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Repo Roundtable gives agents opportunity to educate lenders
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 05:44 PM
In another session during Used Car Week 2025 that filled a room to near capacity, the Repo Roundtable is now available through this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Led by Lauren Kimbrell of Advanced Collateral Recovery, five other repossession ... Listen Here
4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
Dealership acquisitions and ownership changes seem to surface multiple times per week nowadays. How those deals come to fruition was the focus of a Used Car Week 2025 panel discussion led by Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby. Sharing their insights ... Listen Here
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Used Car Week 2025 featured a panel focused on the state of auto finance. Led by Jennifer Martin of the NAF Association, Christopher Mitcham of Santander Consumer USA, Mary Leigh Phillips of Bridgecrest Acceptance and Amy Brooks of Chase Auto ... Listen Here

Bain: Private equity upturn hit by tariff turmoil, but winning firms will lean into turbulence

Bain sees private equity activity germinating again
Monday, Jun. 30, 2025, 10:20 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The global private equity upturn — which was taking shape last year and extended into a relatively upbeat first quarter of 2025 — is weakening as dealmaking and exits are hit by market and economic headwinds triggered by recent turmoil ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: AI is coming to F&I, and here’s how dealers can win

Monday, Jun. 23, 2025, 09:37 AM
Todd Smith, QoreAI
For most dealerships, the F&I office is still the most profitable square footage in the building. But while sales departments are testing artificial intelligence tools, the box hasn’t changed much in 20 years. That’s about to change. Fast. Dealers are ... [Read More]

OttoMoto partners with Algebrik AI to provide dealers & lenders with beneficial insights

Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2025, 11:36 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
OttoMoto and Algebrik recently announced partnership to leverage the collective capabilities of their platforms fueled by artificial intelligence and other technologies and designed to help finance companies and dealerships. The partnership is geared so dealers and lenders can leverage real-time ... [Read More]

3 federal agencies seek public input to reduce check fraud

Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2025, 11:21 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto finance has become more digitized in recent years. It’s something Wolters Kluwer tracks quarterly. But there is still plenty of paper making the rounds, including checks. It’s part of the reason why three federal bank regulatory agencies this week ... [Read More]

Tropic survey shows 2026 as inflection point for AI investment

Monday, Jun. 16, 2025, 10:01 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tropic published findings from a recent survey last week, showing that finance and procurement teams are preparing for a massive shift toward artificial intelligence adoption, with 86% planning to implement or scale AI initiatives by 2026. With 50% reporting they’re ... [Read More]

Independent study by Forrester highlights three primary gains by clients using Experian Ascend Platform

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:35 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The top three findings from a recently commissioned total economic impact study of Experian’s global customers by Forrester illustrated what the company’s tools can do for clients. According to a news release from Experian, the study showed that the Experian ... [Read More]

Former Volvo exec now leads Chase Auto’s Subaru business

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Chase Auto welcomed a former high-level Volvo executive to oversee one of its captive finance businesses. Michael Cottone joined the company as general manager to lead Subaru Motors Finance. In his role, Chase Auto highlighted that Cottone will ... [Read More]

Origence & Alloy partner to help credit unions fight fraud

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence is intensifying its fight against fraud. The lending technology solutions provider for credit unions announced a strategic partnership with Alloy, an identity and fraud prevention platform provider. Origence said on Wednesday that this partnership can provide credit unions with ... [Read More]

Report examines ‘regulatory paradox’ and ‘jawboning’ in technology oversight by federal agencies

Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps technology regulation isn’t loosening as much as industry leaders and fintechs anticipated when a new president entered the White House in January. The Phoenix Center released a new analysis this week that claimed key federal agencies continue to pursue ... [Read More]

FlexPath DXP continues industry integrations by working with Agility Credit

FlexPath: Phone number unlocks credit prequalification
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025, 11:44 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP landed another integration partnership this week; this time with Agility Credit, a provider of soft-pull credit technology. The creator of the patent-pending VeriQual solution for real-time identity-verified credit prequalification highlighted that this integration makes it easier for dealers ... [Read More]
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