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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

Van Horn Automotive Group taps Inovatec to underpin finance company

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020, 02:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A Midwest franchised dealer group with its own finance company finalized a partnership with Inovatec Systems Corp. on Wednesday. The provider of cloud-based software solutions for all financial institutions now has a relationship with Wisconsin Consumer Credit, the financial arm ... [Read More]

IAA and Dealertrack expand strategic agreement as NC to allow digital processing of total loss titles

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Thursday, Jul. 9, 2020, 02:21 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, electronic signatures and other fintech developments now are being utilized more frequently in connection with vehicles that end up being scrapped or dissembled for parts. Dealertrack and IAA recapped on Thursday that the General ... [Read More]

Tresl and Flexco Fleet Services highlight support for Local Initiatives Support Corp.

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020, 02:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fintech firms Tresl and Flexco Fleet Services highlighted their latest philanthropy efforts. The companies recently partnered the Hourglass Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Hourglass Management Co.,  to support Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) and financially assist in continued efforts to ... [Read More]

DigniFi continues upward trajectory, integrating with Xtime to launch FlexPay

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Wednesday, Jul. 8, 2020, 02:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A week after landing nearly $300 million in financial resources to expand operations, DigniFi is integrating its financing platform for auto repairs and services with Xtime. To help increase dealer revenue per repair order and provide customers with more flexible ... [Read More]

Rodo finalizes partnership with Motus to help business drivers

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Monday, Jul. 6, 2020, 03:37 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Rodo — the online vehicle leasing startup and Emerging 8 honoree that first entered the marketplace known as Honcker — recently announced a partnership with Motus, a provider in reimbursement solutions for businesses with mobile-enabled workers. The companies explained their ... [Read More]

Luber moves from Cox Automotive to Equifax

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Monday, Jul. 6, 2020, 03:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, Equifax hired a former top executive from Cox Automotive. After being Cox Automotive’s first chief data officer for a little more than a year, Equifax announced the appointment of Luber as the new chief product officer for United ... [Read More]

Dasceq among 10 firms picked for 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:41 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dallas-based Dasceq, a firm that specializes accounts receivables and collections by leveraging artificial intelligence and other technologies was selected as one of the 10 companies selected on Tuesday to participate in the 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator program, which is orchestrated ... [Read More]

V12 claims to have tool to pinpoint online shopper activity down to brand, model

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:39 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
No doubt vehicle shoppers are scouring dealership inventory more than ever nowadays. V12, a provider of purchase intent insight and marketing services, wants all segments of the automotive industry to gain more insight about that online activity — even down to ... [Read More]

DigniFi gains nearly $300M in resources to boost vehicle-repair financing platform

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:37 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoNation has been pleased with how DigniFi helps customers in its service drive who might be stretched financially but still need their vehicles repaired. And evidently, the investment world likes what it sees from the financing platform for auto repairs ... [Read More]

CFPB outlines plan for Tech Sprint series

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Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2020, 03:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is venturing into the fintech space with its newest project, acknowledging many federal consumer financial laws were written prior to the digital age This week, the bureau announced the Tech Sprint series that aims to ... [Read More]
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