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PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 01:05 PM
Industry Elite: Sean Morgan of Westlake Financial
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
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Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Tom Kontos of Auto Auction Holdings
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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
Industry Elite: Mike Clark Jr. of C&C Cars
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
Friday, Mar. 20, 2026, 03:50 PM
F&I roundup: Updates involving Darwin, RouteOne, Reynolds and Hendrick
Monday, Apr. 2, 2018, 02:39 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Two leading providers of technology to help dealership F&I offices function smoothly — Darwin Automotive and Reynolds and Reynolds — each recently landed significant developments to boost their industry presence. First, Darwin Automotive announced that Darwin Online is now integrated ... [Read More]
Santander Consumer USA revamps website
Monday, Apr. 2, 2018, 02:37 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With so much discussion happening at recent industry conferences about enhancing how customers shop for and finance their vehicles, Santander Consumer USA took action. SCUSA unveiled a new company website with the singular goal of improving the overall customer experience. ... [Read More]
SpringboardAuto case study reinforces survey results about online financing satisfaction
Thursday, Mar. 29, 2018, 03:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Earlier this year, SpringboardAuto released results of a survey that determined consumers want to finance their vehicle online and doing so significantly improves their overall car buying experience and perception of the dealership where they take delivery. And last week, ... [Read More]
Dissecting implications of latest appeals court actions involving TCPA
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018, 03:45 PM
Eve Cann, Baker Donelson
In its long-awaited ruling addressing the Federal Communications Commission’s 2015 Declaratory Ruling and Order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit partially upheld and partially set aside challenges to four specific provisions that had been intended to offer ... [Read More]
Former CoreLogic executive joins Spireon
Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2018, 03:41 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
An industry executive with almost two decades of experience joined Spireon. The company announced on Wednesday that it appointed Rashid Ismail as senior vice president of customer success, joining the Spireon’s executive leadership team. Tapping into an extensive background in ... [Read More]
Westlake rolls out new third-party servicing solution
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
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
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
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
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]
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