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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

Leedom BHPH Convention Upcoming

Thursday, Jul. 16, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

SARASOTA, Fla. — The 15th Annual Leedom Group National Buy-Here, Pay-Here Convention, dedicated to the BHPH and non-prime marketplace, will be held Oct. 12-14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. "The Leedom Group has worked with hundreds of dealers across the ... [Read More]

GM CEO Thanks Rattner for Service as He Announces Plans to Leave

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

DETROIT — General Motors' head Fritz Henderson issued a statement Monday thanking Steve Rattner as a key contributor to the automaker coming out of bankruptcy so quickly. As many have heard, Rattner announced Monday he is leaving his role with the ... [Read More]

DealerTrack Adds New Feature to Help Dealers Comply with Red Flags

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. — This morning, DealerTrack announced the addition of a free enhancement to its credit application network that is designed to help dealers strengthen their compliance programs and reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud by flagging abnormal ... [Read More]

AppOne Gains New Indirect Auto Lender Relationship

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

BATON ROUGE, La. — Wolters Kluwer Financial Services recently announced that a 110-year-old Gulf South financial services leader, Hancock Bank, has joined its AppOne platform. With access to AppOne's network of more than 3,000 auto dealers, Hancock Bank, which has locations ... [Read More]

NADA Seeks Additional Floor Plan Assistance for Dealers

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

McLEAN, Va. — Realizing that access to credit is still limited for both domestic and import dealers, the National Auto Dealers Association said it is working with Congress, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board to expand the ... [Read More]

CarMax Takes Advantage of TALF for Securitization

Tuesday, Jul. 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

RICHMOND, Va. — CarMax announced today that it has completed a private placement securitization. More specifically, the securitization is a private placement of $490 million principal amount of CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2009-A Asset-Backed Notes. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as adviser on ... [Read More]

Judge Issues Ruling in Legal Dispute Between DealerTrack, RouteOne and Finance Express

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — In the latest turn of events in ongoing legal battle between Finance Express, DealerTrack and RouteOne, the companies involved announced that the judge ruled this week that one of DealerTrack's patents involved in the dispute is ... [Read More]

Fed: Consumers’ Average Amount Financed at Auto Lenders Hits New High

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Reviewing the records available from the Federal Reserve, SubPrime Auto Finance News discovered that the median amount financed at auto finance companies reached a new record in May. This could perhaps be indicative that despite the struggling economy, ... [Read More]

AmeriCredit Announces $725 Million Senior Subordinate Asset-Backed Securitization

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

FORT WORTH — AmeriCredit Corp. announced Wednesday the pricing of a $725 million offering of automobile receivables-backed securities through lead managers Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Securities. Co-managers are Barclays Capital, J.P. Morgan, RBS and Wells Fargo Securities. Basically, AmeriCredit uses ... [Read More]

Westlake Financial Enters Three New States

Thursday, Jul. 9, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

LOS ANGELES —Westlake Financial Services announced its expansion into three new states, including Maine, Connecticut and Alaska. The company began business in these states starting July 1. The company also names Kyle Dietrich the new assistant vice president of sales. ... [Read More]

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