PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:19 PM
Records set in Edmunds Q1 data reinforce thought of ‘cliff’ connected to 84-month contracts
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fruit of Agora-Figure partnership results in auto loans available as tokenized real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:25 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Heritage Auto Leasing expands availability of LoanSwift
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Heritage Auto Leasing announced expanded capabilities and broader availability of LoanSwift, its proprietary deal funding automation platform, now fully configured to support both auto lease and retail loan transactions and available as a standalone solution to all auto ... [Read More]
IntraFi survey: Banks see lower funding costs & improved access to capital
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, 11:53 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While bankers are concerned about competitive pressures intensifying — particularly from credit unions — raising fears about market balance, the latest survey from IntraFi showed executives seeing multiple positive trends across the banking sector. Survey findings from the fintech firm ... [Read More]
CULA forges partnership with PSECU, reiterating value propositions to credit unions & dealers
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12:42 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Expanding its client portfolio among some of the largest institutions in the space, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently announced a partnership with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), one of the largest credit unions in Pennsylvania, to offer ... [Read More]
Blockchain for Good Alliance shares global report, offering current reference point & calls to action
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), a global non-profit initiative founded by Bybit dedicated to leveraging blockchain for societal impact, announced the release of its inaugural flagship impact report. Titled, The State of Blockchain for Good: A View from the Alliance, ... [Read More]
Integrated Financial Technologies hires former BofA, Chase exec as SVP
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Integrated Financial Technologies (IFT) recently hired a seasoned industry executive who has served in multiple roles at banks and other service firms. The provider of outsourced portfolio management and business processing services named Eddy Barwick as senior vice president to ... [Read More]
Lendbuzz finalizes first securitization of 2026 in ABS deal involving $246M
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 11:11 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz, an artificial intelligence-based fintech company that helps consumers obtain better access to credit when purchasing a vehicle, announced this week that it has closed its first ABS transaction of the year. The $246 million securitization was collateralized by a ... [Read More]
Gather & Mosaic Compliance Services partner to broaden dealership compliance & protection
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 12:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Gather, which positions itself as a next-generation identity and insurance verification platform, recently announced a partnership with Mosaic Compliance Services. The companies said in a news release that they will deliver an expanded suite of compliance, verification, and insurance solutions ... [Read More]
5 potential benefits of CU Lending Collective launched by Commonwealth Credit Union & Zest AI
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 12:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps now small credit unions can tap the same technology leveraged by their much larger competitors. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Credit Union (CCU) and Zest AI launched what the organizations see as a first-of-its-kind credit union service organization (CUSO) created specifically ... [Read More]
eLEND survey: Nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities in past 24 months
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 12:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian’s latest survey showed nearly 9 in 10 dealers are concerned about fraud. Another dealer survey by eLEND Solutions revealed how justified that concern is: nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities during past 24 months. Plus, eLEND ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 10:32 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... [Read More]
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