PODCAST: Talking titles with Dave Spencer of Vitu
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 11:38 AM
Informed.IQ secures $63M in funding from Invictus Growth Partners with eyes on expansion in auto & other markets
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:21 PM
CHAMP Titles lands $55M in largest funding round to date
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:22 PM
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Robert Guerrero of ClaimBuyout on inventory opportunities for dealers via repairable vehicles
Robert Guerrero spent nearly 14 years as an executive with Insurance Auto Auctions, so he understands the complexities of damaged vehicles, distraught owners, auto insurers and repair shops. Now as the president and co-founder of ClaimBuyout, Guerrero explained how damaged ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, 07:19 PM
Digital Motors waiving fees to turn dealer websites into online stores
Monday, Apr. 13, 2020, 02:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled in part by the financial resources the fintech firm landed back in February, Digital Motors is now offering waived fees for its product that can turn any dealership website into an online store, empowering salespeople to sell remotely, while ... [Read More]
Crisis doesn’t slow SoFi in bid to acquire Galileo Financial Technologies
Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020, 03:08 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The coronavirus pandemic might be paralyzing many segments of the economy, but a fintech industry acquisition still surfaced this week worth more than $1 billion. On Tuesday, online personal finance company SoFi announced it has signed a definitive agreement to ... [Read More]
Santander Consumer USA, Vroom form multi-year strategic financing relationship
Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2020, 03:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
About a week after reinforcing its floor-plan capabilities, Vroom also bolstered its ability to originate financing for its online retailing operation. On Wednesday, Vroom announced a multi-year strategic preferred financing relationship with Santander Consumer USA. The company highlighted the partnership ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Swapalease.com exec retains ‘glass half-full’ view during COVID-19
Monday, Apr. 6, 2020, 01:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Scot Hall, executive vice president of Swapalease.com and Wantalease.com, acknowledged he’s always been a “glass half-full” person. And the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t changed his mindset. Hall joined senior editor Nick Zulovich for another episode of the podcast to discuss how ... [Read More]
Carvana celebrates $600M from investors, schedules online shareholder meeting
Friday, Apr. 3, 2020, 04:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with announcing its annual meeting of stockholders will be held in a virtual format only, Carvana this week welcomed the influx of funding it gathered from investors. Through its previously announced initiative, Carvana said it has raised $600 million ... [Read More]
Lightico survey gauges how customers stand with their auto-finance commitments and preferences
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2020, 02:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico conducted a customer survey this past weekend and found an overwhelming majority of its auto-finance users — 90.1%, to be exact — currently prefer digital or remote interaction with their provider stemming from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, Lightico also ... [Read More]
Carvana looks to generate $600M in latest stock offering
Monday, Mar. 30, 2020, 05:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Just about a week after landing a funding commitment of up to $2.0 billion from Ally Financial, Carvana is turning back to the investment community to generate more financial resources. On Monday morning, Carvana announced the pricing of a registered ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Equifax’s Jennifer Reid on improvements in digital retailing and financing
Monday, Mar. 30, 2020, 02:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, smoothing the digital retailing and financing processes was a priority for Jennifer Reid at Equifax. For this podcast episode recorded during the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association back in February, ... [Read More]
TransUnion examines how COVID-19 is changing consumer shopping patterns
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020, 01:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The coronavirus pandemic has forced more consumers to shop online and dealers and fintech firms to polish their digital retailing endeavors. And fraudsters are sharpening their deceptive tools, too. On Tuesday, TransUnion released new research that quantifies the spike in ... [Read More]
Fiserv acquires Bypass Mobile to reinforce omni-commerce capabilities
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2020, 01:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fiserv bolstered its technology toolbox through an acquisition last week. The global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions announced the acquisition of Bypass Mobile, an independent software vendor (ISV) and innovator in enterprise point-of-sale systems. Officials explained the ... [Read More]
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