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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

COMMENTARY: Automakers need new strategies to counter the impact of evolving regulations

Details of upcoming repossession webinars from ARA & Weltman
Dennis Ephlin, Capgemini Invent North America
New tariffs plus a longstanding trend of unsustainable price increases are combining to pose fresh challenges for automakers, suppliers, and retailers. In particular, how can the auto industry better control costs quickly to make their products more affordable for consumers? ... [Read More]

Morgan Auto Group looks to reduce fraud-triggered buybacks using Point Predictive tools

Auto Fin Journal Staff
With its fraud-fighting consortium already containing more than 650 members, Point Predictive is making inroads into the dealership space, too. On Tuesday, the provider of artificial intelligence solutions for consumer lending announced a strategic partnership with Morgan Auto Group, one ... [Read More]

SBS and AiM partner to offer digital & physical auditing for wholesale financing

Auto Fin Journal Staff
SBS announced a new partnership with Alliance Inspection Management (AiM) on Wednesday designed to streamline a sometimes cumbersome part of wholesale financing. SBS and AiM now can offer wholesale finance lenders a comprehensive audit solution that can combine digital and ... [Read More]

Bain: Private equity upturn hit by tariff turmoil, but winning firms will lean into turbulence

Bain sees private equity activity germinating again
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The global private equity upturn — which was taking shape last year and extended into a relatively upbeat first quarter of 2025 — is weakening as dealmaking and exits are hit by market and economic headwinds triggered by recent turmoil ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: AI is coming to F&I, and here’s how dealers can win

Todd Smith, QoreAI
For most dealerships, the F&I office is still the most profitable square footage in the building. But while sales departments are testing artificial intelligence tools, the box hasn’t changed much in 20 years. That’s about to change. Fast. Dealers are ... [Read More]

OttoMoto partners with Algebrik AI to provide dealers & lenders with beneficial insights

Auto Fin Journal Staff
OttoMoto and Algebrik recently announced partnership to leverage the collective capabilities of their platforms fueled by artificial intelligence and other technologies and designed to help finance companies and dealerships. The partnership is geared so dealers and lenders can leverage real-time ... [Read More]

3 federal agencies seek public input to reduce check fraud

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto finance has become more digitized in recent years. It’s something Wolters Kluwer tracks quarterly. But there is still plenty of paper making the rounds, including checks. It’s part of the reason why three federal bank regulatory agencies this week ... [Read More]

Tropic survey shows 2026 as inflection point for AI investment

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tropic published findings from a recent survey last week, showing that finance and procurement teams are preparing for a massive shift toward artificial intelligence adoption, with 86% planning to implement or scale AI initiatives by 2026. With 50% reporting they’re ... [Read More]

Independent study by Forrester highlights three primary gains by clients using Experian Ascend Platform

Auto Fin Journal Staff
The top three findings from a recently commissioned total economic impact study of Experian’s global customers by Forrester illustrated what the company’s tools can do for clients. According to a news release from Experian, the study showed that the Experian ... [Read More]

Former Volvo exec now leads Chase Auto’s Subaru business

Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Chase Auto welcomed a former high-level Volvo executive to oversee one of its captive finance businesses. Michael Cottone joined the company as general manager to lead Subaru Motors Finance. In his role, Chase Auto highlighted that Cottone will ... [Read More]

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