PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:19 PM
Records set in Edmunds Q1 data reinforce thought of ‘cliff’ connected to 84-month contracts
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fruit of Agora-Figure partnership results in auto loans available as tokenized real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:25 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Odessa makes tech & personnel moves, finalizes two alliances
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Multiple developments have already germinated for Odessa so far this spring, including enhanced tools for its auto-finance software platform, a new sales executive, and an alliance with a fellow service provider. Through what the company called a “convergence of intelligent ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Industry Elite honoree Kelly Wyatt on 25-year career with GM Financial
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 12:45 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Next up in our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Kelly Wyatt, who is chief digital officer with GM Financial. Wyatt shares a conversation with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Nick Zulovich about being with ... [Read More]
CULA continues to grow Northeast leasing footprint
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 12:32 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
For the second month in a row, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) landed another institution partnership. The newest one involves One Credit Union, which is headquartered in Vermont, serves more than 18,000 members and manages more than $259 million ... [Read More]
FlexPath DXP & Kemba Credit Union partner to cater to payment-driven shoppers
Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2026, 12:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP and Kemba Credit Union are partnering to serve potential car buyers who are laser focused on finding a vehicle that fits within their specific budget and payment parameters. Kemba is now one of the first credit unions to ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: What 2026 economic signals mean for auto-finance leaders
Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026, 03:31 PM
Will Holleman and Barrett Teague, Equifax
While it may be a new year, the market’s affordability challenge is nothing new for auto-finance lenders. However, the forces driving it have become more complex, more persistent and more interconnected than in recent years. Owning a car is more ... [Read More]
PODCAST: InformedIQ auto-lender survey illuminates concern over ‘data hallucinations’ and more
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 12:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
InformedIQ explained another term you can add to your auto-finance vocabulary if you haven’t already: data hallucinations. These are plausible but incorrect data generated by “off-the-shelf” large language models (LLMs). According to findings from an industry wide survey about AI ... [Read More]
Bank of America watches digital engagement hit new record
Wednesday, Mar. 11, 2026, 12:24 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Bank of America pointed to three paths — artificial intelligence-driven solutions, global payments, and personalized financial planning tools — that propelled clients’ digital engagement with the institution to record levels last year. This week, Bank of America announced its clients ... [Read More]
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