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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

Champ Titles raises another $8.5M for growth & expansion

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Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 04:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Sometimes, one of the most challenging parts of vehicles changing ownership is completing the title work. Champ Titles is trying to smooth that process and now has more financial resources to do so. On Wednesday, the technology company that looking ... [Read More]

Minnesota independent dealer group leveraging AI to increase vehicle deliveries

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Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, 02:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Drive Appeal, an independent dealership group with five rooftops in Minnesota, is turning to artificial intelligence to boost its underwriting and enhance vehicle deliveries. According to a news release, Drive Appeal (formerly AC Motors), recently selected AI-powered platform Scienaptic AI ... [Read More]

Now as CEO of iLendingDIRECT, Holgate sees more opportunity for auto refinancing

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Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, 02:28 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Now as the newly installed chief executive officer of iLendingDIRECT, Tom Holgate is looking for the company fueled by resources from private investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. to continue to leverage the refinancing marketplace aided by strong used-vehicle prices. ... [Read More]

Carputty secures $7.2M in funding to ‘rewrite industry rules’ of auto financing

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Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, 02:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Startup Carputty wants to “rewrite industry rules” when it comes to auto financing. The firm now has more than $7 million in funding to get that process in motion. On Friday, Carputty announced it has raised $7.2 million in a ... [Read More]

MotoRefi lands another $5M in funding & path to credit unions

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Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MotoRefi not only secured more funding, the fintech startup that helps consumers refinance their installment contract also gained an important pathway into the credit union market. On Wednesday, MotoRefi announced a $5 million investment from Curql Fund. With the investment, ... [Read More]

TrueCar & AutoFi collaborate for ‘easy and seamless’ financing options

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Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 03:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The past two weeks have been quite eventful for AutoFi. After finalizing a relationship with Santander Consumer USA, the platform for end-to-end digital automotive sales and financing announced it has teamed up with TrueCar to provide customers with an “easy ... [Read More]

2021 Women in Auto Finance honorees

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Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 03:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, Cherokee Media Group proudly announced this year’s honorees for Women in Auto Finance, an awards program presented by American Recovery Service (ARS). The highest total of nominations for the 3-year-old honors initiative arrived this year as women who ... [Read More]

Nominations open for 2021 Auto Finance Innovators Award: Top 100

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Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, 12:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Auto Finance Innovators Award: Top 100, aimed at recognizing auto finance professionals that have made significant technological contributions to their company and the industry. The awards, sponsored by Lightico and Auto Fin Journal, ... [Read More]

Bain identifies four paths for dynamic digital transformation

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Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, 12:52 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Bain & Co. pointed out that companies have typically prioritized the speed at which they implement digital transformations across their organizations to combat digital disruption. However, Bain experts said these promising digital transformation initiatives often lose momentum and fail to ... [Read More]

Accuity pinpoints true cost of failed payments on banks & fintechs

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Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2021, 04:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Accuity pinpointed just how much it costs finance companies, banks and other firms involved in financial services when customer payments do not arrive as scheduled. According to the latest study from the LexisNexis Risk Solutions company, the impact of failed ... [Read More]

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