According to data released back in June by the Pew Research Center, 81% of Americans now own smartphones. That’s up from just 35% Pew analysts discovered during their first survey of smartphone ownership conducted in 2011. Trends like that are ... [Read More]

Two familiar names in the F&I technology world — Dealertrack and CDK Global — announced an expanded integration on Monday. The companies explained their latest development brings together the CDK Drive DMS and Dealertrack uniFI platforms to enable faster funding ... [Read More]

Autodata Solutions president Craig Jennings says obtaining timely and accurate rates, residuals, rebates and incentives “continues to be a challenge for partners across the industry. “Dealers need to be able to accurately market, price and desk their vehicles both in-store ... [Read More]

Bill Jones approaches every segment of his life with enthusiasm and zeal. Professionally, Jones serves in multiple roles as the chief executive officer and president of Regional Acceptance Corp., as well as executive vice president and manager of BB&T Dealer ... [Read More]

Along with three other separate solution launches, FICO also highlighted during its largest annual event this week a jointly developed data decisions cloud suite that’s been completed with the team at Equifax, a member of the Automotive Intelligence Council. The ... [Read More]

On Wednesday, defi SOLUTIONS announced a partnership with Zest AI, a leader in AI software. Zest AI will provide defi clients direct access to Zest Automated Machine Learning (ZAML) software for loan decisioning. Officials explained the partnership between defi SOLUTIONS ... [Read More]

This summer, Experian and Credit Bureau Connection (CBC) had the chance to celebrate for a few moments about how their collaboration helped to stop a southern California fraud ring. After a few handshakes, leaders of both companies told Auto Fin ... [Read More]

Does more data mean more problems? You might arrive at that conclusion based on information from a new Aite Group study commissioned by TransUnion. Across the globe, companies are amassing volumes of data with the intent of optimizing performance, identifying ... [Read More]

Market Scan Information Systems and Experian recently released a solution for finance companies that want to know what underwriting strategy their competitors might be using to add to their portfolio. Through a collaboration, Experian and Market Scan will offer mGauge, ... [Read More]

A fintech company that says it regularly processes more than $2 billion in mortgages and consumer loans daily in connection with providers such as Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank now is getting into the auto-finance business. This week, Blend launched ... [Read More]