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Repo Roundtable gives agents opportunity to educate lenders
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 05:44 PM
In another session during Used Car Week 2025 that filled a room to near capacity, the Repo Roundtable is now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Led by Lauren Kimbrell of Advanced Collateral Recovery, five other repossession ... Listen Here
4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here

Experian: New data sources create new opportunities for dealers and car shoppers

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Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2019, 09:23 PM
Paul DeSaulniers, Experian
Every car shopper’s path to purchase is different; though there are some decisions that are universal. Car buyers need to make decisions on make and model, technology, new or used, loan or lease, and the list goes on. And oftentimes, ... [Read More]

truPayments partners with Kemba Credit Union

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Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 05:14 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit union members in one of Ohio’s largest cities now can take advantage of what truPayments is geared to deliver. The financial technology company announced on Tuesday that it has teamed up with Kemba Credit Union to offer its members ... [Read More]

$500M facility to help Fair ‘sharply scale’ Uber partnership

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Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 02:45 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It has been a busy September for Fair. Less than a week after announcing it was buying Ford Motor Credit’s Canvas vehicle subscription service, Fair said Tuesday it has secured a $500 million revolving credit facility to help “sharply scale” ... [Read More]

Report: Outside fintech growth could cost banks $280B in payment revenue

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Monday, Sep. 16, 2019, 03:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As fintech developments germinate from outside firms, a new report from Accenture showed how much these new solutions could impact banks. Accenture said as much as 15% of banks’ global payments revenue, or $280 billion, is likely to be displaced ... [Read More]

Honcker rebrands as Rodo with eyes on more leasing growth

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Monday, Sep. 16, 2019, 03:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the honorees among this year’s Emerging 8 appearing at this summer's Automotive Intelligence Summit now is operating under a new brand name. On-demand auto leasing startup Rodo, previously known as Honcker, recently exited beta with a major update ... [Read More]

3 investors push $19M into data science platform aimed at functioning like search engines

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Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:42 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Explorium is taking advantage of the investment community seeing “data as the new oil” in an effort to sharpen a tool that can scan data sets and function like a web search engine. On Wednesday, the data science platform fueled ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Examining developing players and bright future of auto fintech

Marguerite Watanabe at AIS
Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2019, 03:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In a few special editions of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, we’re sharing some of the panel discussions and keynote presentations from the recent Automotive Intelligence Summit in Raleigh, N.C. Next up is a pair of presentations from Marguerite Watanabe, president ... [Read More]

Mezu appoints Trujillo as chief compliance and risk officer

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Monday, Sep. 9, 2019, 03:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Mezu, a mobile payments app that can enable users to pay and get paid by anyone anywhere for anything without sharing any personal information, recently announced that it has promoted Luis Trujillo to the role of chief compliance and risk ... [Read More]

FICO sharpens vehicle-monitoring technology to predict future collisions

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Monday, Sep. 9, 2019, 03:15 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FICO is showing that its technology and analytics repertoire includes more than just the score that’s often so valuable in auto-finance underwriting. FICO, in partnership with risk management firm eDriving, recently launched the latest version of the FICO Safe Driving ... [Read More]

How blockchain is computing residual values in China

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Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2019, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Using blockchain to compute residual values appears to be unfolding in China with a high-line brand that often heavily depends on the metric. According to a recent news release, PlatON has developed a bespoke blockchain-based vehicle residual value management platform for the ... [Read More]
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