COMMENTARY: The LLM compliance paradox & separating conversational AI from quantitative underwriting
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Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions
Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial
For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
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
Survey: 87% of consumers want mobile-first auto finance transactions
Auto Fin Journal Staff
While you might occasionally still see someone with a flip phone attached to their belt, most consumers are walking around with a smartphone in their pockets with the capability on par with a laptop computer. And the Digital Auto Finance ... [Read More]
Woodside Credit unveils new website to help collectors & dealers
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A finance company that specializes in the collector car market launched its new website last week in an effort also to work with dealerships that retail vehicles that might not be quite rare. Woodside Credit highlighted that its new site ... [Read More]
Allied Solutions invests in Rate Reset
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Allied Solutions is continuing its investment push into technology firms outside of its organization. The provider of insurance, lending, risk management and data driven solutions to financial institutions recently announced an investment in Rate Reset, a Washington D.C.-based technology company. ... [Read More]
Arcimoto finalizes agreement with FreedomRoad Financial
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Financing for electric vehicles continues to gain more momentum. A few days after Bank of America finalized a relationship with Lucid Group, Arcimoto announced on Wednesday that manufacturer has entered into an agreement with FreedomRoad Financial, a loan production office ... [Read More]
Polly continues transformative year by acquiring Driven Data
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In February, Polly went through a rebranding process as its dealer client roster using its insurance marketplace for automotive retail surpassed 1,200. On Tuesday, Polly announced it has closed on an acquisition of automotive marketing and analytics company, Driven Data ... [Read More]
New research reveals key insights on Bitcoin adoption
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Blockware Solutions (BWS), an industry leader in blockchain infrastructure and Bitcoin mining, released a new report last from its propriety research arm, Blockware Intelligence, titled Bitcoin User Adoption. Orchestrated by lead insights analyst Will Clemente, this new report seeks to ... [Read More]
Former Visa exec now chief data & analytics officer at Equifax
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Equifax reinforced its human resources by announcing the appointment of former Visa executive Harald Schneider as chief data and analytics officer. In this role, Equifax said Schneider will lead the company’s global data and analytics team and champion ... [Read More]
AutoFi chooses former Santander, Capital One exec to be president
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Former Santander and Capital One executive Josh Baer now is president of AutoFi, according to a company announcement made on Thursday. The digital automotive commerce platform said this key hire follows a March development when the company landed $85 million ... [Read More]
Experian: Credit unions gain largest share of the auto finance market in 5 years
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The credit union located near your residence or business might only be a fraction of the size of ,say, a bank with a national footprint. However, when you add together that credit union with its contemporaries throughout the U.S., then ... [Read More]
Ferry partners with Inspiration Fleet to bolster EV subscription platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s another development involving EVs and shorter consumer obligations. Ferry, an electric vehicle subscription platform that allows consumers to obtain short-term leases on new EVs, announced this week it has partnered with Inspiration Fleet to make Tesla Model 3s and ... [Read More]
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