COMMENTARY: The LLM compliance paradox & separating conversational AI from quantitative underwriting
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 03:20 PM
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Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
Authenticom Group promotes Tryfon to global CEO
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, the Authenticom Group of Companies announced the promotion of Jason Tryfon to global CEO in a move that was effective on Sept. 1. In his previous role as president of international operations, the company highlighted Tryfon has been ... [Read More]
Fasten rolls out Dealer Calculator to drive customer loyalty
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fasten on Tuesday launched its Dealer Calculator, a tool that can help partner dealers demonstrate to prospective buyers the long-term value and cost savings of working with their dealership. The provider of driver rewards and customer loyalty solutions for dealerships ... [Read More]
Former exec at Meta, Grubhub, Orbitz & Expedia joins Caribou to reinforce auto financing platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian’s Melinda Zabritski recently shared data and insight about the current auto refinancing market and how much it has expanded in the past year. And one of the participants in that segment — Caribou — reinforced its executive team on ... [Read More]
Lendbuzz files IPO paperwork with SEC
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz is going public. The financial technology company that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to better assess consumer credit risk and expand access to credit when purchasing a vehicle, announced on Friday that it has filed a registration ... [Read More]
Jack Henry celebrates 2025 Cobalt Award recipients
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Jack Henry announced the winners of the 2025 Cobalt Awards on Wednesday during its annual client conference. The honors went to six financial institutions and fintechs that are redefining what it means to serve their communities through innovation, integration, and ... [Read More]
Citadel Credit Union chooses Skinner as next CIO
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Citadel Credit Union, which is one of the greater Philadelphia area’s largest credit unions with more than 270,000 members and $6.4 billion in assets, this week promoted Eric Skinner to chief information officer. According to a news release, Skinner succeeds ... [Read More]
Nordis Technologies hands numerous tasks to new vice president of technology
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nordis Technologies has a new vice president of technology, naming Scott Cobb to the position on Tuesday and asking him to handle several responsibilities. The omnichannel customer communications management and payments technology solutions provider highlighted Cobb brings deep expertise in ... [Read More]
FinanceBuzz reveals its list of best credit unions in 2025
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, FinanceBuzz, a personal finance website focused on helping consumers build financial confidence, announced its list of the best credit unions in 2025. To compile the list of winners in eight award categories, FinanceBuzz editors and personal finance experts ... [Read More]
22 executives among 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Cherokee Media Group’s newest group of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services, represents a notable cross-section of the industry. There are executives from banks, captives, dealer groups, lenders and service providers who possess deep experience. The ... [Read More]
Alfa rolls out Data Guardian to boost data security in the cloud
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa, a SaaS solution for equipment and auto finance, on Tuesday released Data Guardian, an advanced feature of Alfa Cloud. That’s the platform that delivers Alfa Systems as a service on the AWS public cloud. By combining dedicated isolated networking ... [Read More]
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