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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

Fair launches pilot to lease Acura and Honda CPO vehicles

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Because of its robust new-model leasing activities, Honda and Acura usually have a deep well of vehicles that can become certified. And with a new pilot program orchestrated by Fair, those CPO units now can be leased again. On Wednesday, ... [Read More]

Newest financing pushes Tekion valuation above $1 billion

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled by its Series C financing round of $150 million, Tekion recently announced its valuation now stands at more than $1 billion. And with an array of automakers and major dealership groups in the mix, the cloud technology company and ... [Read More]

BMW Group Financial Services taps Yellowbrick to enhance analytics

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
BMW Group Financial Services made a move this week to shore up its technological capabilities to serve its automobile and motorcycle retailers. Hybrid cloud data warehouse company Yellowbrick Data announced it has been selected by BMW Group Financial Services to ... [Read More]

Constant claims 2020 AI TechAward for loss mitigation tool

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Constant has a reason to cheer this week. The fintech and automated loss mitigation provider received a 2020 AI TechAward, which celebrates technical innovation, adoption and reception in the artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science industries as well as ... [Read More]

Inovatec rebrands lending technology platform

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Inovatec Systems Corp. rebranded one of the key segments of its cloud-based software solutions for financial institutions. Inovatec announced its Compass Lending Platform has been rebranded under the JAVELIN name. Under the JAVELIN moniker, the products now include: ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Winning insights for electric-vehicle financing

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Rohan de Souza and Amaresh Tripathy, Genpact
Formula E has lessons for auto-finance companies as they transform. In Formula E, the world’s first fully electric, international racing championship, data is helping drivers win races. For our partner, Envision Virgin Racing, a founding Formula E team, it’s crucial ... [Read More]

OCC hands USAA $85M penalty involving compliance risk management

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Earlier this week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency assessed a $85 million civil money penalty against USAA Federal Savings Bank. According to a news release, the OCC took this action based on the bank’s failure to implement ... [Read More]

BBVA USA rolls out secured term loan discounts on fuel-efficient commercial vehicles

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Companies that build commercial fleets with the most efficient vehicles available and financed by BBVA USA now can save in another way. The Sunbelt-based financial institution on Thursday unveiled its second product geared toward environmental sustainability, announcing a rate discount ... [Read More]

Ally honors Johnson with special ‘signature’ paint scheme

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ally Financial certainly is familiar with getting signatures for retail installment contracts. The company used its knowledge of that process to honor one of the best race car drivers ever. As seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson concludes his final full-time ... [Read More]

5 industry leaders join advisory board of startup Carsfast

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tech startup Carsfast is positioning itself as a contactless and digital service to help consumers buy and finance their next vehicle. To provide strategic guidance and a progressive growth strategy, Carsfast on Tuesday announced the formation of its advisory board; ... [Read More]

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