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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
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In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

Fitch Ratings: Artificial intelligence helps underwriting but comes with risks

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Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, 04:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fitch Ratings acknowledged that artificial intelligence and machine learning  are increasingly deployed in credit and risk functions at financial institutions, enabled by greater data availability and affordable computing capacity While AI and ML can improve operational efficiency and analytical outcomes, ... [Read More]

Another provider focused on security joins NADA Affinity Provider Program

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Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, 04:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
For the second time in about a week, a service provider whose goal it is to keep franchised dealerships safe from online threats became a part of the NADA Affinity Provider Program. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) introduced Seventh ... [Read More]

NSF pouring nearly $30M into scholarships to train more cybersecurity experts

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Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, 04:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking to help both the private sector companies as well as federal government agencies land highly trained experts who can fill the growing need for a highly skilled national cybersecurity workforce capable of responding ... [Read More]

Tricolor honored for excellence in financial inclusion

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Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, 04:43 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tricolor now has quite an accolade on its digital mantle. The company announced on Wednesday that it has been named the LendIt Fintech Industry Award winner for Excellence in Financial Inclusion. Tricolor highlighted that it was honored for its use ... [Read More]

ForeverCar partners with Carvana for vehicle protection plans

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Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, 05:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
ForeverCar and Carvana announced a strategic partnership on Tuesday. The digital omnichannel vehicle service contract platform and 2020 Emerging 8 honoree now is teaming with the e-commerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles to offer what they believe is ... [Read More]

Crypto use gaining traction in luxury-vehicle market

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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, 04:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While Bitcoin may not yet be accepted as a medium of exchange for everyday items, at least one luxury model dealership as well as a digital asset advisory firm both are seeing a notable increase in customers wanting to transact ... [Read More]

NADA brings in Accelerate2Compliance as Affinity Provider Program

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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, 04:15 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The National Automobile Dealers Association is looking to help members keep their information secure at the dealership. On Wednesday, NADA said Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) has been chosen as a vendor within the association’s Affinity Provider Program. NADA noted that A2C offers ... [Read More]

Solifi joins BlackBerry IVY advisory council, bringing auto-finance use cases

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Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, 04:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solifi recently announced a collaboration with BlackBerry Limited that will integrate BlackBerry IVY with the company’s open finance platform to drive innovative, high-impact finance use cases for OEMs and automotive finance providers. According to a news release, Solifi becames the ... [Read More]

CULA sets 2 new records for vehicle leasing in 2021

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Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, 04:45 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) enjoyed a record-setting year in 2021. The company recently tabulated and shared its annual metrics, highlighting that it helped to generate $2 billion in lease originations. That dollar figure stemmed from originating 50,000 leases ... [Read More]

TransUnion adds new board member, chief data & analytics officer

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Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, 04:43 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with a new addition to its board of directors, TransUnion also announced the appointment for the newly created role of executive vice president and chief data and analytics officer. Those two actions are both effective on Tuesday. Joining is ... [Read More]
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