Business Intelligence for Automotive and Auto FinTech Executives

Auto Remarketing AR Canada Subprime News BHPH Report Auto Fin Journal
EMAIL SIGNUP CMG PREMIUM LOGIN
X
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
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here

Auto refinance startup raises $4.7M in seed funding

MotoRefi Company-wide photo
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

cloud computing
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

auto financing
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

executive boardroom
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]

Market Scan sees 2 financing trends emerge from NADA interactions

nada-pavilion for ART
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2019, 02:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Market Scan co-founder and president Rusty West took some time to process the intense activity surrounding NADA Show 2019 this past January in San Francisco. Surrounding the annual event, the automotive financing and leasing software and data provider finalized a ... [Read More]

FICO auto-finance survey reinforces consumer demand for convenience

survey
Monday, Mar. 18, 2019, 03:25 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Ken Kertz summed up FICO’s 2019 U.S. Consumer Survey of Vehicle Finance Perceptions with a point relevant whether a finance company only has a footprint in a couple of states or builds its portfolio from originations nationwide. “The takeaway for ... [Read More]

4 reasons for Moody’s bearish global auto outlook

news update 2
Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2019, 01:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Looking at the automotive industry from a global perspective, Moody’s Investors Service didn’t paint the most upbeat scene this week, especially for the U.S. market and vehicle financing. Analysts said in a new report released this week that the outlook ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Alex Maritczak of Ernst & Young

ar-podcast-_website_4_2_7_0_1_0_0_0_4_2_1_2_1
Monday, Mar. 11, 2019, 01:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alex Maritczak recently returned to North Carolina and joined Nick for a conversation about how auto finance companies and technology developers are collaborating on new solutions. The global auto finance leader at Ernst & Young who also led panel discussions ... [Read More]

Weighing benefits versus risks of blockchain within ABS market

auto financing
Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019, 04:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
S&P Global Ratings has questions you might have, too. What is blockchain? And why does it elicit feelings of excitement and confusion simultaneously within the structured finance market? Analysts looked to answers those questions and more and arrived at more ... [Read More]

truPayments becomes part of CDK Global Partner Program

online auto financing
Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019, 03:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In an effort to bring together vehicle shoppers, dealerships and finance companies, truPayments announced that it has become a participant in the CDK Global Partner Program. As a member of one of the largest third-party partner programs in the industry, ... [Read More]
X