TD Auto Finance shines in JD Power Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study for seventh straight year
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 12:41 PM
Edmunds & TransUnion with Q2 trade & financing trends connected to EVs & hybrids
Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, 11:46 AM
Jolt Credit Union partners with Credit Union Leasing of America
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 12:44 PM
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
IntraFi survey: Banks see lower funding costs & improved access to capital
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While bankers are concerned about competitive pressures intensifying — particularly from credit unions — raising fears about market balance, the latest survey from IntraFi showed executives seeing multiple positive trends across the banking sector. Survey findings from the fintech firm ... [Read More]
CULA forges partnership with PSECU, reiterating value propositions to credit unions & dealers
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Expanding its client portfolio among some of the largest institutions in the space, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently announced a partnership with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), one of the largest credit unions in Pennsylvania, to offer ... [Read More]
Blockchain for Good Alliance shares global report, offering current reference point & calls to action
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), a global non-profit initiative founded by Bybit dedicated to leveraging blockchain for societal impact, announced the release of its inaugural flagship impact report. Titled, The State of Blockchain for Good: A View from the Alliance, ... [Read More]
Integrated Financial Technologies hires former BofA, Chase exec as SVP
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Integrated Financial Technologies (IFT) recently hired a seasoned industry executive who has served in multiple roles at banks and other service firms. The provider of outsourced portfolio management and business processing services named Eddy Barwick as senior vice president to ... [Read More]
Lendbuzz finalizes first securitization of 2026 in ABS deal involving $246M
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz, an artificial intelligence-based fintech company that helps consumers obtain better access to credit when purchasing a vehicle, announced this week that it has closed its first ABS transaction of the year. The $246 million securitization was collateralized by a ... [Read More]
Gather & Mosaic Compliance Services partner to broaden dealership compliance & protection
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Gather, which positions itself as a next-generation identity and insurance verification platform, recently announced a partnership with Mosaic Compliance Services. The companies said in a news release that they will deliver an expanded suite of compliance, verification, and insurance solutions ... [Read More]
5 potential benefits of CU Lending Collective launched by Commonwealth Credit Union & Zest AI
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps now small credit unions can tap the same technology leveraged by their much larger competitors. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Credit Union (CCU) and Zest AI launched what the organizations see as a first-of-its-kind credit union service organization (CUSO) created specifically ... [Read More]
eLEND survey: Nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities in past 24 months
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian’s latest survey showed nearly 9 in 10 dealers are concerned about fraud. Another dealer survey by eLEND Solutions revealed how justified that concern is: nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities during past 24 months. Plus, eLEND ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... [Read More]
Experian: Nearly 9 in 10 dealers now concerned about fraud
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It was probably as sure of a bet as you could find in Las Vegas last week: dealerships are quite concerned about fraud happening at their stores. In new research released during NADA Show 2026, Experian reported fraud continuing to emerge ... [Read More]
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