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Cox Automotive on guiding the modern car buyer
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, 05:17 PM
One of the keynote presentations from Used Car Week 2025 featured Micah Tindor and Elizabeth Stegall of Cox Automotive for a session titled, “Guiding the Modern Buyer with Trust, Tech & Smarter Trade-Ins.” Valuable study findings and dealership recommendations now ... Listen Here
Kevin Roberts of CarGurus on 2026 Used-Car Market
Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 07:18 PM
Kevin Roberts, who is director of economic and market intelligence at CarGurus, is back on the show to talk about the hot start to 2026 for the retail used-car market. Roberts and Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby discuss ... Listen Here
Cox Automotive on the vanishing divide between wholesale & retail
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 09:43 AM
Used Car Week 2025 extended the ongoing conversation about how the wholesale and retail portions of the used-car market aren’t quite as distinct as they used to be. Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat about the subject ... Listen Here

Volvo Financial Services extends partnership with Bank of America

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 12:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the country’s largest banks and a luxury OEM’s captive are going to keep working together. Volvo Car Financial Services and Bank of America on Tuesday announced the extension of their long-standing relationship to provide auto loan and lease ... [Read More]

Two dealers already impressed with Octane’s Captive-as-a-Service

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 12:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Octane is accelerating its presence in automotive. The fintech company founded in 2014 that already has more than 60 OEM partner brands, 4,000 dealer partners, and a team of more than 600 professionals is now offering what’s positioned as Octane’s ... [Read More]

Informativ to launch new tools for dealers & software vendors to offer credit-qualified payments

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 12:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealers have been using pencils for decades; sometimes the ones with actual wood and lead. Well, Informativ is rolling out a new kind. The provider of fraud prevention, compliance, payments, and credit technology for the automotive and consumer finance industries ... [Read More]

Initial details of National Loan Payoff Clearinghouse powered by EPIC

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 12:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Led by a quartet of industry stalwarts, the National Loan Payoff Clearinghouse (NLPC), powered by EPIC, last week introduced secure financial infrastructure that can facilitate the standardized exchange, processing, and settlement of loan payoff and lien release transactions among network ... [Read More]

Former Cox Automotive exec joins CRIF Select as senior vice president of sales

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 12:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CRIF Select, a provider of credit risk, decisioning, and indirect lending solutions for financial institutions, last week announced that Robert Christini has joined the organization as senior vice president of sales. The company highlighted Christini brings extensive leadership experience and ... [Read More]

EFG Companies promotes Hartmann to COO

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 12:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, EFG Companies announced that Jay Hartmann has been promoted to chief operating officer, focusing on corporate scalability and cross-functional alignment as the company positions itself for future growth. As a 21-year EFG employee, the company highlighted Hartmann has ... [Read More]

Dealertrack: 86% of auto finance contracts now eligible for digital submission

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Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 12:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Sometimes, even some of the most sophisticated technologies in auto finance need a tuneup. That’s what Cox Automotive has done with Dealertrack with a suite of new APIs, product enhancements, and integrations designed to help maximize contracting and funding efficiency ... [Read More]

Lease End addresses ‘dark patterns’ with newest AI tool

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 12:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On the heels of reaching profitability, Lease End launched its newest tool to help consumers avoid what experts call “dark patterns.” Lease End highlighted that Payoff Intelligence is an artificial intelligence agent designed to overcome one of the most persistent ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Blockchain in automotive — the quiet shift from experiment to infrastructure

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Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 11:39 AM
Brad Smith, Block Bridge
For years, blockchain has been discussed in automotive circles as a future technology — interesting, promising, but often framed as experimental or speculative. That framing is increasingly outdated. Blockchain is already operating in the automotive industry today. Not in consumer-facing ... [Read More]

Former Market Scan chief data officer launches own VIN-level intelligence company

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 11:26 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Jose Galvan spent nearly 24 years at Market Scan Information Systems, including time as chief data officer for the company, which provides automotive pricing and incentive intelligence and was acquired by S&P Global Mobility nearly three years ago. This week, ... [Read More]

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