COMMENTARY: The LLM compliance paradox & separating conversational AI from quantitative underwriting
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 03:20 PM
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, 10:51 AM
COMMENTARY: Calibrating AI risk models for shifting macroeconomic cycles
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 03:11 PM
This Month's Focus
Turbocharged Finance
Arvest Bank sees early successes with FICO Auto Score 10
COMMENTARY: The secret to accelerating funding in indirect auto lending
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
SPONSORED EPISODE: Prospects for more auto refinancing with Gravity Lending
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast brought to you by Allied Solutions, we turn our attention to auto refinancing. Brad Paxman oversees 90 lender relationships for Gravity Lending, which is an auto refinance and fintech company ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Bob McConkey of McConkey Auction Group
Next up on our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees is a conversation with Bob McConkey, president and CEO of the McConkey Auction Group. McConkey, along with MAG chief operating officer David Pendergraft and DAA ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
RouteOne and Alfa expand integration for eContracting & leases
Auto Fin Journal Staff
RouteOne and Alfa continue to forge a closer bond to benefit dealerships and lenders. On Wednesday, the companies announced that Alfa has achieved certification for RouteOne’s The Digital Deal eContracting and Credit Application Lease integrations. RouteOne and Alfa highlighted the ... [Read More]
eLEND Solutions survey to gather information going into Used Car Week
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Pete MacInnis, eLEND Solutions CEO and founder, is doing plenty of homework before his appearance at Used Car Week, which begins on Nov. 16 in San Diego. MacInnis is generating real-world data for his presentation titled, “Can Machine Learning Fix ... [Read More]
Ridero & AFG partner to expand residual-based vehicle financing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ridero, a technology platform building infrastructure for vehicle leasing and residual-based financing, on Monday announced a strategic partnership with AFG to expand residual-based vehicle financing across new and used vehicles. According to a news release, the partnership combines AFG’s lender ... [Read More]
6 factors that vault risk assessment from S&P Global Ratings monitors
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, S&P Global Ratings launched its vault risk assessment (VRA), a new analytical approach that can deliver independent, forward-looking insights into the risks associated with digital asset lending vaults. The company highlighted the initiative brings institutional-grade transparency to the ... [Read More]
Porsche revs into US securitization market with $911M prime auto ABS transaction
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Porsche recently hit the accelerator into the securitization market via its captive. Last week, Porsche Financial Services announced the successful closing of its first asset-backed securities transaction in the United States registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to ... [Read More]
Fueled by more than $100M in strategic financing, MCO names new president
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MyComplianceOffice (MCO) appointed John Schobel as president on Tuesday, as the provider of compliance management software for the financial services industry looks to continue its growth trajectory following the securing of more than $100 million in financing. MCO now serves ... [Read More]
RCS messaging now available through Nordis Technologies’ Expresso platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nordis Technologies on Tuesday launched rich communication services (RCS) messaging within its Expresso platform in a move meant to provide businesses with a “more engaging, trusted way” to connect with customers. The provider of omnichannel customer communications management and payments ... [Read More]
With $5.5M in funding, Fearn builds AI platform to expedite patent applications for startups
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A California startup is pairing patent law experts with an in-house artificial intelligence and engineering team to expedite the process while also reducing costs significantly. Fearn is looking to accelerate patent prosecution, which is the legal and administrative process of ... [Read More]
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