The expectation of Michele Raneri and other industry experts that the Federal Reserve would not lower interest rates this week came to fruition. On Wednesday, policymakers voted unanimously to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%. Prior ... [Read More]

Agora Data CEO Steve Burke referenced the company being in growth mode during a conversation at NADA Show 2024 in early February. On Tuesday, the fintech company with a mission to “enable any car dealer to be a finance company” ... [Read More]

Credit automation is old hat in auto finance. Organizations have long used tools to automate credit processing and spare themselves thousands of personnel hours annually that would otherwise be devoted to the process. But when it comes to funding, automation ... [Read More]

Vero and Privacy4Cars finalized an exclusive partnership aimed at helping consumers from personal data abuses through vehicle data deletion and ID theft recovery. The fruit of the partnership is Identi-FI, which pairs Privacy4Cars’ patented AutoCleared and Vehicle Privacy Report tools ... [Read More]

Merger-and-acquisition activities surfaced again this week in the F&I space. Brown & Brown chief acquisitions officer Scott Penny and DealerMax owners Jim Maxim Jr. and Jim Maxim Sr. announced that Brown & Brown Dealer Services (BBDS) has acquired the assets ... [Read More]

About a month before the company welcomed Sharon Mancero as part of its management team, Agora Data CEO Steve Burke made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Burke shared his assessment of the ... [Read More]

Launcher is on pace to form a partnership per month. After finalizing two in February, the provider of the appTRAKER Loan Origination System announced its newest partnership on Tuesday, aligning with TruDecision. The result of a full integration is mutual ... [Read More]

One View and 700Credit are now working together to leverage their specialties in document management solutions and credit, compliance and fraud prevention tools, respectively. The companies highlighted on Tuesday that their integration provides mutual clients a direct integration to capture ... [Read More]

Three members of the Federal Trade Commission were confirmed on Friday. Two commissioners — Andrew Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak — are beginning their first term, while the third — Rebecca Kelly Slaughter — is starting a second term. Ferguson and ... [Read More]

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell and Fed governor Michelle Bowman made separate public appearances on Thursday, but each policymaker maintained similar stances on how the entity is approaching interest rates and inflation. Appearing before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee ... [Read More]