Solifi acquires Inovatec to create unified platform for auto & specialty finance
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:28 AM
Informed appoints new CEO as AI platform eyes major growth beyond auto lending
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:25 AM
Nissan and INFINITI dealers now can use DigniFi to expand flexible payment options for service, parts & accessories
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:30 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Rate enters auto financing in collaboration with Westlake
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Rate, a fintech company in operation since 2000 and already involved in mortgage lending and digital financial services, entered auto financing on Wednesday in collaboration with Westlake Financial. The company launched Rate Auto Loans within the Rate App, expanding its ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Auto finance’s digital transformation still ongoing despite pullback in Q4 car sales
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps slowing sales is the only impediment for the ongoing digital evolution of automotive retailing and financing. The Q4 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index from Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions showed digital adoption sustained an end-of-quarter dip in line with car ... [Read More]
Point Predictive gives 10 recommendations as projected fraud exposure surpasses $10B
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A portion of Point Predictive’s latest Fraud Intelligence Brief examined how much fraud is happening at dealerships and why lenders are watching the issue even more. Point Predictive said its consortium data — which comes from 307 million applications, $5 ... [Read More]
Cherry Bekaert report: Private equity positioned for ‘breakout 2026’
Auto Fin Journal Staff
At least one expert sees private equity in position for “a breakout 2026.” That’s one of the findings shared on Wednesday by Cherry Bekaert, which published its fifth annual year-end Private Equity (PE) Industry Report, detailing the market forces and ... [Read More]
Upstart Auto gains $200M forward-flow agreement with Wafra
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Upstart Holdings announced last week that it landed a forward-flow commitment from funds managed by Wafra, a New York-based global alternative investment manager focused on strategic partnerships, real estate and real assets. According to a news release, Wafra has agreed ... [Read More]
Alorica expands digital wallet & payment capabilities through partnership with PayNearMe
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, Alorica announced a new partnership with PayNearMe, integrating the PayXM platform into Alorica Financial’s Systems & Services Technologies (SST) ecosystem. The companies highlighted the partnership enhances Alorica’s end-to-end loan servicing and collections business by enabling more payment options ... [Read More]
5 potential benefits of Allied Data Exchange powered by PortX
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In October, Allied Solutions announced a “major” investment in PortX, a leading artificial intelligence-powered integration and data platform. Last week, the provider of insurance, financial services, and risk management solutions for financial institutions highlighted how that relationship has expanded, with ... [Read More]
Heritage Auto Leasing expands availability of LoanSwift
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Heritage Auto Leasing announced expanded capabilities and broader availability of LoanSwift, its proprietary deal funding automation platform, now fully configured to support both auto lease and retail loan transactions and available as a standalone solution to all auto ... [Read More]
IntraFi survey: Banks see lower funding costs & improved access to capital
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While bankers are concerned about competitive pressures intensifying — particularly from credit unions — raising fears about market balance, the latest survey from IntraFi showed executives seeing multiple positive trends across the banking sector. Survey findings from the fintech firm ... [Read More]
CULA forges partnership with PSECU, reiterating value propositions to credit unions & dealers
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Expanding its client portfolio among some of the largest institutions in the space, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently announced a partnership with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), one of the largest credit unions in Pennsylvania, to offer ... [Read More]
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