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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

5 associations urge CFPB to abandon latest request for data about repossessions & more

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024, 02:41 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Five industry associations recently sent a 14-page letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), pushing back against the regulator’s request for more information regarding collections and vehicle repossessions by auto finance companies. Part of what troubles these associations is ... [Read More]

AutoPayPlus rolls out F&I reporting tool powered by VisionAST at no additional cost to dealers

AutoPayPlus offers free F&I reporting tool by VisionAST

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024, 12:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

AutoPayPlus recently expanded its enterprise solution for F&I managers with the launch of AutoPayPlus Reporting, powered by VisionAST. The tool can provide real-time reporting and analytics, empowering decisionmakers with precise data integration into their DMS. AutoPayPlus said the move reinforced ... [Read More]

Smoke sees subprime delinquency & defaults rising

Smoke sees subprime delinquency & defaults rising

Wednesday, Apr. 17, 2024, 12:05 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

According to data Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke shared on Tuesday, subprime auto finance portfolios might not be doing so well. Smoke reported that the subprime severe delinquency rate for March was 50 basis points higher year-over-year, as 7.25% ... [Read More]

CFPB spots more issues with auto finance companies & credit reporting

CFPB seeking more data about repossessions & contract modifications

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2024, 10:46 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Auto financing was mentioned often by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the regulator published its latest edition of Supervisory Highlights last week. The CFPB shared key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting ... [Read More]

Open Lending: Near- and non-prime consumers at risk of being priced out

Study: Car loans too pricey for lower credit scores

Monday, Apr. 15, 2024, 11:02 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Cox Automotive reported that credit access improved in March, even within the subprime space. However, Open Lending Corp. still has notable concerns about the sector stemming from findings contained in a new Near- and Non-Prime Consumer Update. The risk analytics ... [Read More]

Cox Automotive: Credit availability improved again in March

Cox Automotive: Credit availability improved again in March

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 03:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

A spring thaw happened in many locations during March, including the auto-finance market. Cox Automotive reported on Wednesday that access to auto credit improved last month. The Dealertrack Credit Availability Index increased to 94.0 in March, improving for the second ... [Read More]

5 questions about bankruptcies & repossessions with Weltman, Weinberg & Reis

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 12:38 PM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis shareholders Milos Gvozdenovic and Scott Fink recently answered five top questions associated with bankruptcies and vehicle repossessions, which can become even more complex when those circumstances intersect. “When it comes to auto loans and financing, a ... [Read More]

Lender Compliance Technologies partners with AKUVO to boost refund efficiency

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 11:06 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Lender Compliance Technologies (LCT) and AKUVO both specialize in mitigating risk for finance companies and other clients. And now they’re working together. The provider of compliance solutions for managing F&I product refunds announced a new partnership this week with the ... [Read More]

Agora Data reinforces team again by adding Chernek

Agora Data reinforces team again by adding Chernek

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, 11:03 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

The past 45 days have been quite active for Agora Data, a fintech company specializing in delivering technology, capital and guidance with predictable contract performance and analytics tailored for the subprime automotive sector. During that span, the company gained $400 ... [Read More]

Fed chair explains steps to maintain public’s trust

Fed chair explains steps to maintain public’s trust

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024, 10:45 AM

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell again reiterated how policymakers arrive at their decisions involving interest rates when he appeared at the Stanford Business, Government and Society Forum at Stanford University last week. But Powell also delved into other topics such ... [Read More]

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