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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

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

AutoCanada Announces Board Appointments
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
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

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

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

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
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

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]

Volvo captive’s independent insurance agency initially launches in 18 states

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volvo Car Financial Services U.S. is now in the business of more than just booking retail installment sales contracts and vehicle leases. On Wednesday, the captive announced the launch of Volvo Car Insurance Services, the company’s first-ever independent insurance agency ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters on combating fraud

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters made her first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Peters recapped highlights of Experian’s 2025 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report and why service providers remain focused on curbing fraud that continues to ... [Read More]

Algebrik AI gains another collaboration via relationship with Open Lending

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Algebrik AI continued to forge relationships with fellow technology firms involved with auto financing, as this week the company announced a relationship with Open Lending Corp. The newest collaboration aims to strengthen auto loan decisioning capabilities within Algebrik’s cloud-native, AI-powered ... [Read More]

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