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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

Lightico adds to management team with new SVP of sales for North America

new hire
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, 04:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico growth trajectory continued on Wednesday. About a week after landing a relationship with PayNearMe, the next-generation digital completion platform that supports millions of insurance, automotive, telecom and financial services interactions welcomed Jeff Dobo as its senior vice president of ... [Read More]

Inovatec secures SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II re-certification for 3rd straight year

compliance
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, 04:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Inovatec passed the complex tests for the third year in a row. The provider of cloud-based loan origination and loan management solutions announced on Tuesday that it has again completed its SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II audits, performed ... [Read More]

Southeast Toyota Finance celebrates 40 years

southeast toyota finance for web
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, 03:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Back in 1981, Kim Carnes won a Grammy for the song, “Bette Davis Eyes,” which was playing on the car radio of the day that tuned to a station via a red needle. That year, the Los Angeles Dodgers won ... [Read More]

Lightico & PayNearMe announce partnership

partnership
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, 03:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico, whose next-generation digital completion platform can support millions of insurance, automotive, telecom and financial interactions, announced a partnership with PayNearMe, the payments platform known for making payments easy for both businesses and their customers. According to a news release, ... [Read More]

Details of CarNow, J.D. Power partnership set to launch in Q1

mobile car shopping
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, 03:46 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CarNow and J.D. Power are set to launch a new partnership during the first quarter. The companies recently announced a strategic alliance that’s meant to integrate the J.D. Power F&I presentation solution with CarNow’s real time retail platform. According to ... [Read More]

eLEND Solutions: Dealers still stop short of full digital retailing implementation

elend solutions chart for web
Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, 03:44 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The title of a new report from eLEND Solutions included a question likely being pondered by dealerships and finance companies, “In the Post-Pandemic New Normal, Where Does Digital Retailing End?” The automotive fintech innovator highlighted that digital retailing capabilities continue to ... [Read More]

2021 Auto Finance Innovators Award: Top 100 Winners Announced

auto finance innovators for web
Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, 04:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico, in collaboration with Auto Fin Journal and six industry leaders, recently announced the top 100 list of leading innovators as part of the 2021 Auto Finance Innovators Award: Top 100, which recognizes auto finance professionals who have made significant ... [Read More]

Solifi highlights double-digit achievements in customer growth & tool deployment

solifi CEO for web
Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, 04:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solifi — which is the global fintech software combination of IDS, William Stucky & Associates and White Clarke Group — recently announced the company has secured 11 new customers and 14 go-lives to date in 2021. With its unique open ... [Read More]

CULA sets another leasing milestone even as new-car prices soar

leasing with tablet
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, 04:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) recently set another milestone in the company’s 30-year history amid record prices for new vehicles. The facilitator of indirect leasing for credit unions said on Wednesday that its portfolio now exceeds 100,000 active leases ... [Read More]

Along with added services, MotoRefi rebrands as Caribou

kevin bennett caribou for web
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, 04:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Now that MotoRefi is more than just an auto refinance platform, the company has a new name, too. According to an announcement made on Wednesday, the company launched an expanded brand, as it’s now known as Caribou with a new ... [Read More]
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