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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

Gestalt Tech continues to build automotive relationships with defi SOLUTIONS

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 11:45 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
When the current leaders of defi SOLUTIONS decided to add Gestalt Tech to its family of data and service providers, they likely had a pretty good idea of the provider’s capabilities. After all, Gestalt’s chief executive officer is Stephanie Hanson, ... [Read More]

PAR elevates Williams to senior director of sales and client relations

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 11:43 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Wednesday, PAR — OPENLANE’s business unit that oversees asset recoveries, manages cycle times, maximizes returns and reduces risk for banks, captives, credit unions and other auto finance companies — announced the promotion of Jeff Williams to senior director of ... [Read More]

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Details of REPAY-AKUVO partnership for enhanced collections

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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, 11:41 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
REPAY and AKUVO finalized a partnership this week aimed at improving collections. According to a news release, REPAY’s integration with Aperture, AKUVO’s collections management software, can enable financial institutions to accept digital payments, while utilizing a secure, real-time data exchange ... [Read More]

UPDATED: NADA pushes back against FTC’s ‘heavy-handed’ vehicle-purchasing rule

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, 04:15 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Editor’s note: Our report now includes comments from the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA). The Federal Trade Commission said its newest rule released on Tuesday will prevent “bait-and-switch tactics and hidden junk fees” when consumers purchase vehicles. The FTC ... [Read More]

Auto credit tightens in November

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, 10:18 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
November typically contains a variety of enticement offerings to get consumers to spend on holiday gifts. Evidently, finance companies didn’t take that approach to stimulate automotive retail activity like what might have happened for electronics or home and personal items. ... [Read More]

Mixed trends surface as Fed approaches last rate move of 2023

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Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, 11:04 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Experts see the Federal Reserve leaving interest rates unchanged when policymakers have their last opportunity of the year to make a modification later this week. The expectation comes in part because of rising consumer sentiment, which happens to be going ... [Read More]

Fed governor asks 3 questions about financial inclusion

Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, 10:47 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Michelle Bowman, one of the seven members of the board of governors at the Federal Reserve, appeared via online video this week for a conference hosted by the Aspen Institute about financial inclusion. While Bowman didn’t speak about subprime auto ... [Read More]

USED CAR WEEK 2023 PODCAST: State of Auto Financing

Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, 10:39 AM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
We continue our series on the Auto Remarketing Podcast highlighting some of the panels and presentations from Used Car Week 2023. The episode focuses on the State of Auto Financing with a conversation featuring Doug Busk of Credit Acceptance, Andre ... [Read More]

TransUnion & Datos Insights examine communications & other elements influencing third-party collections

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion and Datos Insights took an extensive look into third-party collections on all fronts, uncovering the depth professionals are trying to communicate with debtors nowadays. Researchers found nearly all third-party collections companies (98%) use letters to reach consumers. However, TransUnion ... [Read More]

700Credit completes integration with Revvable to provide credit, compliance & prescreen solutions

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Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, 12:08 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, 700Credit finalized its sixth industry relationship of the year to help dealerships and finance companies. The newest one involves the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull, ID verification and fraud detection products working with Revvable, which ... [Read More]

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