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Appetite for used commercial vehicles with Kathryn Schifferle of Work Truck Solutions
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, 05:37 PM
Work Truck Solutions founder Kathryn Schifferle appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Schifferle discussed key trends driving demand for used work trucks and vans with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. The ... Listen Here
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
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

Annual BCG report emphasizes digitization as key to banking survival

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Wednesday, Apr. 24, 2019, 03:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With the momentum that has lifted the banking sector’s performance over the first half of the decade slowing in major markets — perhaps even auto financing — Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says banks must leverage digital technology to battle disruption ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Reviewing 25 years of auto-finance technology development

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Monday, Apr. 15, 2019, 03:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As someone with backgrounds in science and mathematics, Market Scan co-founder and president Rusty West has greatly enjoyed the past 25 years as a developer and engineer involved with vehicle retailing and financing. West shared his perspectives with Nick on ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo Preferred Capital joins Auto Intel Council

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Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019, 04:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Auto Intel Council (AIC) welcomed its newest member this week. Joining the collection of leading companies and experts in the auto fintech space is Wells Fargo Preferred Capital. The AIC also includes Digital Recognition Network (DRN), IBM, KAR Auction ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Dealertrack on how dealerships and finance companies handle consumer demands

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Monday, Apr. 8, 2019, 03:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with offering an update on how its uniFI platform has been adopted, Dealertrack’s Cheryl Miller joined Nick for another podcast to discuss how dealerships and finance companies are answering the call to respond to consumer demand for transparency and ... [Read More]

Experian updates success of Ascend Technology Platform 18 months after launch

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Wednesday, Apr. 3, 2019, 03:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian sees the productivity enjoyed by OneMain Financial as an example of what the Experian Ascend Technology Platform can do for auto finance companies and other firms involved in financial services. Experian said that today’s successful businesses rely on the ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Early identification through technology & analytics drives improved customer journey

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Monday, Apr. 1, 2019, 03:29 PM
Jennifer Reid, Equifax
Automotive lenders, dealers and technology companies not only look at the industry different today, but they also look at customers different. Today, they want to find ways for the customer to be even more educated than they were in the ... [Read More]

Auto refinance startup raises $4.7M in seed funding

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Friday, Mar. 29, 2019, 03:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto refinance startup MotoRefi announced $4.7 million in seed funding on Tuesday, with funding led by seed-led venture capital firm Accomplice. QED Investors and Motley Fool Ventures also participated in the funding. MotoRefi is a digital platform designed to connect ... [Read More]

Data Decisions Cloud emerges from Equifax and FICO strategic partnership

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Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2019, 02:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
To increase velocity for deploying predictive models, FICO and Equifax are introducing the Data Decisions Cloud. And a trio of other related solutions from the companies’ collaborative efforts is on track to be released later this year. According to a ... [Read More]

Carvana enters securitization market with $350M offering

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Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2019, 05:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with expanding its reconditioning capabilities, Carvana is also delving deeper within the financing side of its business as an online used-vehicle retailer. On Tuesday, Carvana announced that it priced its first auto loan securitization, successfully adding a new, large ... [Read More]

FIS and Worldpay to merge, creating $12B fintech firm

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Monday, Mar. 25, 2019, 02:32 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
For the second time this quarter, two major participants in the financial services and payments spaces made moves to merge. In January, Fiserv and First Data Corp., announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement. Then ... [Read More]
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