This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
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
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
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
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
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
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
4 more credit unions sign up with Auto Financial Group in Q1
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 12:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto Financial Group (AFG), one of the nation’s leading sources of residual based financing and vehicle remarketing for financial institutions, signed up four new credit unions to its program during the first quarter. Now using its Walk-Away Balloon Lending Program ... [Read More]
CULA footprint for vehicle leasing at credit unions grows to 35 states
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 12:19 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) now supports vehicle leasing in 35 states through more than 40 credit union partners thanks to the newest partnership announced on Wednesday. CULA is now working with Frontier Community Credit Union, a Kansas-based credit ... [Read More]
Alfa broadens SaaS offerings to support complex commercial loan portfolios
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 12:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Alfa announced the expansion of Alfa Systems, its SaaS platform for equipment and automotive finance, to support commercial loan operations. Already adopted by several commercial loan providers, the company highlighted Alfa Systems can bring together originations, servicing, payments, ... [Read More]
Launcher Solutions streamlines income and employment verification via Experian collaboration
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 12:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Launcher Solutions announced a collaboration with Experian on Tuesday. The provider of loan origination technology for automotive and consumer lenders is integrating Experian Verify directly within the appTRAKER Loan Origination Platform, enabling real-time income and employment verification. According to a ... [Read More]
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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]
PODCAST: FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 11:57 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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 ... [Read More]
3 banking priorities surface from Jack Henry’s eighth annual Strategy Benchmark
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 11:39 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Jack Henry’s eighth annual Strategy Benchmark — with findings from an online survey conducted in January and February of a diverse sample of clients with assets ranging from less than $500 million to more than $5 billion — pinpointed three ... [Read More]
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