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CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
Here’s an example from the car-warranty industry where companies are leveraging artificial intelligence to help people, not replace them. On Tuesday, CARS Protection Plus, a provider of vehicle service contracts, announced it has gone live with Circuitry.ai’s Warranty Decision Intelligence ... Read More
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
DealerOn has done NASA one better. While the space agency recently launched the first astronauts to visit the moon in more than 50 years, the provider of auto dealership websites and digital sales and marketing technology boasted two launches on ... Read More
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Experian found another way to connect people and technology. And the newest tool emphasizes the component of a transaction including a real person. Last week, the company launched Experian Agent Trust, a framework that designed to establish a secure, verifiable ... Read More
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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
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

DigniFi picks Hill to be chief credit risk officer

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 12:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DigniFi, a fintech company specializing in access to automobile repair financing, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Andrew Hill as chief credit risk officer. Hill brings over 15 years of consumer lending and artificial intelligence-driven underwriting expertise, having previously led ... [Read More]

Volvo captive’s independent insurance agency initially launches in 18 states

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, 12:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volvo Car Financial Services U.S. is now in the business of more than just booking retail installment sales contracts and vehicle leases. On Wednesday, the captive announced the launch of Volvo Car Insurance Services, the company’s first-ever independent insurance agency ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters on combating fraud

Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, 09:23 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian North America chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters made her first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Peters recapped highlights of Experian’s 2025 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report and why service providers remain focused on curbing fraud that continues to ... [Read More]

Algebrik AI gains another collaboration via relationship with Open Lending

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, 12:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Algebrik AI continued to forge relationships with fellow technology firms involved with auto financing, as this week the company announced a relationship with Open Lending Corp. The newest collaboration aims to strengthen auto loan decisioning capabilities within Algebrik’s cloud-native, AI-powered ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Car-insurance shopping hits near-term peak during Q2

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, 12:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The activity of consumers shopping for auto insurance has been just as intense as individuals’ efforts to find their next vehicle or affordable financing. According to new TransUnion research released this week, auto insurance shopping during the second quarter increased ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Smarter verification, safer transactions & path forward for auto-fraud prevention

defi SOLUTIONS calls out ‘bluff’ of recent hacker threats
Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, 11:29 AM
Jim Marsh, Veridos America
With today’s “always connected” digital economy, identity is currency. For the automotive industry — spanning rentals, dealerships, insurance providers, and financing institutions — that currency is increasingly being challenged. The numbers are staggering, with U.S. auto lenders facing an estimated ... [Read More]

Caribou spots rare opportunity for EV refinancing

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, 11:43 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion recently discussed significant opportunities percolating for auto refinancing, potentially involving 18 million individuals. Caribou got even more specific about the topic, saying lenders appear to be doubling down on electric vehicle owners by offering them greater monthly savings through ... [Read More]

Santander survey: Consumers accelerated car-buying plans in Q2

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, 11:42 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While some troubling findings surfaced, too, the Q2 2025 Paths to Prosperity report from Santander Holdings USA contains some upbeat information for dealerships and auto-finance providers. According to the bank’s research, 55% of middle-income Americans are considering buying a vehicle, ... [Read More]

Experian: Despite AI gains, fraud losses have increased for nearly 60% of companies

Monday, Aug. 4, 2025, 12:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Artificial intelligence appears to be one of the sharpest instruments in a company toolbox to defend themselves and repair damage created by fraud. But apprehension from both companies and consumers about the deployment of AI remains. Experian recently released its ... [Read More]

Edmunds: Average negative equity above $6,700 among Q2 new-car deals

Wednesday, Jul. 30, 2025, 12:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealerships and their network of auto-finance providers are still contending with a huge wave of negative equity connected with consumers wanting a new vehicle. According to new data from the second quarter generated by Edmunds, more than one in four ... [Read More]

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