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
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
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
This Month's Focus

Artificial Intelligence

Spyne integrates its AI agent into Tekion’s Automotive Retail Cloud Tekion’s latest integration has given its dealership technology some backbone. Or, more accurately, a Spyne. That’s Spyne, a provider of artificial intelligence auto retail technology, which announced an integration with Tekion’s cloud-based platform designed to expand the connected partner ecosystem ... Read More
3 banking priorities surface from Jack Henry’s eighth annual Strategy Benchmark   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
Fueled by success at NADA Show 2026, Pinewood.AI joins STAR Following an accolade for having the best large island booth at NADA Show 2026 and meeting with hundreds of industry peers from across the country, Pinewood.AI on Tuesday joined the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR). According to a ... Read More

2 enhancements to Darwin’s free COVID-19 support package for dealers

AUL-Tech designed for VSC coverage of complex automotive technology systems

J.D. Power insight on subprime new-car paper with 0%, 84-month terms

Westlake ventures into commercial vehicle financing

Regulatory roundup: Injunction for collections, CFPB on SBA loans and FTC on credit reporting

DOWC rolls out broadened tire and wheel protection product

Assurant remains in acquisition mode, adding AFAS

PODCAST: Dasceq data about collections and call centers during COVID-19

S&P Global Ratings uncovers volume of contract modifications

Daily Experian data sheds light on 43% of Americans with car payments

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