COMMENTARY: Implementation gap in technology-driven debt collection & the challenges, risks and strategic implications
Monday, Apr. 6, 2026, 12:08 PM
JD Power explains the ‘delicate balancing act’ & possible ‘day of reckoning’
Monday, Apr. 20, 2026, 12:32 PM
Experian Express designed to provide credit reporting for small financial institutions
Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2026, 12:59 PM
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
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
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
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
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
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Tekion adds another new partner with integration of DAS Technology’s customer experience platform
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:12 AM
A single customer file allows dealers to easily integrate AI vendors in DealerBuilt DMS
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 10:09 AM
AI’s potential on display at NADA Show as it expands into more areas of dealership operations
Friday, May. 1, 2026, 09:49 AM
LLP Exotic Auto Finance leverages ACI Worldwide to accelerate leasing, bill payments & more
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Exotic vehicles are often engineered to drive fast. LLP Exotic Auto Finance is collaborating with ACI Worldwide to bring the same speed to vehicle leasing for bill payments and more. On Tuesday, the leasing company specializing in top-of-the-line luxury and ... [Read More]
TransUnion rolls out 3 enhancements to boost Device Risk
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion reinforced one of its client tools on Tuesday to help reduce fraud. The company introduced what it called “a major advancement” to Device Risk, delivering “next-level capabilities that redefine how businesses combat fraud.” Key enhancements to Device Risk include: ... [Read More]
Flexcar partners with Carrington Labs to boost credit risk analytics
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 10:02 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Flexcar, a month-to-month car lease company, announced a partnership with Carrington Labs, a leading provider of credit risk analytics and cash flow underwriting models. Through this partnership, Flexcar said it will strengthen its credit risk capabilities and enhance ... [Read More]
Experian: EV leasing surged in Q3 before tax credit expired
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 04:12 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A portion of this spring’s Used Car Industry Summit will focus on how the remarketing and retailing of used electric vehicles will be important for auctions, consignors and dealers to handle. More evidence as to why Cherokee Media Group is ... [Read More]
SBS & Vero Technologies expand partnerships to power floorplan financing in US & Australia
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with a move involving a lender in Australia, SBS and Vero Technologies expanded their collaborative efforts in floorplan financing this week to forge a new partnership with Auto Use, a U.S.-based provider of commercial auto financing solutions. With more ... [Read More]
ETHZilla integrates Karus to power AI-modeled auto loan tokenization
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s a deal bringing together artificial intelligence, predictive credit analytics, blockchain infrastructure and investment funding with the goal of boosting performance in auto finance. On Wednesday, ETHZilla Corp., a technology company bringing decentralized finance infrastructure to traditional finance, announced the ... [Read More]
SelectFI gains new funding & CEO to push growth of AI-fueled platform to help dealership F&I managers
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 11:54 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of this year’s Emerging Companies honored by Cherokee Media Group’s Automotive Intelligence Awards announced a new round of funding Tuesday to support its rapid growth as well as a new CEO to lead the way. The automotive artificial intelligence ... [Read More]
Element to acquire Car IQ, bringing vehicle-initiated payments into fleet management
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 12:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Four years ago, Car IQ raised $15 million in Series B funding to further develop a payment solution specifically for fleet vehicles to make tracking easier for fleet managers and spending simpler for drivers when they’re behind the wheel. On ... [Read More]
Sumsub report on global fraud explains ‘sophistication shift’
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 11:52 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A global examination of fraud by Sumsub showed how much of a worldwide problem it really is. Sumsub recently released its Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026, analyzing millions of verification checks and more than 4 million fraud attempts between 2024-2025. The ... [Read More]
FICO & Plaid to leverage cash data for enhanced UltraFICO Score
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 11:50 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As technology evolves, the cash component of credit underwriting continues to be a key part of development by service providers. Not long after Experian rolled out its latest tool with a cash connection, FICO recently announced a strategic partnership with ... [Read More]
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