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More insight into fraud at dealerships with Experian’s Jim Maguire
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
Experian senior director for automotive Jim Maguire made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to recap findings from the company’s latest dealer survey that examined the impact of fraud at dealerships. Maguire then touched on the balance dealers and ... Listen Here
Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here

Affordability & online tools top 8 key findings in latest TrueCar shopper survey

online car shopping
Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, 03:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With a dealership offering tools for online payments, trade-in and financing still being greatly wanted by consumers, TrueCar’s latest shopper study also growing concern about individuals being able to afford their purchase. On Monday, TrueCar released the fifth wave of ... [Read More]

Equifax names new head of corporate development

Sunil Bindal Equifax for web
Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, 03:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With an eye on growth in the cloud and beyond, Equifax on Friday named Sunil Bindal as senior vice president of corporate development, effective immediately. In this critical role, the company said Bindal will report to Equifax chief executive officer ... [Read More]

Point Predictive lands Series B growth financing, modifies executive team

Point Predictive for web
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, 03:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive recently bolstered both its human and financial resources. The San Diego-based company, which  provides machine learning solutions to the financing industry to curb fraud and streamline operations, announced that it has completed its Series B growth financing. Napier ... [Read More]

Vroom gets extension of floorplan commitment from Ally

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Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, 03:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Within a week of expanding its financial commitment to Carvana, Ally Financial made a move with another company in the digital-retailing space: Vroom. On Tuesday, the ecommerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles announced an extension of its $450 ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Drive to digital forces more focus on synthetic identity fraud solutions

Fraud prevention
Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, 03:16 PM
Byron McDuffee, Equifax
Synthetic identity fraud is an issue that has grown in complexity over the years and continues to be problematic with auto dealers and lenders alike. Because of its complex nature, The Federal Reserve reported recently that experts suggest a “comprehensive ... [Read More]

4 updated components of Alfa Systems 5.6

alfa systems for web
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, 03:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa recently released an update for its software platform for asset finance, Alfa Systems. Refined during 18 months of development, the company highlighted that Alfa Systems 5.6 brings together of important new features, including a comprehensive redesign of the user ... [Read More]

IAA reinforces Dealertrack Payoff Quote feature

IAA Dealertrack loan payoff
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, 03:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
IAA is boosting its technology to improve the payoff process. On Thursday, IAA announced the enhancement of its Loan Payoff product with Dealertrack Payoff Quote. The company highlighted the new feature provides immediate payoff amounts from top finance companies across ... [Read More]

Truist forms venture capital division for fintech investment

Truist for web
Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2020, 03:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Truist Financial Corp. recently unveiled a corporate venture capital division created by integrating investments in technology companies from the heritage SunTrust brand with BB&T Ventures. The bank highlighted this firm — Truist Ventures — is focusing on strategic partnerships and investments ... [Read More]

Ally increases financial commitment to Carvana

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Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2020, 03:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Carvana is aiming to retail 2 million used vehicles. And with more committed resources from Ally Financial arriving on Tuesday, the online retailer is confident of reaching that goal. Carvana announced a $1.0 billion increase to its current loan sale ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Why dealer-lender partnerships are key to going all in on digital

best practices
Sunday, Sep. 27, 2020, 08:12 PM
Andy Mayers, Dealertrack
Over the past few months, dealers and lenders have been focused on ensuring that their operations are running efficiently and with as little disruption as possible. This has lit a fire under the entire auto retail industry to go digital ... [Read More]

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