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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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

Nominations open for 2021 Auto Finance Innovators Award: Top 100

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Auto Finance Innovators Award: Top 100, aimed at recognizing auto finance professionals that have made significant technological contributions to their company and the industry. The awards, sponsored by Lightico and Auto Fin Journal, ... [Read More]

Bain identifies four paths for dynamic digital transformation

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Bain & Co. pointed out that companies have typically prioritized the speed at which they implement digital transformations across their organizations to combat digital disruption. However, Bain experts said these promising digital transformation initiatives often lose momentum and fail to ... [Read More]

Accuity pinpoints true cost of failed payments on banks & fintechs

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Accuity pinpointed just how much it costs finance companies, banks and other firms involved in financial services when customer payments do not arrive as scheduled. According to the latest study from the LexisNexis Risk Solutions company, the impact of failed ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Capital One’s Sanjiv Yajnik on vital role of dealerships & more

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Sanjiv Yajnik, the president of financial services at Capital One, shared high praise for how well dealerships have navigated through the pandemic and adjusted to a retail environment driven by digital advancements. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, ... [Read More]

Sanders succeeding Schupbach as head of Wells Fargo Auto

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tanya Sanders is showing again why she was honored as the Auto Finance Executive of the Year in 2020. On Wednesday, Wells Fargo announced that Sanders will be the new head of Wells Fargo Auto. She brings more than two ... [Read More]

PODCAST: AutoAPR CEO & co-founder Dan Mayer on providing accurate monthly payment guidance

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoAPR announced last week that industry investors pushed more financial resources into the fintech firm that looks to bridge the gap between traditional and digital retail with easy and secure virtual payment calculations matched to a dealer’s inventory, bringing consumers ... [Read More]

RateGenius & AUTOPAY finalize merger to create The Savings Group

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
The previously announced all-stock merger of two companies describing themselves as equals came to fruition this week. On Monday, RateGenius Loan Services and AUTOPAY Direct announced that the companies have successfully completed their merger transaction. Upon closing, the two companies ... [Read More]

IAA bolsters tool for lease payoffs

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
IAA is trying to make the situation easier for finance companies and insurance providers when a leased vehicle is severely damaged and considered to be a total loss. On Tuesday, IAA announced an enhancement of the IAA Loan Payoff tool ... [Read More]

CULA streak of record lease originations now at 9 consecutive months

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) is on quite a roll after posting its ninth consecutive month of record lease originations in June. After booking $150 million in lease originations in a single month for the first time in October, ... [Read More]

Lightico lands another $15M in funding from Capital One Ventures, 6 other investors

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the reasons why Cherokee Media Group expanded Used Car Week to include the National Auto Venture & Investors Conference (NAVIcon) is a development like what surfaced on Monday involving a past Emerging 8 honoree. Lightico — whose next-generation ... [Read More]

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