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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

FTC files lawsuit involving alleged deceptive warranty marketing

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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, 03:58 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

How many times have family or friends outside of the auto industry asked you why they’re receiving numerous phone calls about a vehicle warranty? Well, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) might be taking action in federal court against one of ... [Read More]

McGlinchey Stafford announces 3 newest members

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Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, 04:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

McGlinchey Stafford recently announced the addition of three new members of the firm, all of whom were formerly of counsel at the firm. The three new members include: • Mikelle Bliss (commercial litigation, New York) • Lynette Hotchkiss (consumer financial services ... [Read More]

Former Ford, Nissan exec joins Carleton to lead business development team

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Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, 04:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Carleton recently welcomed a new executive who possesses vast experience with multiple automakers. The provider of accurate and compliant lending calculations and document generation solutions announced the addition of Mark Futa as vice president of sales and marketing to be ... [Read More]

CFPB seeks more free consumer access to credit reporting info

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Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, 05:18 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Late last month, the three nationwide consumer reporting companies — Equifax, TransUnion and Experian — announced that they would allow people to check their credit reports for free once a week through December. And coinciding with that decision, the Consumer ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How the workplace is changing with Automotive Personnel founder Don Jasensky

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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, 07:30 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Automotive Personnel founder Don Jasensky now has run his own executive search firm to help finance companies and dealerships for 33 years. And during the past couple of years, Jasensky has seen some of the most dramatic changes with how ... [Read More]

TransUnion spots stability in auto & record in personal loans

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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, 05:20 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

While mentioning an overall uptick in products being used by consumers falling into the non-prime credit category, the auto portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2021 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) contained information and insights that finance companies might find encouraging. ... [Read More]

JM Family installs permanent CFO

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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, 04:12 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

JM Family Enterprises tapped Eric Gebhard to be the company’s interim chief financial officer last May. On Wednesday, an executive Gebhard helped to recruit became the company’s permanent CFO. Taking on this role as well as holding the title of ... [Read More]

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS & VoltSwitch partner to speed funding

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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, 04:10 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS said Tuesday that it has completed its integration with VoltSwitch GPS’s Vehicle Tracking platform. The technology provider specializing in originations explained that this integration can provide finance companies with a faster and more seamless funding experience for deals with ... [Read More]

Another Westlake division sets records in 2021

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Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, 05:33 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

As one subsidiary of Westlake Technology Holdings posted records in the vehicle leasing space last year, another of its subsidiaries that specializes in shared cash flow auto lending generated new company records in 2021, too. According to a news release, ... [Read More]

Solera to add Spireon to automotive technology portfolio

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Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, 05:20 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Spireon is likely familiar to both finance companies as well as fleet operators that use its services to track vehicles. According to a news release, Spireon now is on a path to have new ownership by the end of the ... [Read More]

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