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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

Industry Elite: Chuck Tapp of America’s Group

Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 01:04 PM

Next up on our series with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is America’s Group CEO Chuck Tapp. In this episode, we revisit Tapp’s fireside chat with Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits at Used Car Week 2025. They ... Listen Here

Industry Elite: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive

Thursday, Mar. 19, 2026, 04:49 PM

Kicking off our podcasts with the inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honorees is a conversation with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions. Huang talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her journey from business consultant ... Listen Here

CFPB & FTC recap debt-collection enforcement in annual report to Congress

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Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021, 03:51 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

In collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week released the 2020 annual report to Congress on the administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Officials said the report highlights efforts ... [Read More]

700Credit integrates Experian Boost into QuickQualify

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Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021, 03:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The QuickQualify platform offered by 700Credit now includes data via the Experian Boost tool. According to a news release distributed this week, 700Credit’s web-based consumer prequalification solution that does not require a consumer’s Social Security Number or date of birth ... [Read More]

StoneEagle F&I hires St. John as senior vice president of business development

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Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021, 03:36 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

With an eye toward mergers and acquisitions, StoneEagle F&I hired a new industry professional to lead the company’s business development enterprises, including sales, marketing and affiliate partnerships. On Wednesday, the provider of F&I technology solutions welcomed Joe St. John as ... [Read More]

Counter to other credit segments, auto defaults drop for second straight month

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Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2021, 02:30 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

It probably wouldn’t be surprising if finance company executives and managers looked at the latest auto default reading from S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian and responded by saying, “What? Wait a second. Really?” According to data through February for ... [Read More]

Eisenfelder set to become CEO of APCO Holdings

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Monday, Mar. 22, 2021, 05:40 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Eight months after joining APCO Holdings, Scot Eisenfelder is poised to become its chief executive officer. The provider and administrator of automotive F&I products and home to the EasyCare, GWC Warranty and MemberCare brands announced on Monday that Eisenfelder has ... [Read More]

Subprime auto financing on Fitch watch list for possible deterioration

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Monday, Mar. 22, 2021, 02:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Fitch Ratings pinpointed subprime auto financing as one of five areas to watch should consumer indicators deteriorate; especially as federal assistance winds down and accommodations by finance companies expire. Analysts made that assertion in a report shared with SubPrime Auto ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Alsbrooks Hanson on entrepreneurial transitions & inspiring future female leaders

Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021, 03:35 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Award-winning entrepreneur Stephanie Alsbrooks Hanson, who recently became president of Tricolor Financial, described her journey from forming a startup to departing for the next challenge after building it into a multi-million-dollar organization. On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How 2020 presented unique situations for auto-finance data tracking

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Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021, 03:30 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Experian senior director of automotive financial solutions Melinda Zabritski returned for another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss not only the credit bureau’s auto-finance data collected throughout 2020, but also how she and her team are navigating through ... [Read More]

CFPB wants stimulus payments to go to consumers, not collectors

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Thursday, Mar. 18, 2021, 03:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Many consumers already have seen a financial boost arrive in their bank accounts courtesy of the Economic Impact Payment (EIP) funds distributed through the American Rescue Plan signed by President Biden last week. Meanwhile, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Insurance dilemmas intensify again for repossession industry

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Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2021, 04:34 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Wrongful repossessions already burdened the industry, and it’s an issue that intensified since the pandemic began. With insurance companies already wary of absorbing too much liability, the repossession industry is again getting squeezed to secure coverage. Mike Peplinski, vice president ... [Read More]

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