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Marketing for car dealerships in the age of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 11:34 AM
There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way companies do business — and the automotive industry is no exception. In fact, most dealers have already embraced AI models and incorporated them into their daily operations. From analyzing data ... Read More
S&P Global Ratings ponders if Anthropic’s Mythos is ‘inflection point’ or ‘evolution’ of AI
Wednesday, May. 27, 2026, 09:20 AM
At the beginning of May, Federal Reserve vice chair Michelle Bowman acknowledged that Anthropic’s Mythos — an artificial intelligence model that identifies cyber vulnerabilities — created a significant stir in banking. This week, S&P Global Ratings released a report examining ... Read More
Kia Georgia leverages AI drones to save money and time on onerous fence patrols
Tuesday, May. 26, 2026, 03:02 PM
A 14.2-mile interior fence. Tough terrain. Multiple security personnel. Two or three vehicles churned from wear and tear annually. A looming United States Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) audit in jeopardy. These were the challenges Kia Georgia faced because ... Read More
TransUnion on intriguing trends involving used cars sold in 2025
Tuesday, May. 26, 2026, 06:42 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. During previous events hosted by Cherokee Media Group, TJ ... Listen Here
Experian Automotive on using data the right way to protect used-car profits
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:50 AM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. During a candid conversation with Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew ... Listen Here
Closing the appraisal divide with Brad Kokesh of TraXtion
Friday, May. 22, 2026, 10:38 AM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here

AFG integrates with MeridianLink to streamline Balloon Lending Program

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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, 02:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto Financial Group (AFG), announced on Tuesday that it has signed an integration agreement with MeridianLink, which provides software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. AFG said this partnership further reinforces its mission to pursue innovative solutions that ... [Read More]

Lendbuzz fueled by another credit facility from J.P. Morgan

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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, 02:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz began November by announcing that it closed a $150 million credit facility with J.P. Morgan. The growing fintech company making headway in the auto financing market using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms said this is the second credit ... [Read More]

New Point Predictive solution to help finance companies vet dealers to curb fraud

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, 03:50 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A recent dealer survey by eLEND Solutions showed how much stores feel exposed to fraud. Last week, Point Predictive launched a solution to address that specific challenge and more with a tool to help finance companies vet dealerships based on ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer: Digital transformation continues even as retail sales slow

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, 03:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer recently announced third quarter results and analysis from its Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index, a key resource that tracks the rate at which auto dealers, service providers and finance companies are seeing growth in the evolution from paper-based ... [Read More]

Tenet closes $20M warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank

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Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, 03:46 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Tenet announced that the company has secured what it believes is the first-ever electric vehicle (EV) only warehouse facility to make EVs more affordable. According to a news release, Tenet has entered into a warehouse financing agreement of ... [Read More]

eLEND Solutions survey finds most dealers lack effective fraud protection

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Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, 03:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Most dealers who participated in a new survey from eLEND Solutions acknowledged they have a serious problem in connection with digital retailing and many do not have a proven strategy to solve it. According to the fintech company’s new report ... [Read More]

Womack shows passion to help others in route to being Auto Finance Executive of the Year

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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, 04:14 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
In October 2021, Santander Consumer USA named Marc Womack as head of operations. A year later, Womack has been named as the Auto Finance Executive of the Year, an honor presented by Black Book. Womack will officially be given the ... [Read More]

Capstreet-backed CBC acquires CreditDriver Solutions

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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, 03:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
And the M&A parade in automotive continues. This week, Credit Bureau Connection, a provider of credit report and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, finance companies, and other end markets, announced the acquisition of CreditDriver Solutions, a soft credit technology provider ... [Read More]

Nacha spots wide use of younger consumers utilizing direct deposits & payments

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Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, 02:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nacha commissioned a study earlier this year to determine how younger consumers are securing their income that’s key to lining up auto financing and maintaining monthly payments. The organization that governs the ACH Network learned that the sizable majority of the ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Halloween-themed fraud topics, including phantom loans & the dark web

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Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, 02:44 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned for his monthly visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. With Halloween a week away, McKenna explained what “scary” financial things such as phantom loans and the dark web are and how they ... [Read More]

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