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Agora Data’s Matt Burke on becoming NAF Association president
Friday, Jun. 19, 2026, 01:00 AM
Agora Data’s Steve Burke was one of the founders of the National Automotive Finance Association 30 years ago. Now in 2026, Steve Burke’s son, Matt, not only is a top executive at Agora Data, but he is also now president ... Listen Here
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski discusses ongoing stretching of terms
Friday, Jun. 12, 2026, 09:35 AM
The latest appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast by Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights and Automotive Intelligence Award recipient, focused on auto-loan terms, which oftentimes are at least 72 months nowadays. Zabritski also compared a data point ... Listen Here
Forming the Transport Queens with Amber Gosney of SYCN Auto Logistics
Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2026, 01:30 PM
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New Dealertrack platform designed to streamline buying and financing

dealertrack unifi for AFJ
Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, 04:53 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Technologically forward consumers often order their coffee ahead of time and pick it up at the counter, spending less time in the shop than it took you to read this sentence. Well, Dealertrack wants to help dealerships and finance companies ... [Read More]

Carvana’s latest moves involve Ally for funds and Disney for laughs

carvana
Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, 02:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two developments surfaced on Friday involving Carvana; one involving a serious amount of financing capacity and the other much more light-hearted as an effort to drum up interest in the online used-vehicle retailer. First the funds as Ally Financial announced ... [Read More]

Darwin launches pilot of Amazon-like F&I platform

online auto financing
Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, 03:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Platforms like Amazon give consumers the pathway to purchase everything from mechanical pencils to a drone in the middle of the afternoon or night with just a few swipes on a smart device. Now Darwin Automotive is putting F&I software ... [Read More]

Former CDK Global exec to lead Equifax auto segment

new hire 2
Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, 02:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax has a new leader for its automotive endeavors. On Monday, Equifax named Byron McDuffee as automotive general manager to be responsible for leading the company’s automotive business, focusing on expanding enterprise solutions sales opportunities within the automotive market, as ... [Read More]

AFSA reveals new board and executive staff succession plan

Chris Stinebert at UCW
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, 03:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Significant changes are in motion within the American Financial Services Association (AFSA). On Wednesday, AFSA announced that its board of directors has elected a new chairman, chair-elect and vice chairman-treasurer for the next 12 months. Additionally, the board approved a ... [Read More]

Experian, FICO and Finicity to pilot UltraFICO credit score

subprime credit report
Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, 02:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A trio of companies are joining forces to revamp the credit score. Experian, FICO and Finicity announced a new credit score this week during the Money 20/20 USA conference. The new score, called UltraFICO Score, leverages account aggregation technology and ... [Read More]

Dealertrack broadens contracting solution availability for Hyundai and Kia dealers

Hyundai pic for dealertrack
Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, 03:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealertrack now has a closer relationship with two captive finance companies. On Monday, Dealertrack announced the expansion of its partnership with Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance making Dealertrack Contracting available in 39 states, including Texas, California, New York, ... [Read More]

TruDecision welcomes Kennedy as chief operating officer

new hire
Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, 02:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Another client-service provider relationship has evolved into one of executive teammates. TruDecision, a fintech company providing sophisticated applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other quantitative tools to dealers and finance companies, has named Joel Kennedy its chief operating officer. ... [Read More]

truPayments unveils tru Shop-by-Payment

shop-online
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, 03:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Since oftentimes potential buyers are cruising website and making considerations based on their monthly budget, truPayments recently introduced tru Shop-by-Payment and the ShopByPayment.com website. Company officials explained that tru Shop-by-Payment is a Software-as-a-Service product for dealers and finance companies aimed ... [Read More]

TruDecision adds former GM Financial executive to advisory board

board-room
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, 02:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TruDecision’s advisory board already includes a leading blockchain researcher. And now the fintech company looking to provide sophisticated applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other quantitative tools for dealers and finance companies now has former high-level executive from GM ... [Read More]

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