TD Auto Finance shines in JD Power Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study for seventh straight year
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Edmunds & TransUnion with Q2 trade & financing trends connected to EVs & hybrids
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Jolt Credit Union partners with Credit Union Leasing of America
Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, 12:44 PM
Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here
MUSA Auto Finance partners with defi SOLUTIONS to service lease portfolio
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MUSA Auto Finance now is fueled with technology provided by defi SOLUTIONS. This week, MUSA Auto Finance announced its partnership with defi SOLUTIONS to handle the day-to-day servicing of the company’s entire lease portfolio. MUSA said in a news release ... [Read More]
Fair has ‘true watershed moment’ through LendingTree partnership
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fair secured a significant new path this week to grow its used-vehicle leasing business, announcing that the platform now will be offered through LendingTree, one of the largest online lending marketplaces. Through the partnership that Fair called a “true watershed ... [Read More]
Rivian chooses Chase to facilitate digital financing platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Consumers who want an electric vehicle from Rivian will have a digital path to finance it. This week, Rivian announced that it selected Chase as its private-label partner to provide customers with what the manufacturer is calling a “truly digital-first ... [Read More]
4 tasks for Wells Fargo’s new office of consumer practices
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wells Fargo is looking to reinforce its commitment to consumers. On Tuesday, the bank launched a new enterprise-wide, consumer-focused advisory group, the Office of Consumer Practices (OCP). Wells Fargo explained the OCP will be part of the chief operating office ... [Read More]
Auto/Mate & Dealertrack integrate to accelerate and improve digital contracts
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealerships that use Auto/Mate and Dealertrack now might have a smoother workday when putting deals together for potential buyers. On Monday, the companies announced a new integration that connects Auto/Mate’s dealership management system (DMS) to Dealertrack’s digital contracting. The DealerSocket ... [Read More]
Equifax to acquire Kount to reinforce fraud-prevention solutions
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Based on cash it generated during the past year, Equifax reinforced its fraud-prevention toolbox by signing a definitive agreement to acquire Kount, a provider of artificial intelligence-driven fraud prevention and digital identity solutions. According to a news release distributed on ... [Read More]
5 primary threats mentioned in Experian’s Future of Fraud Forecast
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s already been a tumultuous beginning to 2021, and Experian doesn’t expect it to settle much on the fraud front. With the growing threat of fraud fueled by the digital acceleration that took place in 2020, Experian on Monday released ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Lightico CEO on developments during the past year and expectations for 2021
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last year included several milestones for Emerging 8 honoree Lightico, including client growth, new executives joining the team as well as another $13 million in investment funding to help the digital customer interaction platform. Lightico co-founder and chief executive officer ... [Read More]
FinCEN encourages banks & credit unions to collaborate to curb fraud
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which is a part of the Treasury Department, is encouraging banks and credit unions to share information about financial crimes. ID Insight, a Minneapolis-based firm that develops solutions to prevent account takeover and new-account ... [Read More]
Knightly joins TruDecision as chief revenue officer
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TruDecision opened 2021 with a reinforced executive team. The Emerging 8 honoree and fintech company providing sophisticated analytic solutions to finance companies welcomed seasoned auto-finance executive David Knightly as chief revenue officer. TruDecision highlighted that it has experienced significant growth ... [Read More]
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