New eLEND Solutions report highlights $4.7B financing opportunity for dealers
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 12:19 PM
Allied Solutions stays in investment mode with commitment to TecAssured
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 12:19 PM
2025 Auto Finance Executive of the Year: Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest
Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, 12:06 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
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
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
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
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Becky Igo remembers the first few business trips she made going to industry conferences at a time when things like pay phones and fax machines were critical business-development tools. Now more than four decades later, the regional vice president for ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 03:28 PM
CUNA & NAFCU to merge pending credit union voter approval
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, 11:43 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, the nation’s two leading credit union associations announced their intent to merge and form a new organization. According to a news release, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) would ... [Read More]
Experian Verify now leverages consumers’ permission for income & employment verification
Monday, Jul. 31, 2023, 11:44 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In an effort to help finance companies and other lenders verify income and employment information, Experian recently announced consumers can now choose to share information directly from their employers’ payroll service through Experian Verify when applying for credit, including auto ... [Read More]
CULA survey highlights credit unions’ concerns about terms & LTVs
Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2023, 12:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Stretching terms concern credit unions when building their used-vehicle portfolios, but those auto finance providers don’t appear to be eliminating that practice any time soon. Over-extension on used-vehicle installment contracts is the No. 1 concern for credit unions in the ... [Read More]
Origence & Eltropy enhance partnership to help credit unions improve originations
Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2023, 12:08 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence and Eltropy said this week that they are expanding their partnership to deliver an enhanced origination experience. The technology solutions provider for credit unions and the digital communications platform for community financial institutions (CFIs) said they’re broadening their partnership ... [Read More]
iLending promotes Goraczkowski to be president
Monday, Jul. 24, 2023, 12:58 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, iLending promoted Nick Goraczkowski to be president after serving the auto refinance company as senior vice president and chief revenue officer for more than a decade. Goraczkowski takes over for Tom Holgate, who served as company president for ... [Read More]
Volvo Car Financial Services & Polestar Spaces now leverage Dealertrack
Monday, Jul. 24, 2023, 12:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volvo retailers and Polestar Spaces now can take advantage of Dealertrack digital contracting across all lease and retail contracts through Volvo Car Financial Services (VCFS) and Polestar Financial Services (PFS). Dealertrack highlighted that connecting Volvo retailers and Polestar Spaces with ... [Read More]
How pandemic eroded finance company loyalty
Monday, Jul. 24, 2023, 12:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The pandemic apparently created another health impact; this time on auto financing. Analysis by S&P Global Mobility and TransUnion revealed loyalty to automotive finance institutions eroded significantly during the pandemic whether customers were leasing or buying vehicles. Across new-vehicle leasing ... [Read More]
Informativ partners with AutoFi to streamline credit compliance checks
Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2023, 11:14 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informativ finalized a partnership with AutoFi this week with the goal being to save dealers time and potential errors. The companies are looking to accomplish this objective by pushing all the necessary information from the AutoFi credit application into the ... [Read More]
Experian releases 2023 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report
Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2023, 11:14 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s likely your auto finance applicants and current customers are wary about fraud. The 2023 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report from Experian showed more than half of consumers feel they’re more of a target for fraud than a year ago. ... [Read More]
Bain examines potential investment implications of record $3.7T in ‘dry powder’
Monday, Jul. 17, 2023, 12:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The investment world could generate quite an explosion with the amount of “dry powder” that’s available, according to Bain & Co. On Monday, the firm released its Private Equity Midyear Report 2023. Bain said that after four quarters of relative ... [Read More]
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