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Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%) Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
Bain & Company today announced an investment in the Deployment Company, a new venture launched by OpenAI with 19 global partners. According to a news release, the OpenAI Deployment Company is built to help businesses deploy artificial intelligence across their ... Read More
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
This artificial intelligence is pretty smart, eh? That sentiment might be held by at least some Canadians who are already embedding AI into everyday decisions, often in ways that extend beyond simple assistance into early autonomy, even while concerns about ... Read More
Carfluent’s new AI tool helps dealerships beat aggregators in searches
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
A growing percentage of consumers now use artificial intelligence as what marketplace Cars.com describes as a “trusted co-pilot” in their search for a vehicle to purchase. Meanwhile, other studies suggest that dealership websites are not visible to many of those ... Read More
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 AM
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here

Despite some downward trends, TransUnion cautious about soaring fraud costs

fraud analytics
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, 03:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Mixed news on the fraud front recently surfaced, and not surprisingly, it’s tinged with pandemic impact New TransUnion research found instances of synthetic fraud and outstanding balances for suspected synthetic accounts at U.S. financial institutions have declined significantly after the ... [Read More]

Tresl hosts virtual employee event to celebrate 2020 accomplishments, set 2021 goals

tresl event for web
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 05:20 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tresl used technology to celebrate its accomplishments of the past year that arrived in part to how the fintech leveraged both its human and technological resources while overcoming challenges created by the pandemic. In late January, Tresl hosted what it ... [Read More]

Point Predictive addresses latest fraud path with launch of EmployerCheck

EmployerCheck Point Predictive
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 05:17 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive recently rolled out a new tool that it says can be a simple but effective fraud and borrower misrepresentation solution that can help finance companies assess the validity of an employer stated by a consumer or third party ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How F&I can enhance digital retailing

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Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, 05:15 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Mentioned almost as much as the pandemic itself is how much digital retailing has become a focal point for success at dealerships and finance companies. Including F&I products can be crucial to culminating deliveries and boosting customer satisfaction, as Tim ... [Read More]

Integrated Lending Technologies & Carleton complete integration

partnership gears
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, 05:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Integrated Lending Technologies (ILT) recently announced that it has completed the development integrating CarletonCalcs from Carleton. Finance companies and lenders using ILT’s Allegro Lending Suite now will have access to the CarletonCalcs loan, lease and compliance modules, providing computational accuracy ... [Read More]

LexisNexis Risk Solutions discovers ‘perfect storm’ of fraud in US and Canada amid COVID-19 pandemic

lexis nexis graphic for web
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, 05:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fraud and its prevention are gaining more attention, especially since the pandemic arrived. LexisNexis Risk Solutions unveiled findings about what it classified as the current state of fraud, detailing key fraud trends occurring in 2020 for organizations in the United ... [Read More]

10 primary findings from eLEND Solutions’ latest dealer survey

elend solutions for web
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, 05:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Digital financing innovator eLEND Solutions highlighted more than 10 findings from its latest dealer survey, reiterating how the COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged dealerships to embrace digital retailing as a low-touch transaction alternative and how this adoption of technology has changed ... [Read More]

Black Book integrates with Origence consumer loan origination system

business forecasting
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Black Book’s presence in the credit-union market strengthened on Thursday. The provider of vehicle pricing and analytics announced the integration of Black Book values into the Origence consumer LOS, a CU Direct brand. The companies highlighted in a news release ... [Read More]

New York investment firm to secure majority stake in iLendingDIRECT

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Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, 04:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Private investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to make a majority investment in iLendingDIRECT, a leading auto refinance marketing company. While terms of the transaction were not disclosed, J.C. Flowers ... [Read More]

Dealertrack enhances F&I solutions & DMS to meet digital demands

Dealertrack logo for web
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, 04:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The two primary segments of Dealertrack’s tools for dealerships and finance companies — F&I solutions and DMS — are each being upgraded to adapt to consumers’ accelerated shift toward digital purchasing as well as achieve higher efficiency and productivity in ... [Read More]

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