COMMENTARY: The LLM compliance paradox & separating conversational AI from quantitative underwriting
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 03:20 PM
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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
Vehicle subscription startup rolls out service in Pennsylvania
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Another vehicle subscription start-up launched this week with an eye on being a simple and affordable alternative to traditional auto leases and financing GO announced its subscription service is available to customers throughout the Philadelphia metro area. GO said through ... [Read More]
TransUnion appoints new chief information security officer
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A former Visa executive is taking an important role at TransUnion. On Tuesday, TransUnion announced the appointment of industry veteran Bill Shields as the company’s new chief information security officer (CISO). Shields comes to TransUnion from Visa and has more ... [Read More]
Upstart continues solution development to leverage AI for auto financing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Upstart ventured into auto financing last summer and then acquired Prodigy in April to enhance its platform fueled by artificial intelligence. Then last week, the company announced the availability of Upstart Auto Retail software, which includes AI-enabled financing. Upstart explained ... [Read More]
Moody’s examines greater risk when financing AFVs
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Moody’s Investors Service said accelerating sales of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) — include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrid electric vehicles and alternatively-powered electric vehicles — will shift portfolio compositions and credit fundamentals across auto-related sectors ... [Read More]
Former Edmunds, DealerSocket exec joins AutoAPR as VP of sales
Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoAPR recently named a new vice president of sales. Taking on the role for the payment engagement company that aims to reduce friction points by matching virtual payment calculations to a dealer’s inventory is Rob Hubbell. In this role, the ... [Read More]
Lobel Financial leverages Point Predictive tools to curb fraud
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive announced this week that Lobel Financial has successfully completed its Auto Fraud Manager implementation. With Auto Fraud Manager now in place, Lobel Financial will use Point Predictive’s fraud alerts and scores in real-time within the finance company’s native ... [Read More]
Tekion’s valuation reaches $3.5B via Series D funding round
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Another round of funding that included an Asian automaker and several dealer groups across the United States drove Tekion’s valuation to $3.5 billion, according to a news release distributed on Tuesday. The valuation arrived as Tekion — innovator of the ... [Read More]
Digital Matrix Systems now supports Crescent Bank’s modeling
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, Digital Matrix Systems and New Orleans-based Crescent Bank highlighted how they’re now working together. The risk management solution provider announced that Crescent Bank has selected the company’s trended attributes in support of a new and sophisticated modeling approach. ... [Read More]
Ally, TD & VW Credit among leaders in J.D. Power Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study
Auto Fin Journal Staff
J.D. Power sees competition for paper among finance companies as intense as ever, especially with monthly retail sales of new vehicles down 30% from pre-pandemic levels. According to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study, finance companies that ... [Read More]
Alfa highlights 3 supported global charities
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa recently announced the three charities that the company is supporting globally for 2021 and beyond. Alfa’s U.S. operation has chosen Feeding America, one of the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organizations, working to connect people with food and end hunger. ... [Read More]
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