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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

2 reports detail intensifying search for affordable car insurance

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 12:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Separate reports from TransUnion and LexisNexis Risk Solutions indicated consumers are shopping for new car insurance nowadays with similar intensity as they are for a different vehicle. As dealerships continue to offer insurance solutions in their F&I offices, findings from ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Wolters Kluwer’s Tim Yalich on ongoing digital adoption in auto finance

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, 12:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer head of automotive strategy Tim Yalich returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to update how the industry is working toward more digital adoption in auto financing. Yalich also touched on how much long-in-the-tooth technology like ... [Read More]

CFPB crafting new rule targeting data brokers

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, 11:36 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In late April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with three other federal regulatory agencies, released a joint statement outlining a commitment to enforce their respective laws and regulations with a connection to artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, the CFPB built ... [Read More]

FTC charges Experian with spamming consumers

FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian received a potential six-figure fine from the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. According to a news release, the FTC will require Experian Consumer Services, which offers consumers access to their Experian credit information, to pay $650,000 to settle charges ... [Read More]

Sopra Banking Software unveils plans to grow US client base

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Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, 12:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Global financial technology company Sopra Banking Software (SBS) wants a great presence in the U.S. auto market. Last week, SBS announced plans to expand its work with automotive companies in the U.S. The company currently works in more than 50 ... [Read More]

J.D. Power auto finance study: Dealers still favor face-to-face relationships

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Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
When it comes to building business relationships, J.D. Power experts see that there is no substitute for an effective face-to-face sales meeting. According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study, 77% of dealership F&I teams say in-person ... [Read More]

Informed.IQ unveils new digital tool to verify info for underwriting

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, 12:08 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informed.IQ, a technology company providing artificial intelligence powered software to streamline verifications and underwriting, announced the launch of CollectIQ. The company said this AI-powered tool can enable auto finance companies to obtain consumer documents digitally to verify financing requirements. Through ... [Read More]

CUNA & NAFCU pick members for America’s Credit Unions’ transition board

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Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, 12:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Lisa Ginter, chair of the board of Credit Union National Association (CUNA), along with Gary Grinnell, chair of the board of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU), announced 15 members who will serve on America’s Credit ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer’s update on ongoing digital adoption in auto finance

Wolters Kluwer: Digital transformation makes notable move when compared to 2020
Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, 11:16 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer might have found another indirect impact of inflation and the pinch on households and businesses when the professional information and software solutions and services provider released its latest Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. The index tracks the rate ... [Read More]

IRS unveils ambitious digital transformation plan

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Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, 11:15 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Like auto financing, the Internal Revenue Service is trying to enter the digital realm, too. The agency announced last week that taxpayers will have the option to go paperless for IRS correspondence by the 2024 filing season. And the IRS ... [Read More]

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