This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Urban Science survey: Dealers confident in sales process, wary of AI for lead follow-ups
Friday, May. 15, 2026, 11:48 AM
Building on three-year partnership, Bain invests in OpenAI Deployment Company
Wednesday, May. 13, 2026, 12:13 PM
EY study shows Canadians still cautious about AI but using it more for everyday activities
Monday, May. 11, 2026, 03:00 PM
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Know your Buyer & Grow your Lot
In this insightful episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Auto Trader and KBB executives Elizabeth Stegall and David Lumpkin share findings gleaned from Cox Automotive’s unique research into shoppers who buy from Independent Dealers. Learn how shifting buyer expectations connect ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 09:20 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
Sunbit on track for more BNPL financing growth at dealerships with myKaarma integration
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, 12:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Sunbit highlighted in late May that its buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financing technology is available at more than 50% of dealership service centers in the U.S. The company might be able to build on that footprint courtesy of an integration with ... [Read More]
Survey: Americans want more transparency about AI usage
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, 12:39 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto finance companies and other business segments continue to use artificial intelligence for more tasks. Their consumer customers appear to be getting more cautious about this approach. Results released on Wednesday from the latest survey from Bentley University and Gallup ... [Read More]
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]
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