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Used Car Week Hall of Famer Becky Igo of Allied Solutions
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 03:28 PM
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
SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here

CarMax unveils online pre-qualification path to financing

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Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, 04:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian determined that 40.45% of used vehicles retailed during the third quarter of last year included financing. To make sure that potential buyers who might fall into that category have plenty of options, CarMax on Tuesday nationally launched pre-qualification capability ... [Read More]

EchoPark partners with Matic to offer car insurance options to online vehicle shoppers

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Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, 04:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps reflecting what Polly discovered about car insurance availability at dealerships, EchoPark made a move in that space on Tuesday. The Sonic Automotive division focused on retailing used vehicles announced a long-term partnership with Matic, a leading digital insurtech platform, to ... [Read More]

Securrency shifts Chakar from board member to CEO

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Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Securrency, a developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, recently announced Nadine Chakar joind the company and assumed the role of chief executive officer. The company highlighted Chakar’s leadership will combine her deep financial services, technology and market experience ... [Read More]

Mendoza Ventures closes $100M early growth fund led by Bank of America

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Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, 03:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, Mendoza Ventures said it has closed its third fund. The female- and Latinx-founded fintech, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity venture capital firm landed a $100 million fund that Mendoza Ventures said it will invest in ... [Read More]

Polly study: 72% of recent buyers would like to get car insurance at dealership

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Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, 06:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s more evidence of why the “I” in your dealership F&I department could be more important than ever. Polly released an in-depth study Thursday focused on shopper expectations about insurance. The embedded insurance marketplace for automotive retail found 72% of ... [Read More]

PREMIUM PODCAST: 4 top executives discuss future of auto financing

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Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, 03:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members, we are offering special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from Used Car Week in November. Our next special episode features a panel discussion from Auto Fin ... [Read More]

S&P Global enhances risk management capabilities by acquiring TruSight Solutions

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, S&P Global announced the acquisition of TruSight Solutions, a provider of third-party vendor risk assessments. Executives highlighted through a news release that the acquisition will combine with KY3P by S&P Global and integrate into the Market Intelligence division. ... [Read More]

Kentucky-based credit union to leverage Jack Henry’s open platform

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, 03:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In effort to boost auto financing and other services for members, Kentucky-based L&N Federal Credit Union selected Jack Henry’s Symitar platform to support its growth goals. Jack Henry said through a news release that the credit union recognized the need ... [Read More]

Survey: More than two-thirds of financial institutions lost over $500K to fraud in 2022

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Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alloy released a survey report on Monday indicating that 27% of respondents involved in financial services lost more than $1 million to fraud during the past 12 months. The identity decisioning platform said 70% of respondents reported losing more than ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Is your printer a vector for cybersecurity incidents?

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Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, 04:45 PM
Steve Berman, DATAMATX
As automobiles have become more technically connected to the world, the news is filled with apocryphal warnings about virtual carjackers — or maybe car-hackers is a better term. While there are also real issues with new vehicles and cyber security, ... [Read More]
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