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Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Talking about the car business in the US & Canada with Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership
Monday, Apr. 13, 2026, 03:50 PM
As Cherokee Media Group was getting ready to host the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami, Peter Smith of the Lion Partnership spent some time with Nick Zulovich for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Smith recapped some of ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions reviews Q1, pinpoints signals of loan health
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026, 07:55 PM
John Elias and Peter Krall of Allied Solutions returned for another special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias and Krall recapped some of the most notable developments in auto finance from the first quarter of 2026. The Allied ... Listen Here

Volta names news chief revenue officer

Brandt Hastings for web
Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, 05:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volta, one of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees, welcomed a new chief revenue officer to its executive leadership team on Monday. Joining the company focused on commerce-centric electric vehicle charging networks is Brandt Hastings, who brings nearly two decades of ... [Read More]

Carsfast taps former Hertz regional manager as GM

Kenny McDonald for web
Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, 05:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Back in October, tech startup Carsfast formed its advisory board that includes Women in Auto Finance honoree Marguerite Watanabe, who is the president of Connections Insights, as well as Hudson Cook partner Michael Benoit. On Monday, the dealership driven by ... [Read More]

New CEOs at DriveTime and Bridgecrest effective at year-end

executive boardroom
Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, 05:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of this year’s Women in Auto Finance honorees is about to become a chief executive officer. Last week, DriveTime Automotive Group and Bridgecrest Acceptance Corp. announced a succession plan that involves honoree Mary Leigh Phillips, current chief financial officer ... [Read More]

Swapalease looks to collaborate with dealers, OEMs & contract holders through new program

car leasing
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, 04:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
If 2020 has proven anything, it’s that drastic changes can arrive that no one anticipated. With that thought in mind, Swapalease.com wants to bring automakers and dealerships together with vehicle-lease holders who want out of their contract or to switch ... [Read More]

CULA posts record month for vehicle leasing at credit unions

cula for web
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, 04:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently recorded its best month ever, generating the highest single month of originations in its more than 30-year history. The company that processes indirect vehicle leasing for credit unions booked more than $150 million ... [Read More]

Lightico offers contract buyout as part of eSign solution promotion

Lightico campaign for web
Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, 04:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Earlier this month, Capital One and Oxx were among the investors to inject $13 million in funding into Lightico. Now the provider of the platform built so customers can interact digitally with auto-finance companies and other financial services firms is ... [Read More]

S&P Global and IHS Markit announce merger

merger image for web
Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, 04:15 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
S&P Global and IHS Markit highlighted nine reasons why the definitive merger agreement they announced on Monday is going to be beneficial for stockholders and the clients that use their automotive and finance data. According to a news release, S&P ... [Read More]

J.D. Power: Digital financing ending ‘old way of doing things’

mobile car shopping
Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, 04:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
When it comes to digital financing through dealerships and finance companies, the genie is out of the bottle. The toothpaste is out of the tube. Pick whatever analogy you want to use, as J.D. Power put it: customers “won’t go ... [Read More]

CU Direct and DealerSocket complete new integration

CU Direct Dealersocket for web
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, 04:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CU Direct recently integrated with DealerSocket’s CRM in an effort to boost performance for both credit unions and dealerships. As a result of the collaboration, CU Direct has expanded its CUDL auto financing platform’s DMS/CRM integration solution to include DealerSocket. ... [Read More]

FIS chosen as exclusive payment processing provider for Reynolds

FIS Reynolds for web
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, 04:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FIS and Reynolds and Reynolds now are working together through a multi-year agreement the companies recently finalized to help dealerships with accounting chores and more. According to a news release, FIS has been selected as the exclusive payments provider for ... [Read More]

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