Former Market Scan chief data officer launches own VIN-level intelligence company
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 11:26 AM
COMMENTARY: Blockchain in automotive — the quiet shift from experiment to infrastructure
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 11:39 AM
5 predictions in Experian’s 2026 Future of Fraud Forecast
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 12:19 PM
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
Napleton’s customer experience success story
In 2023, Ed Napleton Automotive Group’s national CX director Eduardo Rodriguez launched a new customer experience program based around tools and technology from Reputation that quickly produced eye-opening results, a success story that can be found in the January issue ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 09:20 PM
Fact or fiction — The truth behind EVs
Auto Hauler Exchange chief operating officer Dana Randazzo spent part of Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Randazzo and Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby shared a conversation titled, “Fact or fiction — The ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 07:58 PM
AutoFi adds Wells Fargo to list of industry connections
Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, 03:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoFi is continuing to forge relationships with numerous companies that provide financing and perpetuate online vehicle retailing. After connecting with Santander at the end of July and TrueCar during the first part of August, this week AutoFi finalized a relationship ... [Read More]
CUDL & J.D. Power align to expand digital presence for credit unions & dealers
Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealers that work with credit unions now each have the potential for more success as two well-known companies in the respective spaces are collaborating. On Thursday, CUDL, one of the nation’s largest credit union financing networks, announced an alliance with ... [Read More]
After gaining 2 industry alliances, DealerPolicy lands $110M in Series C Funding
Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, 04:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s been an eventful week for DealerPolicy. First, the insurance marketplace for automotive retail finalized a pair of industry alliances on Tuesday with F&I product provider JM&A Group and J.D. Power subsidiary Darwin Automotive. Then on Thursday, the Emerging 8 honoree ... [Read More]
AutoAPR launches tool to create easy shopper path to test drives
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, 04:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps if potential buyers already know how much the monthly payment might be for the vehicle they want, they might be more inclined to test drive the car. That’s the premise behind the latest tool from AutoAPR, a payment engagement ... [Read More]
DealerPolicy gains alliances with JM&A Group & Darwin to deliver next-generation F&I products
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, 04:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DealerPolicy finalized a pair of industry alliances on Tuesday. The Emerging 8 honoree and insurance marketplace for automotive retail announced a strategic alliance with JM&A Group, one of the largest independent providers of F&I products and dealer services in the ... [Read More]
Rocket Auto revamps online presence to boost dealer & inventory exposure
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, 04:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Rocket Auto has been involved in vehicle retailing and financing for the past four years. On Tuesday, the division of Rocket Companies introduced a new website with a primary focus on providing what Rocket Auto contends will be a simple ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Strength & resiliency — The rebound of new-vehicle financing
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, 03:54 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian
Factory shutdowns. Stay-at-home orders. A microchip shortage. Those are just a few of the events that occurred in what’s been nothing short of a challenging year and a half for the automotive industry, particularly in regard to new vehicle financing. ... [Read More]
Constant & DirectID partner to offer banks & credit unions servicing & loss mitigation services
Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, 03:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Constant, a provider of digitized, self-service technologies, recently announced that it has partnered with DirectID, a global credit risk platform, in an effort to transform digital loan servicing and loss mitigation for banks and credit unions. According to a news ... [Read More]
Equifax makes intelligence available through AWS Data Exchange & Snowflake Data Marketplace
Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, 03:19 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax recently made two moves in an effort to make select differentiated data assets more widely available. Equifax announced one offering through AWS Data Exchange through Amazon Web Services (AWS) and another through the Snowflake Data Marketplace. The path through ... [Read More]
iLending raises $35M to handle growth for auto refinancing
Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, 02:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Within days of the new chief executive officer describing the ripe opportunities for auto refinancing, iLendingDIRECT secured more funding to grow its operations and more. On Friday, iLending announced that it has raised an additional $35 million through a transaction ... [Read More]
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