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Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Jerry Kroshus of Location Services
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 04:19 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees is a conversation with Jerry Kroshus, who is CEO of Location Services. Cherokee Media President Bill Zadeits talks with Kroshus about his career journey in ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Famer Kathy Ruble of Ally
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, 07:52 PM
Next up on our podcast series with 2025 Used Car Week Hall of Fame inductees, we catch up with Kathy Ruble, who is executive director of marketing, dealer financial services and communications at Ally. Ruble has been the longtime moderator ... Listen Here

Asset-backed facility gives FINN a 100 percent debt-financed fleet

Glenview expands services with bulk loan buying
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2023, 03:16 PM
Auto Remarketing Staff
FINN, an auto subscription company based in Munich, Germany, and New York, has signed a 25 million euro ($27.2 million) asset-backed facility with Avellinia Capital. The facility complements FINN’s existing asset-backed securitization program, effectively increasing the advance rate from 95% ... [Read More]

Safe-Guard expands beyond F&I by acquiring Dealer Solutions and Design

merger and acquisition pic on table
Thursday, Jul. 6, 2023, 12:46 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
We’re only a few days into the second half of 2023, and the pace of mergers and acquisition continues to be strong. The latest one surfaced Thursday, as Safe-Guard Products International, a provider of branded protection products for the automotive, ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer industry survey shows where gaps remain for refined digital customer experience

Wolters Kluwer: Digital transformation makes notable move when compared to 2020
Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2023, 11:12 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer recently shared the results from its latest industry survey it commissioned to better understand where automotive dealer and auto finance professionals are still finding barriers in adopting more digitized solutions for back-office documentation processing. Wolters Kluwer presented an ... [Read More]

Point Predictive unveils new underwriting tool & 2 new advisory board members

AutoCanada Announces Board Appointments
Wednesday, Jul. 5, 2023, 11:07 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On the heels of announcing its partnership with RouteOne to help dealers curb fraud, Point Predictive announced the underwriting fruit of a collaboration with Sofi Point Predictive recently debuted what it called a “groundbreaking” API designed exclusively for fintech and ... [Read More]

Exponential Exchange launches tradable automotive index for used vehicles

risk management
Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023, 02:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fintech startup Exponential Exchange has published a tradable index for the used-vehicle market, billed by the company as the first of its kind, designed to offer a more accurate and efficient representation of wholesale price changes for pre-owned cars than ... [Read More]

Point Predictive & RouteOne integrate to help dealers stop fraud

Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023, 12:43 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
An option to reinforce your dealership’s fraud-prevention strategy now is available. Point Predictive recently announced the integration of BorrowerCheck into the RouteOne credit application center. The companies highlighted integrating BorrowerCheck 3.0 into the RouteOne platform can give dealers a tool ... [Read More]

Notarize rebrands as Proof with new products

Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023, 12:42 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of last year’s Emerging 8 honorees has a new brand and solution. Notarize recently relaunched itself as Proof, with both a new company brand and products for complete digital identity verification. Proof looks to deliver valid, secure, enforceable evidence ... [Read More]

Newest Experian tool geared to streamline model deployment

computers and business
Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023, 12:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian wants finance companies and other lenders to be able to use new models and tools as soon as possible. To combat the challenges clients face in deployment and other operations, Experian launched of Ascend Ops, the company’s newest solution ... [Read More]

Alfa releases fourth segment of Innovation in Implementation series

Ignite Consulting Partners on tax season: ‘Watch your speed’
Wednesday, Jun. 28, 2023, 12:39 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, recently published the fourth segment of its white paper series about how cloud-native technology can help auto and equipment finance companies. This new paper delves into SaaS and cloud services. Alfa discusses the different deployment ... [Read More]

DriveItAway forges alignment with Partners Personnel

DriveItAway secures $2M credit line
Monday, Jun. 26, 2023, 03:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DriveItAway Holdings continues to forge partnerships outside of the automotive industry to build its network leveraging its subscription-to-purchase technology. DriveItAway recently announced a relationship with Partners Personnel, an industrial staffing company in the United States and an SIA Best Staffing ... [Read More]
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