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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

Lotus chooses Santander for exclusive, multi-year financing agreement

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Santander Consumer USA landed another working relationship to provide financing services for an automaker. On Wednesday, SCUSA said it will provide nationwide installment contract and lease options to Lotus customers and dealers through an exclusive, multi-year agreement. The development arrived ... [Read More]

Equifax fuels Informativ’s new soft-pull tool designed for mobile devices

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informativ rolled out its newest tool this week to help its client base of more than 7,000 dealers and other businesses that utilize its credit-focused lead generation, credit reporting and compliance solutions. The company introduced CreditDriver, which can allow consumers ... [Read More]

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission official to appear at Origence user conference

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence recently announced its first keynote speaker for its annual users’ conference. The technology solutions provider for credit unions said Andrew Busch will be one of the experts on stage during Lending Tech Live ’24, which is scheduled for June ... [Read More]

Alfa concludes Innovation in Implementation series with focus on people

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa recently rolled out the fifth and final installment in its Innovation in Implementation series. That last piece from the asset finance software solutions provider is titled, “Establishing Winning Frameworks and Teams.” It explores the “indispensable” role of people in ... [Read More]

Santander now working with INEOS Automotive in US

Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of Santander’s flourishing relationships with an automaker in Europe now is coming to fruition in the United States. Santander Consumer USA announced a new, exclusive multi-year agreement in the U.S. with INEOS Automotive that will enable the finance company ... [Read More]

Study: 37% intimidated & 39% frustrated with online security highlighting digital anxiety

Auto Fin Journal Staff
The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and CybSafe released new research this week examining key cybersecurity behaviors, attitudes and trends as the organizations mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Polling more than 6,000 individuals across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France ... [Read More]

Lendbuzz gains $345M in growth funding

Lendbuzz gains $100M warehouse facility through MUFG
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lendbuzz announced on Wednesday that the financial technology company that uses alternative data, machine learning and deep neural networks to provide auto financing has raised $345 million. Company leaders said that figure is a combination of $45 million in equity ... [Read More]

Dealertrack enhances integration with MeridianLink

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Cox Automotive’s Dealertrack announced an enhanced integration with MeridianLink, a provider of modern software platforms for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. The companies highlighted the existing, long-standing integration accelerates credit applications and decisions between dealers and finance ... [Read More]

Westlake Direct unveils ‘Buy Now’ capability

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Westlake Technology Holdings is ramping up its efforts to connect directly with consumers to generate originations that can benefit both dealerships and the finance company. Westlake Direct — a direct-to-consumer financing solution first launched in 2018 through LoanCenter — now ... [Read More]

14 honorees among this year’s Women in Auto Finance

Auto Fin Journal Staff
A wide array of organizations — from dealerships to finance companies to technology providers — are represented among the 14 honorees selected for this year’s Women in Auto Finance, presented by Provana. One of the award programs orchestrated by Cherokee ... [Read More]

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