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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

Experian: Credit unions gain largest share of the auto finance market in 5 years

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Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The credit union located near your residence or business might only be a fraction of the size of ,say, a bank with a national footprint. However, when you add together that credit union with its contemporaries throughout the U.S., then ... [Read More]

Ferry partners with Inspiration Fleet to bolster EV subscription platform

ferry founder for web
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s another development involving EVs and shorter consumer obligations. Ferry, an electric vehicle subscription platform that allows consumers to obtain short-term leases on new EVs, announced this week it has partnered with Inspiration Fleet to make Tesla Model 3s and ... [Read More]

CUDL integrates with IDS to connect credit unions with RV, marine & trailer dealers

RV trailer on highway
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CUDL is broadening the reach of its credit union financing network to go beyond vehicles. Integrated Dealer Systems (IDS), a leading RV, marine and trailer dealership management software provider, recently launched a new integration with CUDL. According to a news ... [Read More]

Bank of America to fuel Lucid Financial Services

Lucid_Financial_Services for web
Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, 03:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Bank of America is electrifying its presence in auto financing. This week, the bank finalized a strategic relationship to Lucid Group — which claims to have the longest-range, fastest-charging electric vehicle on the market — to form Lucid Financial Services, ... [Read More]

TrueCar acquires Digital Motors to reinforce TrueCar+ marketplace

TrueCar booth at NADA Show 2022
Tuesday, Jun. 7, 2022, 02:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The volume of dealerships changing hands has been growing for some time. Now in recent days, acquisitions involving products and software connected to financing and retailing are intensifying, too. On the heels of J.D. Power announcing a pair of acquisitions, TrueCar said on ... [Read More]

DriveItAway rolls out Polestar 2 EV subscription program

John Possumato with EVs for web
Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DriveItAway founder and chief executive officer John Possumato wants to give consumers as many options as possible when using the company’s electric vehicle subscription to ownership program. On Wednesday, DriveItAway Holdings launched an initiative with Polestar 2 for anyone who would ... [Read More]

Inovatec & Lightico partner to help users offer end-to-end digital journey for customers

vlad and zviki for web
Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:37 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two service providers with international presences and leaderships now are working together to smooth customer journeys with digital solutions for finance companies and lenders throughout North America. Inovatec Systems, based in Burnaby, British Columbia, recently reached a collaborative agreement Lightico, ... [Read More]

Latest equity close pushes FINN valuation above $500M

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Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In March, FINN expanded its vehicle subscription offering to western Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Washington D.C., following its initial U.S. rollout in December. And now the company has additional financial resources to expand more. Last week, FINN announced it has closed ... [Read More]

2 months into launch, Solera Auto Finance now funds in 20 states

Solera booth at NADA_0
Tuesday, May. 31, 2022, 04:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solera Auto Finance (SAF) launched in March during NADA Show 2022, building momentum and bettering its own initial growth estimates. The company recently said it is already well-positioned in the used-vehicle finance market, signing dealer agreements and funding contracts within ... [Read More]

Constant & Celerit partner to drive servicing modernization

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Wednesday, May. 25, 2022, 03:44 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Constant, a provider of digital loan servicing solutions, announced a partnership with Celerit, a veteran provider of technology services to the financial services industry. Celerit, which has a 30-year history of supporting bank loan servicing shops and their core software ... [Read More]

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