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

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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

Inflation dominates conversation after rates remain unchanged

Thursday, Jun. 13, 2024, 11:28 AM

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor

If you were playing an eating or drinking game based on the number of times policymakers and experts referenced inflation on Wednesday in connection with interest rates holding steady, you would likely have a full belly or an upcoming hangover ... [Read More]

NAF Association reveals new executive committee

Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2024, 10:34 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The National Automotive Finance Association elected new officers for its executive committee last week during the 28th annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The group set to serve one-year terms will be led by president Claudia Plascencia, ... [Read More]

Freeway Funding becomes first client to use new capital program from Agora Data

Kinetic Advantage finalizes first securitization

Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2024, 10:33 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Freeway Funding is the first client to leverage a new program from Agora Data that’s designed to meet the needs of small to mid-sized finance companies. The fintech company that provides technology, capital and guidance with predictable performance and analytics ... [Read More]

Analysts revise April Dealertrack Credit Availability Index when sharing May reading

Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2024, 10:39 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cox Automotive took a second look at the April reading of the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index. As a result, both the April and May readings looked a bit more favorable for dealerships and finance companies. What might be ahead later ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Credit Acceptance chief marketing and product officer Andrew Rostami on current conditions & more

Podcast

Monday, Jun. 10, 2024, 10:52 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Credit Acceptance chief marketing and product officer Andrew Rostami made his first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, sharing numerous perspectives about the non-prime and subprime portions of the auto-finance market. Rostami also highlighted the keys for success for Credit ... [Read More]

NADA cheers bill provision impacting CARS Rule implementation

NIADA gearing up for annual Capitol Hill event

Monday, Jun. 10, 2024, 10:40 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) had something to celebrate last week on Capitol Hill. NADA explained that what triggered the cheers was the passage of the fiscal year 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill by the ... [Read More]

Former NAFCU president & CEO joins Open Lending as strategic advisor

AutoCanada Announces Board Appointments

Tuesday, Jun. 4, 2024, 12:43 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The largest portion of Open Lending’s client base consists of credit unions. The company’s newest advisor knows that segment of financial institutions quite well. This week, the auto financing facilitator and provider of risk analytics solutions announced Dan Berger, former ... [Read More]

F&I product survey: Price, availability, budget remain top of mind for consumers

700Credit rolls out driver’s license authentication integration with iTapMenu

Tuesday, Jun. 4, 2024, 10:02 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Protective Asset Protection released findings on Tuesday from its latest survey conducted to better understand consumer perspectives on automotive F&I products, as well as the factors that impact F&I purchase decisions when shopping for a vehicle at a dealership. This ... [Read More]

FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts

FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts

Monday, Jun. 3, 2024, 10:41 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission provided its annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on its enforcement and related activities in 2023 on the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Consumer Leasing Act (CLA), and Electronic Fund Transfer Act ... [Read More]

Experts on ‘mixed picture’ of consumer & economic trends

Agora Data gains $400M in funding capacity

Friday, May. 31, 2024, 11:02 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experts at Comerica Bank, Cox Automotive and the University of Michigan all tried this week to decipher economic conditions and sentiments of consumers and policymakers. The general conclusion? “This week’s economic data shows a mixed picture,” Cox Automotive chief economist ... [Read More]

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