Element to acquire Car IQ, bringing vehicle-initiated payments into fleet management
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 12:09 PM
Sumsub report on global fraud explains ‘sophistication shift’
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 11:52 AM
FICO & Plaid to leverage cash data for enhanced UltraFICO Score
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 11:50 AM
Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Westlake Direct unveils ‘Buy Now’ capability
Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, 11:52 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Westlake Technology Holdings is ramping up its efforts to connect directly with consumers to generate originations that can benefit both dealerships and the finance company. Westlake Direct — a direct-to-consumer financing solution first launched in 2018 through LoanCenter — now ... [Read More]
14 honorees among this year’s Women in Auto Finance
Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2023, 11:58 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A wide array of organizations — from dealerships to finance companies to technology providers — are represented among the 14 honorees selected for this year’s Women in Auto Finance, presented by Provana. One of the award programs orchestrated by Cherokee ... [Read More]
Vero Technologies raises $8.5M for platform to help banks generate more wholesale financing
Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2023, 11:58 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Vero Technologies, a wholesale financing technology and loan servicing platform, announced the close of its $8.5 million Series A funding round on Wednesday. Led by venture capital fund BankTech Ventures, Vero said it also received significant investment from Sopra Steria ... [Read More]
PODCAST: TransUnion on daily fraud exposure within auto
Friday, Sep. 15, 2023, 10:13 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion recently discovered that the auto industry is exposed to synthetic identity fraud at a clip of nearly $1 million per day. During this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, TransUnion vice president of fraud and identity solutions Jason Lord ... [Read More]
PODCAST: What happened over the summer on the fraud front
Friday, Sep. 15, 2023, 10:12 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned for his regular visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast and recapped some of the most notable developments connected to fraud that happened over the summer. McKenna also touched on how much artificial ... [Read More]
Northeast Credit Union taps CULA for indirect vehicle leasing
Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023, 12:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Northeast Credit Union recently selected Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) to bring its indirect vehicle leasing program to credit union members in New Hampshire and Maine. With this partnership, the Portsmouth, N.H.-based institution that has more than $2 billion ... [Read More]
Survey: Dealers & OEMs have chance to build lasting loyalty via timely payouts
Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023, 12:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Onbe, a corporate disbursements platform that is involved with test drive incentives, auto rebates and settlement payments, recently released the findings from its Summer 2023 Auto Survey. The survey polled 732 vehicles shoppers, aiming to better understand their preferences when ... [Read More]
Accelerate2Compliance forms partnership with Privacy4Cars
Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023, 12:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) reinforced its Federal Trade Commission compliance solutions for automotive dealerships to help protect from the risks associated with cyber security attacks, personal information leaks, and non-compliance penalties. A2C did this by launching a strategic partnership with Privacy4Cars and ... [Read More]
Access Capital upgrades to Solifi’s SaaS asset-based lending solution
Monday, Sep. 11, 2023, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Access Capital, a privately owned asset-based lending firm based in New York, last week upgraded from its on-premise system to Solifi ABL on Open Finance Platform. In addition to upgrading to the newest version, a news release indicated Access Capital ... [Read More]
Bloomberg brings alternative data into company evaluations
Monday, Sep. 11, 2023, 11:46 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alternative data isn’t just for evaluating consumers during the underwriting process. It’s now being used to evaluate entire companies, too. Last week, Bloomberg announced the introduction of a new alternative data function — ALTD <GO> — on the Bloomberg terminal. ... [Read More]
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