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SPONSORED EPISODE: Allied Solutions explains why origination is episodic, but servicing is continuous
John Elias, sales specialist in auto finance business development for Allied Solutions, is back as the guest for another sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Elias explains why current market conditions, affordability pressures and changing vehicle values are combining ... Listen Here
Additional insight into FTC’s move involving disparate impact from Hudson Cook
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced it will not pursue claims based on disparate-impact or “unfair discrimination” theories. In this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Hudson Cook partners Erica Kramer and Rob Tilley offered some historical perspectives and a ... Listen Here
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

FinCEN encourages banks & credit unions to collaborate to curb fraud

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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

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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]

CVR partners with ATC to smooth out-of-state titling

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
The pandemic might have intensified a challenge that dealers could encounter more often if they retail a vehicle to a customer who resides somewhere else other than the state where the store operates. Computerized Vehicle Registration (CVR) — a joint ... [Read More]

Former Equifax exec now serves as DealerSocket’s COO

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Just before 2020 closed, DealerSocket announced the appointment of Byron McDuffee as chief operating officer, although the company said he officially joined DealerSocket from Equifax in November. The software provider said the 22-year automotive industry veteran will oversee DealerSocket’s operations, ... [Read More]

DRAIVER elevates Monteiro to be COO

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
DRAIVER made a major executive move on the first business day of 2021. The software provider in the vehicle transportation industry announced on Tuesday that veteran technology executive Anthony Monteiro will transition from president of automotive retail to becoming the ... [Read More]

J.D. Power study highlights communication struggles of dealers & finance companies

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the scenes in the 1967 film “Cool Hand Luke” includes a famous line that’s likely been turned into an array of social media content nowadays. It’s when Paul Newman is told, “What we’ve got here is a failure to ... [Read More]

Former JP Morgan Chase exec joins Lightico

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico reinforced its executive team this week to help continue growth by the provider of the platform built so customers can interact digitally with auto-finance companies and other financial services firms. Lightico welcomed Rich Corriss as its new director of ... [Read More]

Black Book integrates API values & inventory pricing into Carsfast

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Not long after naming Kenny McDonald as its general manager, Carsfast — a startup dealership driven by artificial intelligence — formed a relationship with Black Book. Black Book recently announced the integration of its used API values and inventory pricing ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Guide to tracking today’s virtual auto lending trends into 2021

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Andy Mayers, Dealertrack
For many of us, it feels like 2021 cannot get here soon enough. While we all are ready for a fresh slate, a robust end-of-year auto lending strategy to close out 2020 on a high note and enter 2021 on ... [Read More]

Huntington, TCF set to merge

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
The banking sector generated another major announcement on Monday as the parent companies of Huntington National Bank and TCF National Bank said they plan to merge. The banks said they will combine an all-stock merger with a total market value ... [Read More]

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