 700Credit surfaced this week to help dealerships digitize their car sales, enabling their teams to retail and finance cars more efficiently. The latest move by the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, identity verification and ... [Read More]

FTC lawsuit results in $12M penalty, end of operations for credit-repair company

FTC outlines 3 goals for improved digital economy

Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, 09:35 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Subprime auto finance companies often tout that an ancillary benefit of providing financing to consumers with soft credit histories is it can be a path to resuscitating an individual’s credit profile through on-time payments. This week, the Federal Trade Commission ... [Read More]

Ally tops J.D. Power’s dealer financing rankings in subprime for fourth straight year

Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, 10:34 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Ally Financial, Chase Automotive Finance and Capital One Auto Finance finished in the top three and above the average segment score among non-captive subprime auto finance companies ranked in the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study released on ... [Read More]

9 regulators propose rule to standardize data submitted to federal financial agencies

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 02:53 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and eight other federal financial regulatory agencies announced a proposed rule to establish data standards for certain information collections submitted to financial regulatory agencies. Officials said the proposal would promote interoperability of financial ... [Read More]

OneMain Financial to leverage Pagaya Technologies for underwriting & more

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 12:37 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Pagaya Technologies and OneMain Financial announced a new partnership on Tuesday with the goal of offering consumers responsible access to credit. Through this partnership, OneMain’s nonprime auto finance business will leverage Pagaya’s technology to support the company’s ability to serve ... [Read More]

SAFCO cites CFPB data to create rebranding initiative

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 12:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Southern Auto Finance Co. (SAFCO) used research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to craft and deploy its rebranding initiative to expand credit access for all consumers, regardless of their credit history. The provider of subprime auto financing and other ... [Read More]

What’s the Sahm Rule? Are we already in a recession? 3 economists respond

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, 10:57 AM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

Last week, ADP Research Institute chief economist Nela Richardson said, “If inflation goes back up, it won’t be because of labor.” But the ongoing labor situation might be giving a clear indication the economy already is in a recession, potentially ... [Read More]

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