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
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
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
Intellicheck & Agility Credit partner for multi-layered fraud prevention at dealerships
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Intellicheck recently announced a partnership with Agility Credit that brings Intellicheck’s identity authentication technology together with Agility Credit’s single platform for credit data, identity verification, fraud prevention and compliance enforcement. The company said car dealers also can access credit bureau ... [Read More]
Shull chosen to lead First Business Bank’s floorplan operation
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Drew Shull became president of floorplan financing for First Business Specialty Finance, a subsidiary of First Business Bank. Shull will lead the subsidiary that specializes in floorplan programs that range from $1 million to more than $20 million ... [Read More]
DigniFi names chief product officer
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... [Read More]
Octane hires VP of sales and partnerships to sustain strong momentum captive-as-a-service program
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Octane began the year by highlighting momentum for its captive-as-a-service program, which brings together its servicing, underwriting, technology, and capital markets execution into a single platform. And last week, the company sought to stay on a positive track and hired ... [Read More]
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]
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