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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

OCC hands USAA $85M penalty involving compliance risk management

OCC building picture
Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 03:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Earlier this week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency assessed a $85 million civil money penalty against USAA Federal Savings Bank. According to a news release, the OCC took this action based on the bank’s failure to implement ... [Read More]

BBVA USA rolls out secured term loan discounts on fuel-efficient commercial vehicles

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Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 03:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Companies that build commercial fleets with the most efficient vehicles available and financed by BBVA USA now can save in another way. The Sunbelt-based financial institution on Thursday unveiled its second product geared toward environmental sustainability, announcing a rate discount ... [Read More]

Ally honors Johnson with special ‘signature’ paint scheme

Ally jimmie johnson hood
Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, 03:44 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ally Financial certainly is familiar with getting signatures for retail installment contracts. The company used its knowledge of that process to honor one of the best race car drivers ever. As seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson concludes his final full-time ... [Read More]

5 industry leaders join advisory board of startup Carsfast

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Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, 02:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tech startup Carsfast is positioning itself as a contactless and digital service to help consumers buy and finance their next vehicle. To provide strategic guidance and a progressive growth strategy, Carsfast on Tuesday announced the formation of its advisory board; ... [Read More]

Affordability & online tools top 8 key findings in latest TrueCar shopper survey

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Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, 03:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With a dealership offering tools for online payments, trade-in and financing still being greatly wanted by consumers, TrueCar’s latest shopper study also growing concern about individuals being able to afford their purchase. On Monday, TrueCar released the fifth wave of ... [Read More]

Equifax names new head of corporate development

Sunil Bindal Equifax for web
Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, 03:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With an eye on growth in the cloud and beyond, Equifax on Friday named Sunil Bindal as senior vice president of corporate development, effective immediately. In this critical role, the company said Bindal will report to Equifax chief executive officer ... [Read More]

Point Predictive lands Series B growth financing, modifies executive team

Point Predictive for web
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, 03:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive recently bolstered both its human and financial resources. The San Diego-based company, which  provides machine learning solutions to the financing industry to curb fraud and streamline operations, announced that it has completed its Series B growth financing. Napier ... [Read More]

Vroom gets extension of floorplan commitment from Ally

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Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, 03:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Within a week of expanding its financial commitment to Carvana, Ally Financial made a move with another company in the digital-retailing space: Vroom. On Tuesday, the ecommerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles announced an extension of its $450 ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Drive to digital forces more focus on synthetic identity fraud solutions

Fraud prevention
Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, 03:16 PM
Byron McDuffee, Equifax
Synthetic identity fraud is an issue that has grown in complexity over the years and continues to be problematic with auto dealers and lenders alike. Because of its complex nature, The Federal Reserve reported recently that experts suggest a “comprehensive ... [Read More]

4 updated components of Alfa Systems 5.6

alfa systems for web
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, 03:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa recently released an update for its software platform for asset finance, Alfa Systems. Refined during 18 months of development, the company highlighted that Alfa Systems 5.6 brings together of important new features, including a comprehensive redesign of the user ... [Read More]
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