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
What might be next for Amazon Autos
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
7 credit unions swept up in wide-ranging auto-finance fraud conspiracy
Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021, 03:14 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A Massachusetts man is scheduled to be sentenced on June 1 after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., last summer for alleged participation in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud seven credit unions through a scheme involving ... [Read More]
Equifax looking to cultivate fintech development with InnovationX
Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021, 02:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax is getting more into what you might describe as fintech farming, so to speak. On Tuesday Equifax introduced InnovationX that the company said is a new immersive experience to help fintechs, established financial institutions and other organizations accelerate innovation ... [Read More]
3 partners set to use MotoRefi’s API platform
Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, 03:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MotoRefi plans to leverage a trio of partners to broaden the use of its application programming interface (API) ecosystem that’s just been launched that the company says is key for enabling growth and bringing the Emerging 8 honoree’s refinancing technology ... [Read More]
White Clarke Group rolls out customer direct portal
Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, 03:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
White Clarke Group isn’t sitting idle even as it’s being acquired for the second time in five years. As part of the latest CALMS loan origination software release, White Clarke Group has launched the CALMS Customer Direct module, developed to ... [Read More]
Fueled by record-breaking quarters, CULA now originates leases in Texas
Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021, 03:46 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) is coming off its two best quarters in company history. And now the indirect vehicle leasing program provider that empowers credit unions to diversify their existing portfolios is in the Lone Star State. This ... [Read More]
Details of LexisNexis Drive Metrics for insurance pricing, tracking & more
Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, 02:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With insurance becoming a great component in the auto-financing process at dealerships and credit providers, LexisNexis Risk Solutions is looking to enhance its tools to track consumers’ behavior, use of insurance and more. Last week, LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced the ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Data precision emerges as critical success factor for automotive lenders
Monday, Apr. 19, 2021, 02:19 PM
Leland Brewer, J.D. Power
Twelve months — and counting — through a pandemic era has done far more than simply disrupt normal business operations for the automotive industry. As a result, various stakeholders are revisiting fundamental assumptions that have been in place for years. ... [Read More]
Latest Lightico survey highlights rising confidence in maintaining payments
Monday, Apr. 12, 2021, 02:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While Lightico’s latest consumer survey illustrated how leery potential buyers remain about going to a vehicle location to complete financing paperwork and take delivery, findings gathered by the facilitator of next-generation digital customer interactions showed rising confidence in being able ... [Read More]
FTC seeking array of info about ‘dark patterns’
Monday, Apr. 12, 2021, 02:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
“Dark patterns” evidently are not just what might appear below your eyes after a long day followed by a restless night. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on topics related to the use of digital “dark patterns,” a range ... [Read More]
DigniFi, AutoNation & TR Wholesale Solutions roll out tire financing product
Friday, Apr. 9, 2021, 02:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DigniFi, AutoNation and TR Wholesale Solutions are all working together to help customers finance tires that offer superior safety and performance. AutoNation uses TR Wholesale Solutions’ digital tire shopping platform to help its service advisors and customers shop, compare and ... [Read More]
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