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1 day ago | autofinance.live | Truth Headlam |Aidan Bush |James Van Bramer |Amanda Harris

Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Scot Seagrave , chief executive of subprime auto lender , will join a discussion on subprime lending and alternative data during Auto Finance Summit East 2025, taking place May 12-14 at the JW Marriott in Nashville, Tenn. View the full event agenda here. Seagrave joined the company in November 2023 after more than two decades in similar roles in the auto finance industry.

1 week ago | autofinance.live | Aidan Bush |James Van Bramer |Amanda Harris

Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Sean Murphy , president and chief executive of Western American Loan , will join a discussion on empowering lender and dealer collaboration during Auto Finance Summit East 2025 , taking place May 12-14 at the JW Marriott in Nashville, Tenn. Murphy, who joined Western American Loan in February, previously spent 31 years at Chandler, Ariz.-based manufacturer Earnhardt Auto Centers .

4 weeks ago | autofinance.live | Aidan Bush |James Van Bramer |Amanda Harris

Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Allison Qin , head of auto refinance at Capital One , will join a panel on empowering lender and dealer collaboration during Auto Finance Summit East 2025, taking place May 12-14 in Nashville, Tenn. Qin, who has been with Capital One for more than 16 years, has served as managing vice president and head of auto refinance since December 2022.

1 month ago | autofinance.live | James Van Bramer |Amanda Harris

Auto Finance News is pleased to welcome Chris Kleczynski of PenFed Credit Union to a panel on seizing the auto refinance opportunity during Auto Finance Summit East 2025, taking place May 12-14 in Nashville. Kleczynski has been with PenFed for over four and a half years and, as of January, serves as vice president and head of auto lending product strategy, according to his profile.

1 month ago | autofinance.live | Amanda Harris |James Van Bramer

Auto Finance News is pleased to welcome Consumer Portfolio Services ' Robert DeJarnette to a panel on tapping into growth with machine learning and alternative data during Auto Finance Summit East 2025, taking place May 12-14 in Nashville. As vice president of risk management at Consumer Portfolio Services (CPS), DeJarnette helps create and implement risk strategies with market growth, profitability and credit risk in mind, according to his profile.