Perhaps few would fault you if you read this auto-finance story recapping the newest Automotive OEM Intelligence Report based on insights gathered from JD Power intelligence and proprietary market data and that booming movie trailer narrator voice comes into your mind. Especially since authors Tyson Jominy and Srini Rajagopalan used terms such as a “delicate […] [Read More]

Last week, 4Front Credit Union selected LendSmart Auto, a new artificial intelligence-powered auto loan pricing engine from Scienaptic AI, to track how it prices vehicle loans for its members. Scienaptic AI explained its platform moves 4Front Credit Union away from traditional rate-sheet pricing, which assigns the same rate to all loans within a risk tier, […] [Read More]

Equifax reinforced its tools to serve lenders that provide auto or personal loans. Last week, Equifax launched The Work Number Record Indicator that can deliver income and employment insights from The Work Number alongside the Equifax consumer credit report at the start of the auto or personal loan application process. The company explained this integration […] [Read More]

Agora Data and PassTime last week announced a partnership, bringing together the non-prime auto fintech platform with the provider of GPS-based asset tracking and recovery solutions. Through this partnership, Agora dealers can receive access to special discounted pricing on select PassTime devices to deliver enhanced asset protection, improved recovery capabilities, and meaningful cost savings. Participating […] [Read More]

GM Financial announced its overall Most Valuable Auction of the Year award Friday, along with five regional Auction of the Year honorees, and recognized two auctions with Perfect Audit Score awards. These are all part of the captive’s annual Auction of Excellence program, which evaluates auction partners’ performance in retention, operational metric, presale activities and […] [Read More]

Four auto auctions were honored by Consumer Portfolio Services as winners of its 2025 Auction Awards, recognizing the subprime auto finance company’s top-performing auction partners for their outstanding contributions throughout 2025. The awards were presented during a private event last month in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The award winners were: Top Gun Award (Auction of the […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2026 Women in Remarketing honorees in the April edition of the magazine and will be posting Q&As with each of these outstanding leaders on the website.  Next up, in alphabetical order by first name, is Kerri Rotunda, who is general manager at America’s Auto Auction Erie. The Women in Remarketing program is […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2026 Women in Remarketing honorees in the April edition of the magazine and will be posting Q&As with each of these outstanding leaders on the website.  Next up, in alphabetical order by first name, is Kathy Hopkins, who is regional director at ADESA | Carvana The Women in Remarketing program is presented […] [Read More]

Auto Remarketing is recognizing the 2026 Women in Remarketing honorees in the April edition of the magazine and will be posting Q&As with each of these outstanding leaders on the website.  Next up, in alphabetical order by first name, is Joni Allen, who is vice president/operations manager at Lehigh Valley Auto Auction. The Women in Remarketing program […] [Read More]

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, she faces a “lightning round”, providing quick-hit takes on some of the many articles she’s […] [Read More]