PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:19 PM
Records set in Edmunds Q1 data reinforce thought of ‘cliff’ connected to 84-month contracts
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fruit of Agora-Figure partnership results in auto loans available as tokenized real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:25 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Knightly joins TruDecision as chief revenue officer
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, 04:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TruDecision opened 2021 with a reinforced executive team. The Emerging 8 honoree and fintech company providing sophisticated analytic solutions to finance companies welcomed seasoned auto-finance executive David Knightly as chief revenue officer. TruDecision highlighted that it has experienced significant growth ... [Read More]
CVR partners with ATC to smooth out-of-state titling
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 05:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The pandemic might have intensified a challenge that dealers could encounter more often if they retail a vehicle to a customer who resides somewhere else other than the state where the store operates. Computerized Vehicle Registration (CVR) — a joint ... [Read More]
Former Equifax exec now serves as DealerSocket’s COO
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Just before 2020 closed, DealerSocket announced the appointment of Byron McDuffee as chief operating officer, although the company said he officially joined DealerSocket from Equifax in November. The software provider said the 22-year automotive industry veteran will oversee DealerSocket’s operations, ... [Read More]
DRAIVER elevates Monteiro to be COO
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:58 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DRAIVER made a major executive move on the first business day of 2021. The software provider in the vehicle transportation industry announced on Tuesday that veteran technology executive Anthony Monteiro will transition from president of automotive retail to becoming the ... [Read More]
J.D. Power study highlights communication struggles of dealers & finance companies
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the scenes in the 1967 film “Cool Hand Luke” includes a famous line that’s likely been turned into an array of social media content nowadays. It’s when Paul Newman is told, “What we’ve got here is a failure to ... [Read More]
Former JP Morgan Chase exec joins Lightico
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 09:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico reinforced its executive team this week to help continue growth by the provider of the platform built so customers can interact digitally with auto-finance companies and other financial services firms. Lightico welcomed Rich Corriss as its new director of ... [Read More]
Black Book integrates API values & inventory pricing into Carsfast
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, 09:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Not long after naming Kenny McDonald as its general manager, Carsfast — a startup dealership driven by artificial intelligence — formed a relationship with Black Book. Black Book recently announced the integration of its used API values and inventory pricing ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Guide to tracking today’s virtual auto lending trends into 2021
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 05:01 PM
Andy Mayers, Dealertrack
For many of us, it feels like 2021 cannot get here soon enough. While we all are ready for a fresh slate, a robust end-of-year auto lending strategy to close out 2020 on a high note and enter 2021 on ... [Read More]
Huntington, TCF set to merge
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 04:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The banking sector generated another major announcement on Monday as the parent companies of Huntington National Bank and TCF National Bank said they plan to merge. The banks said they will combine an all-stock merger with a total market value ... [Read More]
CIG Financial to leverage TruDecision solution to boost approvals
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, 04:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the first Emerging 8 honorees continues to be on an upward trajectory more than a year after receiving the accolade during the Automotive Intelligence Summit. On Monday, TruDecision announced that its advanced analytic platform will be deployed by ... [Read More]
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