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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
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
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
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
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

4 more findings from Open Lending’s 2024 Vehicle Accessibility Report

4 more findings from Open Lending’s 2024 Vehicle Accessibility Report
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, 11:11 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the company pledged to do when releasing some initial findings late in January, Open Lending Corp. pushed out its entire 2024 Vehicle Accessibility Report this week. The report aims to illustrate how traditional underwriting practices have alienated and excluded ... [Read More]

Title Twins gain more capability through West Virginia’s Clearinghouse

Title Twins gain more capability through West Virginia’s Clearinghouse
Friday, Mar. 1, 2024, 11:07 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Twin sisters Tracie Lane and Molly Johnson established Washington State Titling Services almost a year ago because of the challenges they experienced working at dealerships in the Northwest. This week, the pair said their sister company — the Title Twins ... [Read More]

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Turn Service Visits Into Sales Growth: A GM’s Checklist

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Used Car Turn Vendor Management Checklist

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Experian spots ‘natural’ reaction to higher interest rates in Q4 data

Experian spots ‘natural’ reaction to higher interest rates in Q4 data
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, 10:55 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Sometimes a trend surfaces in the car business that’s “natural,” like what Experian noticed after compiling its auto finance data for the fourth quarter. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report released on Thursday, the average interest ... [Read More]

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, 11:26 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants more data from finance companies as an extension of its project started a year ago focused on the number of vehicles repossessed and contract modifications. According to a post recently published in the Federal ... [Read More]

SAFCO adds former Off Lease Only legal expert as general counsel

Another former Manheim Canada exec joins Otolane
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, 11:25 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Southern Auto Finance Co. (SAFCO) recently made its second strategic move so far this year, appointing Marissa Kaliman as its vice president of compliance and general counsel. SAFCO highlighted Kaliman brings a wealth of expertise to its senior leadership team, ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How 700Credit now sees auto financing & retailing

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, 11:24 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich reconnected with Ken Hill, who is managing director of 700Credit. They shared a conversation about auto financing, regulations and fraud during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded at NADA Show 2024 in Las ... [Read More]

Carleton addresses 3 questions about Leap Year

Glenview expands services with bulk loan buying
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, 09:58 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Carleton reminded the financial services industry that February doesn’t end until Thursday because it’s Leap Year. While sales personnel might see the extra day as an opportunity to lift performance, the provider of compliant financial calculations and lending document generation ... [Read More]

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, 12:00 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Educational webinars from the American Recovery Association (ARA) and Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. are scheduled in the coming days, with both sessions focused on complex topics associated with vehicle repossessions. Coming first, ARA has a session titled, “License Plate ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Talking auto-finance data again with Experian’s Melinda Zabritski

Podcast
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, 12:29 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We get into the auto-finance numbers again during this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Experian’s Melinda Zabritski reviewed the latest quarterly trends as well as other metrics the industry is generating ... [Read More]

ComplyAuto rolls out AI-powered compliance engine for dealerships

ComplyAuto rolls out AI-powered compliance engine for dealerships
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, 10:54 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, ComplyAuto launched Guardian, an artificial intelligence and machine learning engine designed to assist dealerships in adhering to sales, F&I and advertising regulations. ComplyAuto said Guardian offers a significant advantage for an industry frequently scrutinized by the Federal Trade ... [Read More]

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