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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

With dealers at center, Capital One survey reinforces value of in-person actions with digital tools

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Capital One discovered that perhaps not everything about the financing and retailing of vehicles changed because of the pandemic. While buyers are increasingly using digital tools to shop for a vehicle, Capital One compiled data that shows U.S. consumers say ... [Read More]

5 federal regulators taking greater interest in artificial intelligence

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Artificial intelligence is certainly on the collective radar of the largest federal regulators. Five federal financial regulatory agencies announced this week that they are gathering insight on financial institutions’ use of AI.. According to a news release, the agencies seek ... [Read More]

inSearchX partners with Strategic Vision to enhance AskOtto

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Emerging 8 honoree inSearchX is continuing to gain momentum for its tool that looks to connect consumers with the exact vehicle they want. This week, the startup and advisory services firm Strategic Vision announced they have partnered to deliver vehicle-matching ... [Read More]

Lightico and TruDecision partner to foster more streamlining of auto finance

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two previous Emerging 8 honorees now are working together. Last week, Lightico, a leader of next-generation digital customer interactions, announced a partnership with TruDecision, a provider of sophisticated finance company tools through an analytic platform as a service. The companies ... [Read More]

TransUnion examines fraud trends one year into pandemic

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
If your shop wasn’t already the target, it might be now based on TransUnion’s latest quarterly analysis of global online fraud trends found that since the COVID-19 pandemic began. TransUnion said fraudsters are increasing their rate of digital schemes against ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How badly is auto finance now infected with fraud?

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to diagnose how badly auto financing is infected with fraud. McKenna also shared an update on how the firm’s auto-finance consortium is working toward ... [Read More]

AFSA installs SCUSA’s Broderick to lead vehicle finance division

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the previous Women in Auto Finance honorees highlighted in Auto Fin Journal now also holds a leading position for the American Financial Services Association (AFSA). This week, AFSA announced the installation of Sandra Broderick, who is head of ... [Read More]

PODCAST: GM Financial’s Kyle Birch on navigating through the pandemic & more

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
The last in-person interview before the pandemic conducted by Kyle Birch, who is president of North America operations at GM Financial, was for the Auto Remarketing Podcast at last year’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association. ... [Read More]

Upstart set to acquire Prodigy to reinforce auto platform

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
In June, Upstart Holdings broadened its offering by entering into the auto-financing market. Last week, the platform fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) revealed an upcoming acquisition to strengthen its position in the auto sphere. Upstart announced it has entered into ... [Read More]

MotoRefi hires 3 new senior execs, signs lease for new headquarters

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
MotoRefi announced a series of moves on Wednesday, including a new expanded headquarters as well as the addition of three senior executives to its management team. The auto fintech startup that was an Emerging 8 honoree last year and secured ... [Read More]

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