Solifi acquires Inovatec to create unified platform for auto & specialty finance
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:28 AM
Informed appoints new CEO as AI platform eyes major growth beyond auto lending
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:25 AM
Nissan and INFINITI dealers now can use DigniFi to expand flexible payment options for service, parts & accessories
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:30 AM
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
Advent Resources now available throughout Texas as dealers face rising fraud, compliance pressures
Auto Fin Journal Staff
You could say that technology offerings from Advent Resources now are as big as Texas. The software provider that powers the financial layer of the car deal said last week that it is expanding its reach across the Lone Star ... [Read More]
Dealer eProcess picks Informativ to generate payment details in its digital retailing platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealer eProcess selected Informativ’s Payments API to power the payment calculation functionality within its digital retailing platform, Everest Retailing. “The choice was clear,” Dealer eProcess COO Sam Vukas said in a news release. “Our review of payment data providers found ... [Read More]
Clutch says 6 of 10 largest credit unions now use digital origination and AI platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Clutch is on an upward trajectory moving almost as fast as artificial intelligence. Founded in 2020 by fintech veterans Nicholas Hinrichsen and Chris Coleman, the digital origination and AI platform built exclusively for credit unions said it has tripled revenue ... [Read More]
DROS rolls out collections tool to make most of what AI can deliver
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DROS.ai said it understands that the debt collection industry is grappling with compliance challenges arising from the use of artificial intelligence voice agents. The company also acknowledged that organizations face significant risks of violating requirements under the Fair Debt Collection ... [Read More]
Credit monitoring among newest tools for Bank of America customers
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Bank of America recently rolled out three new tools designed to simplify access to credit monitoring, provide greater flexibility for managing large purchases and reward loyalty. When describing Refer-a-Friend, Custom Pay Plan and My Credit, Holly O’Neill, president of consumer, ... [Read More]
Edge Focus broadens consumer loan portfolio by entering auto
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Edge Focus made its way into auto finance this week. The technology-enabled private credit firm focused on consumer assets announced a loan partnership with what it called “a large private credit manager” to expand its auto program through the purchase ... [Read More]
Fed’s Barr fears ‘we will all pay the price’ for ongoing deregulations
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr spent a portion of his most recent Saturday at American University in Washington, D.C., outlining how ongoing deregulation in banking and other parts of financial services is creating numerous potential problems for consumers and credit ... [Read More]
FIS & Fuse form alliance to modernize auto-finance originations
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FIS and Fuse contend that auto lenders are losing deals to faster competitors because their systems can’t keep up and legacy loan origination platforms are largely to blame. To address this situation, the financial technology company and cloud-native lending solutions ... [Read More]
CULA survey: Credit unions optimistic but well aware of 4 potential headwinds to growth of auto-finance portfolios
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Optimism while watching four potential headwinds. That’s the summary of new snapshot survey about the state of automotive financing from Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA). The project reveals increased credit union optimism compared to last year about their auto-finance ... [Read More]
Fueled by record-setting month, Fusion Auto Finance watches CU Xpress Lease gain sustained momentum
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fusion Auto Finance shared monthly performance details that’s positive for not only vehicle leasing, but perhaps the used-car business, too. The company said its flagship CU Xpress Lease program generated the strongest month in its history in April, including a ... [Read More]
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