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
4 experts on dealer M&A, retail buy-sell landscape
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
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:32 PM
3 lender executives on affordability & more in auto finance
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
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, 05:09 PM
Smoothing dealer path to buying cars from consumers with Anthony Monteiro of AutoAcquire AI
More dealers are seeking inventory by buying directly from consumers. But some managers are still struggling with how to best execute a plan. To help dealers of all sizes in various markets, AutoAcquire AI CEO Anthony Monteiro appeared on the ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 05:57 PM
J.D. Power: Captives trail banks when delivering exceptional digital experience
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Automakers are certainly integrating sophisticated performance and safety technologies into vehicles. But the technology fueling their captive finance companies isn’t quite to that level, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Automotive Finance Digital Experience Study. Researchers found that automotive ... [Read More]
LLP Exotic Auto Finance leverages ACI Worldwide to accelerate leasing, bill payments & more
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Exotic vehicles are often engineered to drive fast. LLP Exotic Auto Finance is collaborating with ACI Worldwide to bring the same speed to vehicle leasing for bill payments and more. On Tuesday, the leasing company specializing in top-of-the-line luxury and ... [Read More]
TransUnion rolls out 3 enhancements to boost Device Risk
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion reinforced one of its client tools on Tuesday to help reduce fraud. The company introduced what it called “a major advancement” to Device Risk, delivering “next-level capabilities that redefine how businesses combat fraud.” Key enhancements to Device Risk include: ... [Read More]
Flexcar partners with Carrington Labs to boost credit risk analytics
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 10:02 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Flexcar, a month-to-month car lease company, announced a partnership with Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics and cash flow underwriting models. Through this partnership, Flexcar said it will strengthen its credit risk capabilities and enhance ... [Read More]
Experian: EV leasing surged in Q3 before tax credit expired
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 04:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A portion of this spring’s Used Car Industry Summit will focus on how the remarketing and retailing of used electric vehicles will be important for auctions, consignors and dealers to handle. More evidence as to why Cherokee Media Group is ... [Read More]
SBS & Vero Technologies expand partnerships to power floorplan financing in US & Australia
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with a move involving a lender in Australia, SBS and Vero Technologies expanded their collaborative efforts in floorplan financing this week to forge a new partnership with Auto Use, a U.S.-based provider of commercial auto financing solutions. With more ... [Read More]
ETHZilla integrates Karus to power AI-modeled auto loan tokenization
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s a deal bringing together artificial intelligence, predictive credit analytics, blockchain infrastructure and investment funding with the goal of boosting performance in auto finance. On Wednesday, ETHZilla Corp., a technology company bringing decentralized finance infrastructure to traditional finance, announced the ... [Read More]
SelectFI gains new funding & CEO to push growth of AI-fueled platform to help dealership F&I managers
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of this year’s Emerging Companies honored by Cherokee Media Group’s Automotive Intelligence Awards announced a new round of funding Tuesday to support its rapid growth as well as a new CEO to lead the way. The automotive artificial intelligence ... [Read More]
Element to acquire Car IQ, bringing vehicle-initiated payments into fleet management
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 12:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Four years ago, Car IQ raised $15 million in Series B funding to further develop a payment solution specifically for fleet vehicles to make tracking easier for fleet managers and spending simpler for drivers when they’re behind the wheel. On ... [Read More]
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