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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
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
SPONSORED EPISODE: From Acquisition to Sale — Winning Used Car Tactics from Autotrader and vAuto experts
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 05:28 PM
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

Survey illustrates how much manual errors erode bottom line at finance companies

Tuesday, Apr. 4, 2023, 04:39 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
We all make mistakes, but they can become quite costly at finance companies, boosting their interest in using artificial intelligence more often. Informed.IQ recently commissioned an industry-wide survey of auto finance executives to identify the key areas where they are ... [Read More]

CU SoCal & SavvyMoney detail successes of pre-approval marketing campaign

Monday, Apr. 3, 2023, 10:50 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
SavvyMoney and Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal) highlighted near record-breaking numbers for pre-approval auto finance marketing campaign deployed last year. Results from the campaign that ran from Aug. 23 to Oct. 16 showed CU SoCal generated a 74% ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Deeper look into Point Predictive’s annual auto finance survey

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Friday, Mar. 31, 2023, 11:03 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned for his regular visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. This time, McKenna took a deep dive into the results from Point Predictive’s annual auto finance survey, sharing how companies are contending with ... [Read More]

J.D. Power: Brand loyalty vital for leasing success in tight market

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Friday, Mar. 31, 2023, 11:02 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
J.D. Power said finance companies need to focus on bringing their lease customers back to the brand in light of the current market. J.D. Power said lease options for customers are limited as auto leasing volume continues to fall. In ... [Read More]

STAR approves uniform risk assessment standards to prep for Safeguards Rule implementation

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023, 11:59 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR), a leading automotive IT standards organization, announced the approval of uniform risk assessment standards for retail automotive. According to a news release, these standards can assist automotive dealers and vendors ... [Read More]

Inovatec elevates founding team member to be chief information officer

Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A founding team member of Inovatec Systems now is the company’s chief information officer. The provider of cloud-based software solutions for finance companies announced this week that it has promoted Mario Rea to be CIO and be responsible for the ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Fraud attempts in US rise 122% amidst growing digital transactions

Monday, Mar. 27, 2023, 11:10 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Despite a return to something more closely resembling pre-pandemic levels in 2022, the TransUnion 2023 State of Omnichannel Fraud Report found that digital fraud continues to rise. According to proprietary insights from TransUnion’s global intelligence network and a specially commissioned ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Catching up with GM Financial’s Kyle Birch

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Friday, Mar. 24, 2023, 10:23 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
They just missed each other at NADA Show 2023, but GM Financial’s Kyle Birch and Cherokee Media Group’s Nick Zulovich still reconnected for their annual reunion for the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Birch shared his views about the ongoing impact of ... [Read More]

Bain: Most automation transformations falter despite potential 30% cost savings

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023, 03:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
New research by Bain & Company indicated companies across industries are underutilizing automation capabilities and underestimating the challenge of transitioning workers to jobs of the future. Survey findings included within a recent Bain report also showed that workforce augmentation across ... [Read More]

Point Predictive chooses Hendren as chief revenue officer

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Monday, Mar. 20, 2023, 03:38 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, Point Predictive announced Jeff Hendren as its chief revenue officer. The San Diego-based company that provides artificial intelligence solutions for lenders, banks and fintech companies said Hendren will be responsible for generating revenue growth, overseeing the sales and ... [Read More]
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