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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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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
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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
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VINtek Forges Alliance to Benefit Credit Unions in Alabama and Florida
Monday, Sep. 17, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
PHILADELPHIA — Along with naming its new executive vice president of technology and strategic planning, VINtek recently revealed it's now the exclusive electronic lien and title partner of LEVERAGE, the service corporation for the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, the ... [Read More]
Auto Loans Make up Only Small Part of CFPB’s Complaint Total
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acknowledged the pace of consumer complaints they've received has been increasing throughout the year. However, the majority of those consumer issues do not appear to be associated with auto loans. ... [Read More]
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The Dealer’s Guide to Smarter GPS Tracking
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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Expert Re3 Conference Panel Set to Recap 2012 and Look Ahead
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CARY, N.C. — One of the many highlights of the second-ever Re3 Conference not only is designed to recap how this year is playing out in the repossession, recovery and remarketing industries, but also to project how 2013 might unfold. ... [Read More]
Comerica: Auto Affordability Improves In Second Quarter
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DALLAS — Comerica Bank's Auto Affordability Index showed the purchase and financing of an average-priced new vehicle took a little less of median family income during the second quarter. Analysts placed the Q2 level at 22.9 weeks as Comerica indicated ... [Read More]
CU Direct’s Board Welcomes New Director, Associate Director
Friday, Sep. 14, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO, Calif. — CU Direct Corp., provider of lending solutions to credit unions through its CUDL, Lending Insights, Lending 360, CUDL Retail and Vero brands, added a new associate director and director to its board of directors. Appointed as a ... [Read More]
FDIC: Number of Unbanked and Underbanked Households on the Rise
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Along with a bruised credit history, sometimes subprime buyers — especially ones who might be doing business with buy-here, pay-here dealers — might not even have a bank account, a trend the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says ... [Read More]
Ally Financial Introduces Ally Balloon Advantage in 2 States
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — Ally Financial is launching Ally Balloon Advantage in New York and California this week as part of its broad set of financing options for dealers to turn both new and used models. The company plans to make the ... [Read More]
Experian Describes Leasing Activity as ‘Very Stable’
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Experian Automotive discovered that new-vehicle leasing continued on a steady pace during the second quarter, coming in with a level similar to what the industry has generated outside of the worst point of the recent recession. Analysts ... [Read More]
SunTrust to Participate on RouteOne’s eContracting Platform
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne announced this week that SunTrust Bank is now participating on RouteOne's eContracting platform. According to data from Experian Automotive, SunTrust ranked among the top 20 auto lenders based on second quarter market share. The bank's ... [Read More]
August Bankruptcy Totals Rise 7 Percent
Monday, Sep. 10, 2012, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute reported total bankruptcy filings in the United States for the month of August increased 7 percent compared to July, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. Officials tabulated August bankruptcy filings totaled 104,336, ... [Read More]
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