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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

Westlake rolls out new third-party servicing solution

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Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018, 03:39 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Westlake Financial Services continues to broaden its portfolio of services. On the heels of rolling out a product geared for paper in the prime space, the company this week launched Westlake Portfolio Management (WPM), a new business offering third-party servicing ... [Read More]

4 trends uncovered in latest Equifax consumer survey

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Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2018, 03:08 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Along with highlighting the fruit of its collaboration with Dealer Marketing Services, Equifax also released findings from its latest consumer automotive survey, analyzing automotive shopping and buying behaviors across prime and subprime credit buyers, as well as millennial and Baby ... [Read More]

TurboPass launches verification tool powered by FormFree

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Monday, Mar. 26, 2018, 03:09 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

An automated verification solutions provider that’s flourishing in the mortgage space now is bringing its technology into auto finance. Start-up company TurboPass, which is powered by FormFree, says its tool can eliminate the hassle and risk associated with traditional asset ... [Read More]

Losses slow within subprime ABS space

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Monday, Mar. 26, 2018, 03:04 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

S&P Global Ratings used two words in a single sentence that finance companies catering to consumers with soft credit histories should be tickled to see. A recent report published by S&P Global Ratings indicated collateral performance in the U.S. subprime ... [Read More]

2 actions by Ally Financial to reinforce online capabilities

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Friday, Mar. 23, 2018, 03:51 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Ally Financial made a pair of moves this week to enhance its position as a provider that can cater to shoppers who are looking to complete at least some of the financing process online. First, Clearlane — Ally’s online auto ... [Read More]

GWC Warranty hires new strategic brand manager

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Friday, Mar. 23, 2018, 03:42 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

GWC Warranty, a provider of used vehicle service contracts sold through dealers, recently announced the addition of Emily Dwyer as its new strategic brand manager. As a member of the marketing department, the company highlighted Dwyer will be responsible for ... [Read More]

6 components of alliance of Open Dealer Exchange and RouteOne to streamline F&I office

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Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018, 04:04 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The collaboration to simplify what happens within the dealership finance office continues. Open Dealer Exchange and RouteOne on Tuesday announced a strategic alliance that brings together the organizations to provide streamlined solutions to their partners CDK Global and Reynolds and ... [Read More]

AUL chooses former Assurant executive as new CIO

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Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2018, 03:55 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AUL Corp., an administrator of vehicle service contracts (VSC), named a new chief information officer this week. According to a news release, AUL president and chief executive officer Jimmy Atkinson appointed Jose Fleites as the company’s new CIO, bringing more ... [Read More]

Coming this fall: Women in Auto Finance

WomenInAutoFinance maybe last time

Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018, 11:00 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Continuing the Cherokee Media Group series of award programs that honor the most dedicated and talented professionals from throughout the used-car industry, company leaders on Tuesday proudly announced a new addition: Women in Auto Finance. This contingent of women who ... [Read More]

CarMax and Credit Acceptance execs among inaugural Great Place to Work For All Leadership Award winners

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Monday, Mar. 19, 2018, 03:13 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

CarMax and Credit Acceptance each had an executive among the honorees who are women leaders from companies on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For and Best Workplaces for Women. Coinciding with the 107th International Women’s Day, Great Place ... [Read More]

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