COMMENTARY: The LLM compliance paradox & separating conversational AI from quantitative underwriting
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 03:20 PM
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, 10:51 AM
COMMENTARY: Calibrating AI risk models for shifting macroeconomic cycles
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 03:11 PM
Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions
Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial
For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
Lendbuzz completes ‘landmark’ $187.95M securitization
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz announced on Tuesday that it has closed a $187.95 million securitization collateralized by a pool of retail automobile contracts made to obligors and secured by new and used automobiles, light duty trucks, and vans. This transaction, Lendbuzz’s first securitization ... [Read More]
Origence integrates with Tekion to bring together credit unions & dealers
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Origence, a technology solutions provider for credit unions, announced a partnership with Tekion, a next-generation, cloud-based automotive retail solutions provider. The partnership integrates CUDL with Tekion technology and positions both organizations to streamline the automotive online shopping and ... [Read More]
J.D. Power examines consumer price sensitivity in EV market
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Amazing when a product’s price drops notably, it correlates into a swell in consumer demand. J.D. Power spotted this phenomenon happening again with electric vehicles. Four J.D. Power experts said that if ever there were a sign that EVs are ... [Read More]
Zest AI makes underwriting technology to smaller credit unions
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With an eye toward serving smaller credit unions that oftentimes cater to diverse and financially challenged communities, Zest AI announced last week that it has expanded its availability to its quick and equitable credit scoring software Now credit unions below ... [Read More]
TransUnion rebrands 7 business solutions
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, TransUnion rebranded its global lines of business solutions. Rolling out first in the U.S., TransUnion said the initiative organizes thousands of existing B2B products into seven solution lines, defined by business need and unified by a promise to ... [Read More]
Auto Link rolls out side-by-side payment comparisons for AFG credit union clients
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto Link, a leading fintech and marketing company serving more than 175 financial institutions, unveiled an enhanced integration for Auto Financial Group (AFG) clients on Tuesday. Auto Link’s innovative, patented Digital Car Buying Solution can allow financial institutions of any ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Catching up with Pete MacInnis of eLEND Solutions
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Pete MacInnis spotted a result in the latest eLEND Solutions dealer survey that really caught his attention. And it relates to what concerns potential vehicle buyers most. MacInnis discussed that topic and more in this episode of the Auto Remarketing ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Another visit with Rusty West of Market Scan
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In an episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded before it became public that S&P Global Mobility acquired Market Scan, president Rusty West revisited his explanation of why the laws of physics also apply to auto financing. West recapped that ... [Read More]
Narrative partners with Equifax to enable customization of differentiated financial datasets
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax now is working with Narrative, a leading data collaboration platform. The firms announced a partnership last week to streamline access to and activation of unique wealth, economic and credit-based audience data from Equifax for automotive businesses. Equifax and Narrative ... [Read More]
PODCAST: InformedIQ CEO Justin Wickett on AI development path
Auto Fin Journal Staff
InformedIQ CEO Justin Wickett described the ongoing development of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) within the automotive space for this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast recorded in Dallas during the Vehicle Finance Conference hosted by the American ... [Read More]
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