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
A breakdown of real-world auto transportation fraud with Preowned Auto Logistics
Jeremy Louisos recapped three real-world examples of how fraud recently surfaced in the transportation space. The senior vice president of Preowned Auto Logistics also shared suggestions with Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby on how firms can avoid similar situations. The ... Listen Here
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
How to GROW your leadership skills with Jane Morgan and Sheila Tedesco
Two leaders from the Global Remarketing Opportunities for Women — Jane Morgan and Sheila Tedesco — appeared on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during Used Car Week 2025. Morgan and Tedesco joined Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby ... Listen Here
Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, 01:00 PM
Cars Commerce’s Grant Goering on the convergence of retail and wholesale
A year ago, Cars Commerce, best known for its Cars.com retail platform, took a big step into the wholesale sector by acquiring dealer-to-dealer digital auction Dealer Club, a deal CEO Alex Vetter said “closes the loop” between the retail and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, 04:17 PM
Lendbuzz fueled by another credit facility from J.P. Morgan
Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, 02:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz began November by announcing that it closed a $150 million credit facility with J.P. Morgan. The growing fintech company making headway in the auto financing market using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms said this is the second credit ... [Read More]
New Point Predictive solution to help finance companies vet dealers to curb fraud
Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, 03:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A recent dealer survey by eLEND Solutions showed how much stores feel exposed to fraud. Last week, Point Predictive launched a solution to address that specific challenge and more with a tool to help finance companies vet dealerships based on ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer: Digital transformation continues even as retail sales slow
Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, 03:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer recently announced third quarter results and analysis from its Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index, a key resource that tracks the rate at which auto dealers, service providers and finance companies are seeing growth in the evolution from paper-based ... [Read More]
Tenet closes $20M warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank
Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, 03:46 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Tenet announced that the company has secured what it believes is the first-ever electric vehicle (EV) only warehouse facility to make EVs more affordable. According to a news release, Tenet has entered into a warehouse financing agreement of ... [Read More]
eLEND Solutions survey finds most dealers lack effective fraud protection
Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, 03:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Most dealers who participated in a new survey from eLEND Solutions acknowledged they have a serious problem in connection with digital retailing and many do not have a proven strategy to solve it. According to the fintech company’s new report ... [Read More]
Womack shows passion to help others in route to being Auto Finance Executive of the Year
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, 04:14 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In October 2021, Santander Consumer USA named Marc Womack as head of operations. A year later, Womack has been named as the Auto Finance Executive of the Year, an honor presented by Black Book. Womack will officially be given the ... [Read More]
Capstreet-backed CBC acquires CreditDriver Solutions
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, 03:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
And the M&A parade in automotive continues. This week, Credit Bureau Connection, a provider of credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, finance companies, and other end markets, announced the acquisition of CreditDriver Solutions, a soft credit technology provider ... [Read More]
Nacha spots wide use of younger consumers utilizing direct deposits & payments
Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, 02:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nacha commissioned a study earlier this year to determine how younger consumers are securing their income that’s key to lining up auto financing and maintaining monthly payments. The organization that governs the ACH Network learned that the sizable majority of the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Halloween-themed fraud topics, including phantom loans & the dark web
Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, 02:44 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned for his monthly visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. With Halloween a week away, McKenna explained what “scary” financial things such as phantom loans and the dark web are and how they ... [Read More]
Autonomy & Nova Credit partner to help ‘thin-file’ applicants land EV subscriptions
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, 03:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nova Credit and Autonomy now are collaborating to help consumers with a ‘thin file’ or no credit history become electric vehicle subscribers. The consumer-permissioned credit bureau announced a partnership with the electric vehicle subscription company on Wednesday that will merge ... [Read More]
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