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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
Allied Solutions commits ‘major’ investment in PortX, which also gains resources from ABA
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Allied Solutions is trying to financially support technology like artificial intelligence that can make the work life better for its clients, taking a similar path as large banking organizations. This week, one of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week ... [Read More]
FlexPath DXP now looking to bring scale to used-vehicle leasing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP is taking its shot to solve one of the parts of the used-car industry that has struggled to gain sustained momentum. Used-vehicle leasing. On Tuesday, the company launched LeaseDXP, which it says, “brings new life to vehicle leasing.” ... [Read More]
Modives & IDScan.net say 2.5% of all identifications they examine are fraudulent
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fraud is sprouting throughout automotive, so Modives is doing what it can in the individual identity and car insurance spaces. On Monday, Modives announced results six months after leveraging IDScan.netʼs Digital Identity Verification Engine (DIVE) for identity verification in CheckMyDriver, ... [Read More]
Associated Bank highlights success with FICO Auto Score 10
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FICO on Wednesday announced that Associated Bank has successfully upgraded from FICO Auto Score 8 to FICO Auto Score 10, leveraging dual processing to validate predictive benefits, enhance underwriting accuracy, and improve applicant assessment. According to a news release, Associated Bank ... [Read More]
Kikoff and Caribou partner to help credit builders looking for auto refinancing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Late last week, Kikoff, a credit-building platform, and Caribou, an auto refinance platform, announced a strategic partnership to expand financial access and control for millions of consumers. Caribou will now be featured as a trusted brand within the Kikoff Marketplace, ... [Read More]
Fuse certifies its LOS with RouteOne for advanced eContracting functionality
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, RouteOne announced that Fuse has become the latest integrated loan origination system (LOS) to certify its platform with RouteOne’s advanced eContracting functionality, known as the Digital Deal. RouteOne reiterated this innovative solution enhances efficiencies for both finance sources ... [Read More]
FlexPath DXP makes ‘logical expansion’ of VeriQual platform with single vehicle payment prequalification
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled by funding secured this summer, the busy year for FlexPath DXP continued on Tuesday with the launch of single vehicle payment prequalification (SVP). It’s a feature available through FlexPath’s identity-verified prequalification solution VeriQual that lets consumers see real, personalized ... [Read More]
TruDecision promotes Knightly, partners with Odessa
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TruDecision chief executive officer Daniel Parry detailed an executive promotion and an industry partnership late last week. On the personnel front, Parry revealed via social media that David Knightly has moved from chief revenue officer to chief operating officer of ... [Read More]
MeridianLink certifies RouteOne’s eContracting platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MeridianLink likes how RouteOne operates. So MeridianLink, which offers DecisionLender, recently became the latest integrated loan origination system (LOS) to certify its platform with RouteOne’s advanced eContracting functionality, known as The Digital Deal. The companies highlighted this solution can enhance ... [Read More]
Working with lenders like NextGear Capital, SBS on track to complete more than 100K audits this year
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Sopra Banking Software (SBS) said the global financial technology company is on track to complete more than 100,000 digital audits across the U.S. by the end of the year, allowing nearly 18,000 U.S. auto dealerships to benefit from its SBS ... [Read More]
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