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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

MUSA Auto Finance lands 2 partners to enhance leasing platform

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Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 04:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MUSA Auto Finance is looking to capitalize on the leasing market, especially with more happening digitally nowadays. This week, MUSA Auto Finance announced plans to expand both its new- and used-vehicle leasing platform nationwide through a partnership with two large ... [Read More]

Market Scan to fuel Shop.Click.Drive for GM

GM building
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, 07:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Market Scan Information Systems’ newest partnership is with one of the world’s largest automakers. On Monday, the automotive solutions and data provider announced it will integrate with General Motors’ Shop.Click.Drive digital retailing platform.  Shop.Click.Drive will be powered with Market Scan’s ... [Read More]

Financial Data Exchange highlights accomplishments in just 2 years

FDX logo for web
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 04:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Financial Data Exchange celebrated the significant growth and accomplishments the organization has generated in just two years. FDX marked its second anniversary by reiterating its goal of unifying the entire financial industry around a secure, common, interoperable and royalty-free ... [Read More]

Constant among the 2020 Benzinga Fintech Listmakers

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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s been an award-winning autumn so far for Constant. A week after it received a 2020 AI TechAward, the fintech and automated loss mitigation provider announced on Wednesday that it has been named to the 2020 Benzinga Global Fintech Listmakers. ... [Read More]

Fair launches pilot to lease Acura and Honda CPO vehicles

2020 Honda Civic touring
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Because of its robust new-model leasing activities, Honda and Acura usually have a deep well of vehicles that can become certified. And with a new pilot program orchestrated by Fair, those CPO units now can be leased again. On Wednesday, ... [Read More]

Newest financing pushes Tekion valuation above $1 billion

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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled by its Series C financing round of $150 million, Tekion recently announced its valuation now stands at more than $1 billion. And with an array of automakers and major dealership groups in the mix, the cloud technology company and ... [Read More]

BMW Group Financial Services taps Yellowbrick to enhance analytics

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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
BMW Group Financial Services made a move this week to shore up its technological capabilities to serve its automobile and motorcycle retailers. Hybrid cloud data warehouse company Yellowbrick Data announced it has been selected by BMW Group Financial Services to ... [Read More]

Constant claims 2020 AI TechAward for loss mitigation tool

AI Tech Awards for web
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 04:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Constant has a reason to cheer this week. The fintech and automated loss mitigation provider received a 2020 AI TechAward, which celebrates technical innovation, adoption and reception in the artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science industries as well as ... [Read More]

Inovatec rebrands lending technology platform

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Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, 04:21 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Inovatec Systems Corp. rebranded one of the key segments of its cloud-based software solutions for financial institutions. Inovatec announced its Compass Lending Platform has been rebranded under the JAVELIN name. Under the JAVELIN moniker, the products now include: ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Winning insights for electric-vehicle financing

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Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 06:26 PM
Rohan de Souza and Amaresh Tripathy, Genpact
Formula E has lessons for auto-finance companies as they transform. In Formula E, the world’s first fully electric, international racing championship, data is helping drivers win races. For our partner, Envision Virgin Racing, a founding Formula E team, it’s crucial ... [Read More]
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