The last in-person interview before the pandemic conducted by Kyle Birch, who is president of North America operations at GM Financial, was for the Auto Remarketing Podcast at last year’s Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American Financial Services Association. ... [Read More]

In June, Upstart Holdings broadened its offering by entering into the auto-financing market. Last week, the platform fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) revealed an upcoming acquisition to strengthen its position in the auto sphere. Upstart announced it has entered into ... [Read More]

MotoRefi announced a series of moves on Wednesday, including a new expanded headquarters as well as the addition of three senior executives to its management team. The auto fintech startup that was an Emerging 8 honoree last year and secured ... [Read More]

Past Emerging 8 honoree TurboPass is continuing to add its client portfolio, especially finance companies that specialize in non-prime financing. With more than 2,000 current dealership users now with the ability to pull reports as part of the underwriting and ... [Read More]

On the heels of announcing its latest initiatives to support the military, TrueCar announced a partnership to bring exclusive value to servicemembers and their families for all their vehicle buying and financing needs. TrueCar and Navy Federal Credit Union now ... [Read More]

GM Financial recently received more recognition for its work outside of originating vehicle leases and installment contracts and collecting monthly payments. The captive for General Motors has been awarded the U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award for its commitment to Junior ... [Read More]

Ally Financial already forged relationships with companies that might be considered non-traditional used-vehicle entities, like Carvana and Vroom. On Thursday, Ally added consignment-to-retail used-vehicle marketplace CarLotz to its client portfolio. According to a news release, Ally and CarLotz entered into ... [Read More]

Alliant Credit Union now is originating vehicle leases in four different states thanks to assistance from Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA). Having supported vehicle leasing for credit unions for more than 30 years, CULA is helping power the expansion of ... [Read More]

Researchers are beginning to examine the possibility of “digital discrimination” in light of a lot of commerce happening online and through mobile technologies. Previous Used Car Week speaker Allen Denson, who is now a partner in the Washington, D.C., office ... [Read More]

KeyBank recently reinforced its analytics capabilities by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire AQN Strategies, an analytics-driven consultancy with deep expertise in the financial services industry. At the close of the transaction, AQN founder and managing partner Ben Sabloff ... [Read More]