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
3 enhancements to FICO Platform designed for improved decisioning speed
Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, 12:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FICO recently introduced new innovations to the FICO Platform that can improve real-time decision-making at both speed and scale. FICO highlighted the new enhancements can help teams break down silos and more efficiently reuse models and decision assets to drive ... [Read More]
CFPB makes 5 points so innovation & competition ‘truly benefits consumers’
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In a letter generated as a request for comment by the Treasury Department, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week outlined how it’s watching artificial intelligence and other technology developments. Acknowledging a previous initiative did not generate the results the ... [Read More]
Solifi partners with LimePoint to boost data streaming solution
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, 11:51 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solifi, a fintech software provider for secured finance, announced that it has recently partnered with LimePoint, a technology specialist in real-time data processing and data streaming consumers. The result is broadened accessibility to Solifi’s data streaming microservice solution. Solifi Data ... [Read More]
Lendbuzz lands new $400M forward flow agreement with Viola Credit
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, 11:45 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz has enjoyed a fruitful summer of gaining financial resources to facilitate auto financing. On Tuesday, Lendbuzz announced that it has secured a new $400 million forward flow program with Viola Credit, a global alternative asset manager specialized in providing ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Rising cases of car stacking and multi-payer scams
Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two industry experts on fraud — Brady Harrison of Equifax and Robert Newman of Cox Automotive — appeared on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to discuss two forms of fraud that are impacting dealerships and finance companies more often nowadays. Harrison ... [Read More]
Founding employee becomes RouteOne COO
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 06:24 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of RouteOne’s founding employees now is the company’s chief operating officer. The automotive F&I service provider announced this week that Jason Bolduc has been appointed as COO to lead a critical portfolio for RouteOne, encompassing dealer support operations for ... [Read More]
Experian acquires NeuroID, adding behavioral analytics to fraud-prevention suite
Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, 06:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian added to its fraud-fighting toolbox on Tuesday. The company announced that it has acquired NeuroID, a specialist in behavioral analytics. Executives highlighted NeuroID’s modern and frictionless capabilities amplify Experian’s fraud risk suite by providing a new layer of insight ... [Read More]
Autonomy pivots EV subscription business in partnership with Deloitte
Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, 11:15 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Autonomy is departing the electric vehicle subscription business — at least from what it has been doing in recent years. Instead, Autonomy said late on Sunday that it’s launching a new SaaS business — Autonomy Data Services (ADS) — in ... [Read More]
Affinity Federal Credit Union taps Point Predictive to curb fraud
Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, 11:13 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Affinity Federal Credit Union announced a strategic partnership with Point Predictive This collaboration aims to bolster efforts by the member-based, federally insured, full-service financial institution to combat the increasing challenges of identity, income, and employment fraud while helping ... [Read More]
Zest AI pilots new fraud-prevention tool among credit unions
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 01:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Zest AI is offering another fraud-fighting tool for credit providers. On Wednesday, the technology provider fueled by artificial intelligence rolled out Zest Protect which is designed to identify fraudulent activity during the decisioning process, helping credit unions, banks and other ... [Read More]
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