This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
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
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
TransUnion and IHS Markit collaborate on data-driven decision tool
Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, 03:19 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In the competitive and evolving world of auto finance, TransUnion and IHS Markit acknowledged that finance companies require the ability to conduct powerful statistical queries to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the market. On Monday, TransUnion and IHS Markit ... [Read More]
MINI describes what it means by Flipped Financing
Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, 03:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The image associated with this report provides a vivid glimpse of what a luxury automaker and its captive finance company are trying to do. Last week, MINI USA and MINI Financial Services announced the introduction of Flipped Financing, a vehicle financing ... [Read More]
Hyundai Capital America claims 2019 AFP Pinnacle Award for excellence in treasury and finance
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, 03:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Hyundai Capital America (HCA) captured an honor this week, because as award organizers put it: “HCA saw the writing on the wall — a world with increased ride share, autonomous driving, electrification — and knew innovation was necessary or they ... [Read More]
Former Volkswagen Group of America exec joins dealer digital retailing startup
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Former Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and AutoGravity executives Andy Hinrichs and Nick Stellman founded Digital Motors last year, striving to become an innovation leader in automotive retail and financial technology. Now Digital Motors is leveraging the expertise of Hinrich Woebcken, who ... [Read More]
PointPredictive launches Outsourced Fraud Mitigation Service
Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, 03:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A member of the inaugural Emerging 8 is continuing to roll out new solutions. PointPredictive recently launched what it called Outsourced Fraud Mitigation, a service that can help finance companies bolster their fraud defenses by leveraging PointPredictive’s fraud experts and ... [Read More]
ZestFinance & MeridianLink integrate, leveraging artificial intelligence & machine learning
Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, 03:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
ZestFinance, a provider of credit software fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), announced its integration with MeridianLink, a multichannel loan and new account origination platform. According to a news release distributed last week, MeridianLink will be integrating Zest Automated Machine Learning ... [Read More]
AutoGravity offers flexible usage service of off-lease vehicles
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, 04:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoGravity is leveraging its relationship with a trio of German automakers to deliver a consumer option for individuals near Los Angeles who do not want a lease or retail installment sales contract. On Tuesday, AutoGravity launched a flexible car usage ... [Read More]
LendingTree and RouteOne integrate to boost auto-finance offers to potential buyers
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, 04:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, LendingTree announced an integration with RouteOne. With this development, LendingTree’s credit application functionality will integrate with RouteOne’s credit aggregation system to present indirect financing offers to consumers. The company highlighted the integration enhances LendingTree’s automotive product offering and ... [Read More]
Wells Fargo tops $1M in vehicle donations & financial mentoring to help veterans
Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, 03:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wells Fargo recently highlighted that one of its largest educational and philanthropic endeavors reached a new milestone, fueled in part by a 20 dealer groups and franchised stores. The bank’s initiative — in collaboration with Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Transportation4Heroes ... [Read More]
AG releases proposed regulations under California Consumer Privacy Act
Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, 03:28 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Development of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took another crucial step last week. California attorney general Xavier Becerra released proposed regulations under the CCPA that was signed into law last June. Officials say the law provides consumers with “groundbreaking” ... [Read More]
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