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Industry Elite honoree Mike Thomas of Resolvion on building his career — literally

Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, 02:23 PM

Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Mike Thomas, who is chief executive officer of Resolvion. Thomas shares memories with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about working in construction and ... Listen Here

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

Auto Finance Presidents Talk about Surviving Tough Times

Friday, Jun. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

FORT WORTH — How are three auto finance companies handling the meltdown in the credit market and continuing to help get credit-challenged consumers behind the wheels of vehicles? Three presidents representing Westlake Financial Services, Regional Acceptance Corp. and First Investors Financial ... [Read More]

J.D. Power Provides Glimpse into Online Auto Loan Chatter

Friday, Jun. 5, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

FORT WORTH — Later in the day on Thursday, Daniel Pavlinac, senior director in the Web Intelligence Research Division at J.D. Power and Associates, offered a unique look into consumer online chatter about auto loans. Basically, he said capturing data in ... [Read More]

NAF Association Kicks Off Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference Today

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

FORT WORTH — With the National Auto Finance Association's 13th Annual Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference set to kick off today, the group is set to address the unique challenges facing this arena. Basically, officials representing the association said that the current ... [Read More]

Expert Speaker Lineup for the Non-Prime Auto Financing Conference

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

FORT WORTH — A packed-full agenda from chief executive officer of non-prime lenders to attorneys to CPAs to analysts to economists and much more will take center stage at this week's National Auto Finance Association's 13th Annual Non-Prime Auto Finance Conference, ... [Read More]

XpressCredit Offers Dealers, Lenders Access to Vehicle History Reports

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — XpressCredit announced earlier this week that, thanks to its integration with Carfax, the company is providing its network of dealers and lenders access to Vehicle History Reports directly through the XpressCredit platform. "Recent studies prove that Carfax Vehicle ... [Read More]

VINtek Introduces Enhanced Collateral Management Platform

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

PHILADELPHIA — After receiving extensive feedback from its clients, VINtek has launched a revamped version of VINtekTIME, its online auto collateral management system for paperless and paper-based vehicle titles. The enhanced version of VINtekTIME features a workflow and task queuing system with timers, ... [Read More]

SubPrime Executive Recognition Deadline Approaches

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

CARY, N.C. — SubPrime Auto Finance News will be honoring top subprime executives as part of a special feature in an upcoming edition, but to nominate an industry leader, you must act quickly. The deadline for nominations is Monday. The July/August ... [Read More]

RouteOne to Debut Electronic-Document Storage, Retention Solution

Thursday, Jun. 4, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — RouteOne unveiled today a pilot version of an electronic-document storage and retention solution for dealers that is fully automated and integrated within RouteOne's credit-application management system, as well as the company's other compliance-support offerings, including credit bureaus, ... [Read More]

May Bankruptcy Filings Maintain Double-Digit Year-Over-Year Climb

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings continue to climb by double digits year-over-year, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, which relies on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center. More specifically, May filings were up 37 percent from the same ... [Read More]

Fitch: 2007 Auto Loan ABS Losses Highest on Record

Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2009, 12:00 AM

Nick Zulovich

NEW YORK — In two recent reports, Fitch Ratings reviewed the auto asset-backed securities market and discovered that the 2007 securitization vintage has posted losses that are now considered the highest on record. "To date, CNLs on the 2007 prime auto ... [Read More]

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