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Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here
Zapmoto Co-Founder & CEO Clint Curtis
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 07:52 PM
We throw the keys to the valet on this episode. Clint Curtis is the co-founder and CEO of Zapmoto, which provides valet pickup and delivery of vehicles for servicing at car dealerships. He joins the Auto Remarketing Podcast for a ... Listen Here

Carputty lands another $80M in growth funding

Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2024, 12:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In December 2022, Carputty announced the closing of a $12.3 million Series A funding round that at the time brought its total funding amount to $21.96 million. On Wednesday, the fintech company that wants to modernize both auto financing and ... [Read More]

Zest AI aligns with Origence & Point Predictive to help credit unions & finance companies

Monday, Mar. 4, 2024, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Zest AI is working closely with Origence and Point Predictive as all three are leveraging artificial intelligence for the betterment of credit unions and other providers of auto financing. Last week, Point Predictive announced the integration of its BorrowerCheck for ... [Read More]

‘Tempered excitement’ about auto refinancing this year

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Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, 11:27 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Since its founding in 2006, iLending said it has facilitated $3.6 billion in refinanced auto financing. But the past 18 months have been challenging for iLending and other institutions that might offer refinancing. However, based on the expectation that the ... [Read More]

Familiar strategies included in Harley-Davidson Flex Financing

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, 11:26 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A move by a captive in the powersports sector appears similar to what many finance companies might already do with cars and trucks. On Tuesday, Harley-Davidson Financial Services launched a program the company said is like a lease. The captive ... [Read More]

S&P Global Ratings on residual value risk of EVs within securitizations

S&P Warns: EVs Pose Risk to Auto Loan-Backed Securities
Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with highlighting a securitization strategy popular in Europe and now gaining momentum in the U.S., S&P Global Ratings gave a brief update on its thinking about electric vehicles and residual values. Last week, S&P Global Ratings said higher exposure ... [Read More]

Gestalt partners with TruDecision to bring more analytics to auto finance

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Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, 12:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Stephanie Hanson and Daniel Parry have worked together many times during their distinguished careers within auto financing. And last week, the industry leaders said their current operations are now collaborating. Gestalt Tech said it will partner with TruDecision to provide ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Origence on 30 years of business & growing network of credit unions & dealerships

Origence: 30 Years of Credit Unions & Dealerships (podcast)
Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, 12:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence chief revenue officer Phil DuPree is in a festive mood like the rest of the company, which provides technology solutions for credit unions. The company that includes CUDL is celebrating its 30th year of operations in 2024, funding $551.2 ... [Read More]

PODCAST: RouteOne on meeting wide-ranging customer preferences

RouteOne Podcast: Balancing Digital & In-Person Financing
Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, 12:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s quite a balancing act nowadays for dealers who have some customers who want to do everything digitally and others who want nothing to do with those financing tools, preferring to do everything in person with paper documents. RouteOne’s Amanda ... [Read More]

Upstart highlights financing role in Kia EV launch

Upstart highlights financing role in Kia EV launch
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, 12:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Upstart helped Kia put more charge into the electric-vehicle space. The financing firm fueled by artificial intelligence highlighted that Kia used Upstart Auto Retail Build & Price Reservations as the exclusive reservation and deposit system for the launch of the ... [Read More]

AFG now using Auto Link’s payment calculator

AFG now using Auto Link’s payment calculator
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, 12:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto Link continues to build on its strategic partnership with Auto Financial Group (AFG). According to a news release distributed on Wednesday, AFG clients can now leverage Auto Link’s widget technology to provide a payment comparison calculator on any page ... [Read More]
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