Solifi acquires Inovatec to create unified platform for auto & specialty finance
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:28 AM
Informed appoints new CEO as AI platform eyes major growth beyond auto lending
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:25 AM
Nissan and INFINITI dealers now can use DigniFi to expand flexible payment options for service, parts & accessories
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:30 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
4 more credit unions sign up with Auto Financial Group in Q1
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
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
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
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]
Miller is now president and COO of Nordis Technologies
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Triggered in part by five accomplishments while with the company for the past eight years, Nordis Technologies on Wednesday named chief operating officer Nicole Miller to the additional role of president. The provider of omnichannel customer communications management and payments ... [Read More]
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
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]
Fed’s Bowman outlines 3 steps now that Anthropic’s Mythos adds more possible AI risk to banking
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Federal Reserve vice chair Michelle Bowman acknowledged Friday that Anthropic’s Mythos — an artificial intelligence model that identifies cyber vulnerabilities — created a significant stir in banking, especially after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed chair Jerome Powell convened the ... [Read More]
PODCAST: FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
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
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]
Wolters Kluwer spots ‘resilience’ in Q1 digital usage despite softening sales
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Softened sales during the first quarter also dragged eContracting activity, but experts remain upbeat about how much the digital component is aiding automotive financing and retailing. On Tuesday, Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions released its Q1 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. ... [Read More]
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