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Industry Elite honoree Jennifer Turnage on why accurate financial information can make or break any business
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 05:01 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Jennifer Turnage, who is chief executive officer of Primeritus Financial Services. Turnage talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about the importance ... Listen Here
Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 04:43 PM
Next up on in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being ... Listen Here
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

Equifax sees encouraging payment activity in subprime

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Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, 04:36 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
As consumers start to edge away slightly from new-vehicle leases toward financed installment contracts for used vehicles, Equifax Automotive deputy chief economist Gunnar Blix is encouraged by recent payment performance — no matter what type of deal is attached to the ... [Read More]

Fitch examines what’s ahead for captives

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Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, 04:30 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fitch Ratings recently took a deeper look at the captive segment of auto financing, projecting their performance and potential revenue push toward their parent automaker. Analysts determined the trend of rising leverage for U.S. captive auto finance companies, fueled by ... [Read More]

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3 former Spireon executives resurface with new GPS solution from Procon Analytics

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Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, 04:27 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
A trio of experienced executives who previously were leaders at Spireon now are overseeing new product development at Procon Analytics, including a tool specifically aimed at the subprime auto finance space. Procon Analytics recently announced the company is entering the ... [Read More]

Texas credit union praises CRIF Select for help during Hurricane Harvey recovery

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Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 04:13 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Six months since Hurricane Harvey battered the Lone Star State, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said Texans in coastal towns, urban areas and rural counties continue to move forward with their unprecedented recovery. And CRIF Select highlighted how it’s been involved ... [Read More]

As composite rate climbs, January auto defaults dip

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Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, 04:11 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The composite reading of the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices rose again in January, representing the sixth uptick of the past seven months. But it was the auto finance component of the overall index that propelled the continued upward drift. ... [Read More]

Latest Black Book white paper offers 4 subprime success strategies

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Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, 02:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While some auto finance companies are backing off their originations in the subprime space as TransUnion articulated earlier this week, Black Book is arming managers and underwriting departments with new analysis for institutions still looking to add paper developing in ... [Read More]

Executive roundup: New CFOs at GM Financial and Nicholas Financial

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Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, 04:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This week, both General Motors Financial and Nicholas Financial disclosed changes regarding the executives serving as chief financial officers. While Nicholas Financial also highlighted how its plans to enhance originations, a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed GM ... [Read More]

Partnership rundown: Expansions at LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express

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Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, 04:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Both LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS and F&I Express each enhanced their offerings for dealerships and finance companies by adding more industry partners. LAUNCHER.SOLUTIONS, a technology provider specializing in subprime auto finance originations, recently announced that it has added Kelley Blue Book to its ... [Read More]

TransUnion’s Q4 data shows ‘correction’ in auto finance

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Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, 05:09 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Brian Landau, senior vice president and automotive business leader at TransUnion, needed just one descriptive moniker to summarize the auto finance data from the fourth quarter — a correction. The auto finance portion of TransUnion’s Q4 2017 Industry Insights Report ... [Read More]

House bill passes that clarifies interest rates when contracts are sold by originating institution

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Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, 03:47 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
This past week, the House of Representatives passed two strongly bipartisan bills from the Financial Services Committee, one of which could have a significant impact on auto financing. Lawmakers highlighted that H.R. 3299 — the Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit ... [Read More]

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