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SPONSORED EPISODE: Bracing for more than ‘portfolio stress’ with John Elias of Allied Solutions
Monday, Jun. 22, 2026, 07:11 PM
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development with Allied Solutions, acknowledged lenders might be experiencing more than just “portfolio stress” since delinquencies, insurance costs, negative equity, and repossessions are all intensifying at the same time. Elias, who was ... Listen Here
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

FinanceBuzz reveals its list of best credit unions in 2025

award winner
Monday, Sep. 8, 2025, 11:45 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, FinanceBuzz, a personal finance website focused on helping consumers build financial confidence, announced its list of the best credit unions in 2025. To compile the list of winners in eight award categories, FinanceBuzz editors and personal finance experts ... [Read More]

22 executives among 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees

Monday, Sep. 8, 2025, 11:44 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Cherokee Media Group’s newest group of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services, represents a notable cross-section of the industry. There are executives from banks, captives, dealer groups, lenders and service providers who possess deep experience. The ... [Read More]

Alfa rolls out Data Guardian to boost data security in the cloud

Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2025, 01:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa, a SaaS solution for equipment and auto finance, on Tuesday released Data Guardian, an advanced feature of Alfa Cloud. That’s the platform that delivers Alfa Systems as a service on the AWS public cloud. By combining dedicated isolated networking ... [Read More]

McMillen moves from advisor role into being chief revenue officer for OttoMoto

AutoCanada Announces Board Appointments
Wednesday, Sep. 3, 2025, 01:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In July, OttoMoto announced the appointment of Heidi McMillen as a strategic advisor on its board of directors. Then on Labor Day, McMillen became the chief revenue officer for the embedded lending platform designed to boost how lenders and dealers ... [Read More]

Botdoc consumer survey pinpoints notable concerns about data security

data privacy
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, 11:12 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Botdoc says consumers want to have enjoyable car-buying experiences, but they also want it to be safe when it comes to their personal information. That’s one of the primary findings from a recent online survey orchestrated by the secure digital ... [Read More]

CULA survey: Credit unions’ view of auto finance improves from 9 months ago

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, 11:12 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A lot can change in nine months. Just ask parents. Similarly, a new survey from Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) showed that credit unions are generally more optimistic about their auto finance portfolios than they were nine months ago. ... [Read More]

StoneEagle: EV leases surge as front-end profits collapse in July

Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Leasing of electric vehicles either got a big recharge or lost a lot of juice in July. It all depends on how you want to consider the data StoneEagle shared on Monday. The F&I solutions provider reported July’s lease market ... [Read More]

Lease End leverages multiple AI-powered agents to accelerate transactions and scale sales

Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, 11:53 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Artificial intelligence has also entered the end-of-lease portion of automotive. Lease End, a fintech company involved in the lease-buyout process, on Thursday launched AI Constellation, a proprietary suite of in-house AI agents built to solve operational gaps and serve more ... [Read More]

Assurant boosts F&I partnership with Holman to support stores acquired from Leith

LCT teams with AKUVO to streamline loan refunds
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 12:24 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, Assurant announced an expansion of its partnership with Holman, which operates 59 dealerships across nine states. Following Holman’s acquisition of Leith Automotive Group last year, Assurant now will support 30 newly added dealership locations with F&I products, dealership ... [Read More]

DigniFi picks Hill to be chief credit risk officer

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 12:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DigniFi, a fintech company specializing in access to automobile repair financing, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Andrew Hill as chief credit risk officer. Hill brings over 15 years of consumer lending and artificial intelligence-driven underwriting expertise, having previously led ... [Read More]

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