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Arvest Bank sees early successes with FICO Auto Score 10
Arvest Bank — a regional, full-service lender with more than 200 locations throughout Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri — recently upgraded to FICO Auto Score 10 in a move to give the institution a more precise view of borrower risk ... Read More
dealership employee COMMENTARY: The secret to accelerating funding in indirect auto lending
In the early 2000s, I sat at a dealership finance desk with a calculator, a stack of pay stubs, and a phone that wouldn’t stop ringing. I gathered stips by hand, calculated income line by line, and verified insurance, hoping ... Read More
Mercedes-Benz USA approves NETSOL as a digital retail provider for its dealerships
NETSOL Technologies recently highlighted Mercedes-Benz USA has approved NETSOL as a digital retail provider for Mercedes-Benz dealerships. This move opens the brand’s dealer network to Transcend Retail, NETSOL’s digital retail platform. The platform gives buyers a single, continuous purchase experience, ... Read More
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

IntraFi survey: Banks see lower funding costs & improved access to capital

Auto Fin Journal Staff
While bankers are concerned about competitive pressures intensifying — particularly from credit unions — raising fears about market balance, the latest survey from IntraFi showed executives seeing multiple positive trends across the banking sector. Survey findings from the fintech firm ... [Read More]

CULA forges partnership with PSECU, reiterating value propositions to credit unions & dealers

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Expanding its client portfolio among some of the largest institutions in the space, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently announced a partnership with Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), one of the largest credit unions in Pennsylvania, to offer ... [Read More]

Blockchain for Good Alliance shares global report, offering current reference point & calls to action

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Blockchain for Good Alliance (BGA), a global non-profit initiative founded by Bybit dedicated to leveraging blockchain for societal impact, announced the release of its inaugural flagship impact report. Titled, The State of Blockchain for Good: A View from the Alliance, ... [Read More]

Integrated Financial Technologies hires former BofA, Chase exec as SVP

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Integrated Financial Technologies (IFT) recently hired a seasoned industry executive who has served in multiple roles at banks and other service firms. The provider of outsourced portfolio management and business processing services named Eddy Barwick as senior vice president to ... [Read More]

Lendbuzz finalizes first securitization of 2026 in ABS deal involving $246M

Lendbuzz gains $100M warehouse facility through MUFG
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz, an artificial intelligence-based fintech company that helps consumers obtain better access to credit when purchasing a vehicle, announced this week that it has closed its first ABS transaction of the year. The $246 million securitization was collateralized by a ... [Read More]

Gather & Mosaic Compliance Services partner to broaden dealership compliance & protection

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Gather, which positions itself as a next-generation identity and insurance verification platform, recently announced a partnership with Mosaic Compliance Services. The companies said in a news release that they will deliver an expanded suite of compliance, verification, and insurance solutions ... [Read More]

5 potential benefits of CU Lending Collective launched by Commonwealth Credit Union & Zest AI

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps now small credit unions can tap the same technology leveraged by their much larger competitors. On Wednesday, Commonwealth Credit Union (CCU) and Zest AI launched what the organizations see as a first-of-its-kind credit union service organization (CUSO) created specifically ... [Read More]

eLEND survey: Nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities in past 24 months

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian’s latest survey showed nearly 9 in 10 dealers are concerned about fraud. Another dealer survey by eLEND Solutions revealed how justified that concern is: nearly 80% of dealers have seen growth in fraud-related activities during past 24 months. Plus, eLEND ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Perspectives from 2025 Women in Auto Finance honorees

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Used Car Week 2025 continue with this panel discussion of Women in Auto Finance honorees, presented by Primeritus Financial Services. The honorees discussed their career trajectories, the current state of the industry ... [Read More]

Experian: Nearly 9 in 10 dealers now concerned about fraud

Auto Fin Journal Staff
It was probably as sure of a bet as you could find in Las Vegas last week: dealerships are quite concerned about fraud happening at their stores. In new research released during NADA Show 2026, Experian reported fraud continuing to emerge ... [Read More]

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