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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bill Zadeits joins with Elizabeth Stegall of Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book and ICO, and Bethany Johnson from vAuto to preview their Used Car Week workshop. Listen now and you’ll get ... Listen Here

‘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]

Experian’s 2024 Future of Fraud Forecast

Experian’s 2024 Future of Fraud Forecast
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, 12:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The industry’s fight against fraud doesn’t appear to be getting any easier. Experian recently released its 2024 Future of Fraud Forecast, which identified five fraud threats consumers and businesses should be cautious of this year. Experts said today’s fraudsters are ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index shows strong close to 2023

Wolters Kluwer's 2023 Auto Finance Index closes strong.
Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, 11:25 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While anticipating that 2024 will be a busy year for auto finance companies, Wolters Kluwer announced fourth quarter and end-of-year results and analysis connected with its Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. The index tracks the rate at which dealers, service ... [Read More]
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