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
Cox Automotive & Canopy Connect collaborate for insurance verification
Wednesday, May. 8, 2024, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Finance companies want to know their collateral is insured properly. Cox Automotive and Canopy Connect are collaborating to help with that delivery element. On Tuesday, Cox Automotive announced a new collaboration with Canopy Connect to embed insurance verification and servicing ... [Read More]
S&P Global finalizes acquisition of Visible Alpha
Monday, May. 6, 2024, 11:41 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, S&P Global announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Visible Alpha, a financial technology provider of deep industry and segment consensus data. Executives said the acquisition creates a premium offering of fundamental investment research capabilities on S&P ... [Read More]
Equifax welcomes 10th board member
Monday, May. 6, 2024, 11:40 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax announced last week that former Workday chief financial officer Barbara Larson has been elected to its board of directors. Equifax said Larson will serve on the board’s audit committee. With this appointment, the Equifax board now consists of 10 ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Sneak peek of Point Predictive’s annual auto fraud report
Friday, May. 3, 2024, 11:19 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned to the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss one of company’s biggest annual projects. McKenna shared some highlights from Point Predictive’s auto fraud report, acknowledging the total impact on dealerships and finance companies ... [Read More]
Bain survey: Just 24% of companies say they are prepared to meet impending sustainability requirements
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 11:57 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Technology can be used to track just about every kind of metric imaginable. But new research from Bain & Company spotted one potential blind spot. That research indicated just 24% of companies say they are ready for upcoming sustainability reporting ... [Read More]
FTC outlines 3 goals for improved digital economy
Wednesday, May. 1, 2024, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Samuel Levine recently gave a speech at the Fordham University Law School in New York. The director of the bureau of consumer protection at the Federal Trade Commission highlighted the ways the agency is working “toward a safer, freer, and ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS calls out ‘bluff’ of recent hacker threats
Monday, Apr. 29, 2024, 01:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Technology experts at defi SOLUTIONS are calling out the “bluff” of fraudsters. On Monday, the provider of originations, servicing, and managed servicing software and services announced an unsuccessful hacking and extortion attempt by a known cybercriminal group. According to a ... [Read More]
Odessa leans on 26 years of equipment leasing experience to enter auto
Monday, Apr. 29, 2024, 12:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Odessa is leveraging 26 years of experience as a software company specializing in equipment leasing to enter auto financing. Last week, the company rolled out its platform for captives, banks and other finance companies. Odessa Auto is geared to be ... [Read More]
USAA gives first of 4 vehicles this year to military veterans
Monday, Apr. 22, 2024, 12:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Sunday, USAA made the first of four vehicle donations to veterans and their families as part of a project with Recycled Rides that’s orchestrated by the National Auto Body Council (NABC). USAA gifted the first of four vehicles in ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer sees record acceleration of eContracting & digitization of securitizations
Monday, Apr. 22, 2024, 12:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The newest Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index from Wolters Kluwer showed the strongest eContracting quarterly adoption rate on record. During this first quarter of moderate growth in sales, Wolters Kluwer said auto retailers and their financing partners continued to seek ... [Read More]
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