PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:19 PM
Records set in Edmunds Q1 data reinforce thought of ‘cliff’ connected to 84-month contracts
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fruit of Agora-Figure partnership results in auto loans available as tokenized real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:25 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
OPN to power NABC instant payment solution
Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, 08:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The industry continues to strive toward making payments instantaneous. Open Payment Network (OPN) and North American Banking Co. (NABC) recently announced the capability to deliver instant payments to and from any financial institution on The Clearing House’s Real Time Payment ... [Read More]
CULA expands base of credit unions & leasing by adding Affinity FCU
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, 04:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
More than 35 credit unions already use the platform fueled by Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA), and the service provider grew its client base this week by adding Affinity Federal Credit Union. Initially, Affinity plans to offer this leasing ... [Read More]
Dealers leverage Solera Auto Finance’s rewards to trim DMS costs
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, 04:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
According to a news release a pair of independent dealerships in the Southeast are among the stores already seeing the advantages of using Solera Auto Finance (SAF) after receiving rebate checks as part of the finance company’s rewards program. Drive ... [Read More]
Blinker lands capital raise & licensing agreement from Flagship Credit Acceptance
Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, 04:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Blinker and Flagship Credit Acceptance now are collaborating to leverage their collective resources to gain more share within auto financing. The automotive e-commerce technology and services company and auto-finance provider managed by funds controlled by Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management ... [Read More]
Executive with roots in SC to lead iLending’s growing office
Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, 02:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Refinancing firm iLending recently announced that Jason Oswald has been named director of sales at the company’s office in Columbia, S.C. In this role, Oswald will be responsible for all sales functions for the company’s growing office in South Carolina’s ... [Read More]
Origence & Informed.IQ partner to speed funding for credit unions and dealers
Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, 02:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence is amid a string of records associated with auto financing and credit unions, and it appears the company wants to remain on that path through leveraging a partnership with Informed.IQ, a provider of artificial intelligence-based software to financial institutions ... [Read More]
Wolters Kluwer industry survey gauges availability & usage of digital back-office resources
Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, 02:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Arriving soon after the second quarter reading of its Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index, Wolters Kluwer announced results from an industry survey it commissioned to better understand how many automotive professionals are leveraging digital back-office resources and processes. Wolters Kluwer ... [Read More]
Automotive Market Data sees Upstart as fastest-growing software provider in Q2
Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Upstart is making great strides in growing its client base, according to data released by Automotive Market Data. The company has been named the fastest growing auto retail software in the U.S. for Q2 2022, From April to June, nearly ... [Read More]
Origence continues record-setting pace with credit unions & auto financing
Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022, 03:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence is on quite a record-setting streak. After establishing new marks in 2021 and during the first quarter of this year, the CU Direct brand announced last week that it had delivered a record amount in credit union auto financing ... [Read More]
Equifax reinforces fraud tools with definitive agreement to acquire Midigator
Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022, 03:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The impact fraud is having on auto finance and other segments of financial services isn’t diminishing, so Equifax is reinforcing its resources to combat it. Equifax said this week it is expanding its global footprint in digital identity and fraud ... [Read More]
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