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CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
Here’s an example from the car-warranty industry where companies are leveraging artificial intelligence to help people, not replace them. On Tuesday, CARS Protection Plus, a provider of vehicle service contracts, announced it has gone live with Circuitry.ai’s Warranty Decision Intelligence ... Read More
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
DealerOn has done NASA one better. While the space agency recently launched the first astronauts to visit the moon in more than 50 years, the provider of auto dealership websites and digital sales and marketing technology boasted two launches on ... Read More
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Experian found another way to connect people and technology. And the newest tool emphasizes the component of a transaction including a real person. Last week, the company launched Experian Agent Trust, a framework that designed to establish a secure, verifiable ... Read More
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
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

CULA forges partnership with PSECU, reiterating value propositions to credit unions & dealers

Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12:42 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Expanding its client portfolio among some of the largest institutions in the space, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently announced a partnership with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), one of the largest credit unions in Pennsylvania, to offer ... [Read More]

Blockchain for Good Alliance shares global report, offering current reference point & calls to action

Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), a global non-profit initiative founded by Bybit dedicated to leveraging blockchain for societal impact, announced the release of its inaugural flagship impact report. Titled, The State of Blockchain for Good: A View from the Alliance, ... [Read More]

Integrated Financial Technologies hires former BofA, Chase exec as SVP

Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, 12:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Integrated Financial Technologies (IFT) recently hired a seasoned industry executive who has served in multiple roles at banks and other service firms. The provider of outsourced portfolio management and business processing services named Eddy Barwick as senior vice president to ... [Read More]

Lendbuzz finalizes first securitization of 2026 in ABS deal involving $246M

Lendbuzz gains $100M warehouse facility through MUFG
Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, 11:11 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz, an artificial intelligence-based fintech company that helps consumers obtain better access to credit when purchasing a vehicle, announced this week that it has closed its first ABS transaction of the year. The $246 million securitization was collateralized by a ... [Read More]

Gather & Mosaic Compliance Services partner to broaden dealership compliance & protection

fraud prevention
Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 12:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Gather, which positions itself as a next-generation identity and insurance verification platform, recently announced a partnership with Mosaic Compliance Services. The companies said in a news release that they will deliver an expanded suite of compliance, verification, and insurance solutions ... [Read More]

5 potential benefits of CU Lending Collective launched by Commonwealth Credit Union & Zest AI

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 12:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps now small credit unions can tap the same technology leveraged by their much larger competitors. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Credit Union (CCU) and Zest AI launched what the organizations see as a first-of-its-kind credit union service organization (CUSO) created specifically ... [Read More]

eLEND survey: Nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities in past 24 months

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, 12:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian’s latest survey showed nearly 9 in 10 dealers are concerned about fraud. Another dealer survey by eLEND Solutions revealed how justified that concern is: nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities during past 24 months. Plus, eLEND ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees

Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 10:32 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... [Read More]

Experian: Nearly 9 in 10 dealers now concerned about fraud

Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, 10:32 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It was probably as sure of a bet as you could find in Las Vegas last week: dealerships are quite concerned about fraud happening at their stores. In new research released during NADA Show 2026, Experian reported fraud continuing to emerge ... [Read More]

Axle & Experian partner to help dealers verify insurance & reduce fraud

fraud prevention
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, 12:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Axle and Experian are now collaborating in the fight against fraud. On Tuesday, Axle, a universal API for insurance data, announced a strategic collaboration with Experian to integrate Axle’s real-time automotive insurance verification into Experian’s Fraud Protect platform. The companies ... [Read More]

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