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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here

Wolters Kluwer & Informed.IQ collaborate to boost entire auto-finance lifecycle

Wolters Kluwer & Informed.IQ team up for smoother auto financing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer and Informed.IQ want to simplify and streamline the complex landscape of automotive financing. So, Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions has agreed with Informed.IQ to distribute an automated technology solution designed to modernize the auto-finance lifecycle by using digitized processes ... [Read More]

Edmunds: ‘Storm is brewing’ fueled by negative equity

Edmunds: ‘Storm is brewing’ fueled by negative equity
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Cherokee Media Group asked Jessica Caldwell of Edmunds about negative equity during a conversation at NADA Show 2024 in February. Caldwell immediately replied, “Right now, that is a yikes.” The latest Edmunds Used Vehicle Report released on Wednesday added more ... [Read More]

Chait’s long career at JM Family continues with latest promotion

Chait’s long career at JM Family continues with latest promotion
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dan Chait joined Southeast Toyota Finance in 2002, becoming part of JM Family Enterprises. On Tuesday, Chait was named president of the privately held company, which generates more than $20 billion in annual revenue. Chait, who also will remain chief ... [Read More]

Bain sees private equity activity germinating again

Bain sees private equity activity germinating again
Auto Fin Journal Staff
We just sprung forward over the weekend, but Bain & Company is already seeing “green shoots” in the private-equity world. Experts said on Monday those “green shoots” are emerging for prospects this year and beyond within the global private equity ... [Read More]

TomoCredit releases underwriting tool based on cash flow

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
TomoCredit rolled out its latest tool last week aimed at expanding credit accessibility for millions of Americans. The fintech startup — which began because of experiences of trying to secure auto financing — introduced TomoScore, which TomoCredit said is an ... [Read More]

Solifi releases 2024 Global Leasing Report

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Solifi released its 2024 Global Leasing Report that details the trends, economic projections and insights into the top 50 leasing markets worldwide. The report indicated that global growth is predicted to decrease to 2.9% in 2024, which is ... [Read More]

Carputty lands another $80M in growth funding

Auto Fin Journal Staff
In December 2022, Carputty announced the closing of a $12.3 million Series A funding round that at the time brought its total funding amount to $21.96 million. On Wednesday, the fintech company that wants to modernize both auto financing and ... [Read More]

Zest AI aligns with Origence & Point Predictive to help credit unions & finance companies

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Zest AI is working closely with Origence and Point Predictive as all three are leveraging artificial intelligence for the betterment of credit unions and other providers of auto financing. Last week, Point Predictive announced the integration of its BorrowerCheck for ... [Read More]

‘Tempered excitement’ about auto refinancing this year

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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

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]

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