Edmunds on why appeal of used EVs could surge as gas prices keep rising & affordability remains challenging
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PODCAST: Carleton’s Tim Yalich on how critical accurate payment information is to today’s car shoppers
Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026, 10:57 AM
Already the top factor holding back dealership business, potential economic headwinds build
Monday, Mar. 9, 2026, 10:53 AM
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
Monday, Mar. 23, 2026, 03:07 PM
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
What the heart is saying about finances
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 09:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
With Valentine’s Day here, research showed individuals who might be married or in an exclusive relationship and perhaps sending applications to your finance company or walking into your dealership showroom, aren’t together just because of physical attraction or engaging conversation. ... [Read More]
4 elements of auto finance in ‘new digital ecosystem’
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:53 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive and asset finance software solutions provider White Clarke Group recently released its latest publication titled, “Global Technology Report 2017: Auto Finance in the New Digital Ecosystem.” The company highlighted the report, and accompanying summary video that can be viewed ... [Read More]
Exeter appoints veteran exec to be CFO
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, 03:48 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Specialty auto finance company Exeter Finance Corp. announced on Monday that it appointed company veteran Brad Nall to be chief financial officer in a move that was effective Feb. 1. Nall joined Exeter in July 2012 and has more than ... [Read More]
Personnel moves by GWC Warranty & Carleton
Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, 03:45 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
GWC Warranty — a provider of used-vehicle service contracts and related finance and insurance products sold through dealers — and Carleton, a provider of compliant financing calculation and digital document software solutions, each made personnel moves this week. At GWC Warranty, ... [Read More]
Borrowers perhaps not fully prepared for financing, but diligent with payment
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 08:03 PM
Joe Overby, Staff Writer
Consumers are relying more on retail installment contracts and leases to acquire cars than they were eight years ago, yet many might not be as prepared as they should be going into the purchase. However, the silver lining is that ... [Read More]
Credit Acceptance keeps income rising despite headwinds
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, 04:30 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Credit Acceptance Corp. posted year-over-year income increases even as company leadership acknowledged the difficulty in keeping originations coming through its dealer network as well as intensifying regulatory demands. This past Friday, a few days after sharing its fourth-quarter and full-year ... [Read More]
Seasonality trends impact December ABS performances
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 03:02 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Reasons that S&P Global Ratings analysts expected to see when comparing December U.S. auto loan ABS performance against the previous month surfaced again, according the firm’s latest report released on Wednesday. Analysts found that collateral performance in the U.S. prime ... [Read More]
FTC’s primary dealership penalty enforcer leaving agency
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 02:54 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Trade Commission official who championed investigations and handed out significant penalties against dealerships for misdeeds involving financing, advertising and more is departing the regulator. FTC acting chairman Maureen Ohlhausen announced this week that Jessica Rich, director of the ... [Read More]
Trump’s 7 ‘core principles’ for financial regulation
Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, 04:18 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Before Tom Brady and the New England Patriots claimed another Super Bowl victory on Sunday night, President Trump released his latest executive order and outlined what he called the “core principles” of financial system regulation, generating a wide array of ... [Read More]
F&I notes: 3 developments from Wise F&I and RoadVantage
Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, 04:14 PM
SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Wise F&I, which offers a full suite of finance and insurance products, announced on Monday that its products are now available to automotive retailers operating on the Reynolds and Reynolds dealership management system (DMS). Dealers can leverage Wise F&I offerings ... [Read More]
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