PODCAST: Talking titles with Dave Spencer of Vitu
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 11:38 AM
Informed.IQ secures $63M in funding from Invictus Growth Partners with eyes on expansion in auto & other markets
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:21 PM
CHAMP Titles lands $55M in largest funding round to date
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:22 PM
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Wolters Kluwer’s update on ongoing digital adoption in auto finance
Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, 11:16 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer might have found another indirect impact of inflation and the pinch on households and businesses when the professional information and software solutions and services provider released its latest Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. The index tracks the rate ... [Read More]
IRS unveils ambitious digital transformation plan
Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, 11:15 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Like auto financing, the Internal Revenue Service is trying to enter the digital realm, too. The agency announced last week that taxpayers will have the option to go paperless for IRS correspondence by the 2024 filing season. And the IRS ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Origence president and CEO Tony Boutelle
Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, 12:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit unions collectively continue to gain market share in auto financing. How are they doing it? Origence president and CEO Tony Boutelle answered that question, sharing some other interesting data about credit unions and more during this episode of the ... [Read More]
GoFi now leverages Provenir’s data & decisioning platform
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, 11:46 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Risk decisioning software provider Provenir announced on Wednesday that automotive financing provider GoFi has selected and implemented Provenir’s data and decisioning platform to assess applicant credit risk quickly for real-time financing approvals. GoFi is an AI-centric, digital-first financing platform. Built ... [Read More]
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]
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