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
PODCAST: Origence president and CEO Tony Boutelle
Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, 12:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit unions collectively continue to gain market share in auto financing. How are they doing it? Origence president and CEO Tony Boutelle answered that question, sharing some other interesting data about credit unions and more during this episode of the ... [Read More]
GoFi now leverages Provenir’s data & decisioning platform
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, 11:46 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Risk decisioning software provider Provenir announced on Wednesday that automotive financing provider GoFi has selected and implemented Provenir’s data and decisioning platform to assess applicant credit risk quickly for real-time financing approvals. GoFi is an AI-centric, digital-first financing platform. Built ... [Read More]
CUNA & NAFCU to merge pending credit union voter approval
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, 11:43 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, the nation’s two leading credit union associations announced their intent to merge and form a new organization. According to a news release, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) would ... [Read More]
Experian Verify now leverages consumers’ permission for income & employment verification
Monday, Jul. 31, 2023, 11:44 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In an effort to help finance companies and other lenders verify income and employment information, Experian recently announced consumers can now choose to share information directly from their employers’ payroll service through Experian Verify when applying for credit, including auto ... [Read More]
CULA survey highlights credit unions’ concerns about terms & LTVs
Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2023, 12:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Stretching terms concern credit unions when building their used-vehicle portfolios, but those auto finance providers don’t appear to be eliminating that practice any time soon. Over-extension on used-vehicle installment contracts is the No. 1 concern for credit unions in the ... [Read More]
Origence & Eltropy enhance partnership to help credit unions improve originations
Wednesday, Jul. 26, 2023, 12:08 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence and Eltropy said this week that they are expanding their partnership to deliver an enhanced origination experience. The technology solutions provider for credit unions and the digital communications platform for community financial institutions (CFIs) said they’re broadening their partnership ... [Read More]
iLending promotes Goraczkowski to be president
Monday, Jul. 24, 2023, 12:58 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, iLending promoted Nick Goraczkowski to be president after serving the auto refinance company as senior vice president and chief revenue officer for more than a decade. Goraczkowski takes over for Tom Holgate, who served as company president for ... [Read More]
Volvo Car Financial Services & Polestar Spaces now leverage Dealertrack
Monday, Jul. 24, 2023, 12:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volvo retailers and Polestar Spaces now can take advantage of Dealertrack digital contracting across all lease and retail contracts through Volvo Car Financial Services (VCFS) and Polestar Financial Services (PFS). Dealertrack highlighted that connecting Volvo retailers and Polestar Spaces with ... [Read More]
How pandemic eroded finance company loyalty
Monday, Jul. 24, 2023, 12:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The pandemic apparently created another health impact; this time on auto financing. Analysis by S&P Global Mobility and TransUnion revealed loyalty to automotive finance institutions eroded significantly during the pandemic whether customers were leasing or buying vehicles. Across new-vehicle leasing ... [Read More]
Informativ partners with AutoFi to streamline credit compliance checks
Wednesday, Jul. 19, 2023, 11:14 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informativ finalized a partnership with AutoFi this week with the goal being to save dealers time and potential errors. The companies are looking to accomplish this objective by pushing all the necessary information from the AutoFi credit application into the ... [Read More]
X
