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
Digital Matrix Systems now supports Crescent Bank’s modeling
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, Digital Matrix Systems and New Orleans-based Crescent Bank highlighted how they’re now working together. The risk management solution provider announced that Crescent Bank has selected the company’s trended attributes in support of a new and sophisticated modeling approach. ... [Read More]
Ally, TD & VW Credit among leaders in J.D. Power Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study
Auto Fin Journal Staff
J.D. Power sees competition for paper among finance companies as intense as ever, especially with monthly retail sales of new vehicles down 30% from pre-pandemic levels. According to the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study, finance companies that ... [Read More]
Alfa highlights 3 supported global charities
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa recently announced the three charities that the company is supporting globally for 2021 and beyond. Alfa’s U.S. operation has chosen Feeding America, one of the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organizations, working to connect people with food and end hunger. ... [Read More]
Resources available as Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Cybersecurity Awareness Month started on Friday. It’s an initiative now in its 18th year led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to ensure that everyone has the resources they ... [Read More]
Envestnet | Yodlee teams with Navy Federal Credit Union for data access agreement
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Another relationship came to fruition Wednesday with the goal of keeping customer information secure but still accessible for permitted users. Envestnet | Yodlee, a leading data aggregation and analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, and Navy ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Fraud update with Point Predictive’s Frank McKenna
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna made his first appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast since this spring’s Automotive Intelligence Summit to discuss fraud trends that have surfaced recently. McKenna also gauged the current mood of finance companies; whether ... [Read More]
Blue Federal Credit Union celebrates 70 years by paying off select members’ auto balances
Auto Fin Journal Staff
To commemorate 70 years of serving more than 100,000 worldwide members, Blue Federal Credit Union recently paid off five randomly selected members’ loans totaling $70,000, including two vehicle retail installment contracts. In June, credit union officials said any member in ... [Read More]
TrueCar unveils pre-qualification solution powered by Capital One
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TrueCar is trying to improve the financing process for dealerships and vehicle shoppers that might engage with its website. On Friday, TrueCar announced a new experience powered by Capital One that allows eligible shoppers to pre-qualify for auto financing through ... [Read More]
5 themes of Bain’s second annual global technology report
Auto Fin Journal Staff
More reasons why Cherokee Media Group added the National Auto Venture & Investors Conference to Used Car Week arrived on Monday from Bain & Company. Bain’s second annual global technology report explores the impact of tech on business, consumers, economies, geopolitics ... [Read More]
Zest AI Wins 2021 Finovate Award for Best Use of AI/ML
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Zest AI, provider of software for underwriting driven by artificial intelligence, recently won the 2021 Finovate Award for Best Use of AI/ML. The company highlighted the award goes to the bank, financial institution, or fintech that uses artificial intelligence/machine-learning technology ... [Read More]
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