Having spent 35 years in the automotive industry, it is my experience dealer principals are generally concerned about “being in debt,” though debt, when managed properly, can be a powerful tool for dealership principals to enhance liquidity and profitability. Leveraging ... [Read More]

Perhaps the electric-vehicle market simply is recharging — at least from a financing perspective. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q3 2024, consumer interest in EVs found additional juice in the third quarter, even following several ... [Read More]

ValidiFI, a leading provider of predictive bank account and payment intelligence to help validate bank accounts, detect fraud and assess credit risk, announced a strategic integration with DigiFi, a leading platform for automated digital lending. As part of this integration ... [Read More]

On Wednesday, Axos Bank and Way.com announced they have partnered to provide both protection and cost-savings for customers who’ve refinanced a vehicle. Customers of Axos will be able to use the Way app to utilize unique benefits, including cashback on ... [Read More]

OTTOMOTO has been as busy as any shop in financial services on the partnership front. Last week, the innovator in digital lending platforms finalized a partnership with Carleton, a provider of financial calculation and compliance solutions The companies said this ... [Read More]

MC2 Finance, a provider of commercial transportation financing solutions, recently announced a new partnership with FlexPath DXP, a company associated with digital identity verification and credit prequalification technologies. Through this partnership, MC2 Finance will utilize FlexPath’s VeriQual solution to streamline ... [Read More]

FICO recently released new research from its second annual Global Scams Impact Survey regarding consumers’ increased use of real-time-payments (RTP), leading to higher reported scam threats and an increase in losses. Overall, FICO found consumers around the globe report that ... [Read More]

SavvyMoney announced a significant expansion of its partnership with Origence on Wednesday. The provider of credit score solutions and the technology solutions provider for credit unions said their collaboration now integrates SavvyMoney’s Pre-Approval Solution into Origence’s arc OS loan and ... [Read More]

Consumers might be shopping for their next auto insurance carrier with as much zeal as their next vehicle or finance provider. The third quarter saw a big spike in shopping for both auto and property insurance, according to a report ... [Read More]

Previously, 700Credit examined how much fraud might be happening at motorcycle dealerships, so the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions, soft pull and identity verification products decided to examine what’s going on with RV retailers. And, unfortunately, 700Credit found similar ... [Read More]