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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

Fireside Bank Exits Auto Finance Business

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Unitrin, which is Fireside Bank's parent company, announced today that the subsidiary is suspending new lending activity and exiting the auto finance business. Basically, Unitrin said this decision follows a review into the strategic alternatives for Fireside. The move ... [Read More]

Kia, CUDL Team Up to Offer Discounts to Credit Union Members

Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ONTARIO, Calif. — CUDL and Kia Motors America announced they have entered a  new partnership to provide credit union members discounts on new 2008 and 2009 vehicle purchases. The new partnership between the Credit Union Service Organization and KMA provides members ... [Read More]

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GMAC Responds to Concerns Over Its Wholesale Financing, Curtailment Practices

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — In a statement released this week, GMAC Financial Services said it is doing everything it can to provide broad-based funding support for dealerships during the difficult economy. For instance, even with the tight credit markets, the company said it ... [Read More]

Experian Automotive: Auto Delinquencies Climb by Double Digits

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — This morning, Experian Automotive announced that 60-day past due climbed by double digits year-over-year from the fourth quarter of 2007 to 2008. More specifically, the company discovered that these delinquencies are up nearly 17 percent. Currently, 1.04 percent of ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo Capital Infuses Summit with $20 Million Revolving Credit Facility

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DES MOINES, Iowa — Wells Fargo Preferred Capital announced this week that it recently added $20 million to Summit Financial Corp.'s existing Bank of America Business Credit facility of $55 million, bringing the total facility to $75 million. Currently in its ... [Read More]

Finance Express Teams Up with ComplyNet to Offer Red Flags Assistance

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. — Finance Express, a leading provider of Web-based financial services and technology for independent auto dealerships, recently announced that ComplyNet Corp. has entered an agreement to join the its online dealer management system. ComplyNet offers online and ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Worst in Auto-Loan Delinquencies May be Over

Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
CHICAGO — Throughout the nation, the 60-day auto delinquency rate climbed by almost 9 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter, according to TransUnion.com. Discussing these results with SubPrime Auto Finance News, Pete Turek indicated that delinquencies will rise 41 percent through ... [Read More]

AFCD, Nowcom to Offer Dealers More Lender Opportunities

Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
LOS ANGELES — Automotive Finance Consumer Division and Nowcom Corp. announced today that they will soon begin providing dealers access to new lender opportunities via XpressCredit. This lending platform will be made available through their fully integrated dealer management system called ... [Read More]

Key AutoFinance Launches New Floor-Planning Program

Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — To help its members, the American International Auto Dealers Association's affinity partner, Key AutoFinance, has introduced Key Inventory Management. The program is a Web-based solution designed to help dealers take greater control of the management of floor plan ... [Read More]

GMAC Reports It Funded $1.5 Billion in New, Used Auto Loans From Dec. to Mid-March

Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2009, 12:00 AM
Nick Zulovich
DETROIT — GMAC Financial Services issued a statement on Monday offering an update on how TARP funds have helped the company expand its retail automotive financing, in addition to floor planning for dealers. —Upon receiving TARP funds in late December, GMAC ... [Read More]

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