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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

Market Scan sees 2 financing trends emerge from NADA interactions

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Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2019, 02:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Market Scan co-founder and president Rusty West took some time to process the intense activity surrounding NADA Show 2019 this past January in San Francisco. Surrounding the annual event, the automotive financing and leasing software and data provider finalized a ... [Read More]

FICO auto-finance survey reinforces consumer demand for convenience

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Monday, Mar. 18, 2019, 03:25 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Ken Kertz summed up FICO’s 2019 U.S. Consumer Survey of Vehicle Finance Perceptions with a point relevant whether a finance company only has a footprint in a couple of states or builds its portfolio from originations nationwide. “The takeaway for ... [Read More]

4 reasons for Moody’s bearish global auto outlook

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Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2019, 01:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Looking at the automotive industry from a global perspective, Moody’s Investors Service didn’t paint the most upbeat scene this week, especially for the U.S. market and vehicle financing. Analysts said in a new report released this week that the outlook ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Alex Maritczak of Ernst & Young

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Monday, Mar. 11, 2019, 01:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alex Maritczak recently returned to North Carolina and joined Nick for a conversation about how auto finance companies and technology developers are collaborating on new solutions. The global auto finance leader at Ernst & Young who also led panel discussions ... [Read More]

Weighing benefits versus risks of blockchain within ABS market

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Wednesday, Mar. 6, 2019, 04:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
S&P Global Ratings has questions you might have, too. What is blockchain? And why does it elicit feelings of excitement and confusion simultaneously within the structured finance market? Analysts looked to answers those questions and more and arrived at more ... [Read More]

truPayments becomes part of CDK Global Partner Program

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Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019, 03:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In an effort to bring together vehicle shoppers, dealerships and finance companies, truPayments announced that it has become a participant in the CDK Global Partner Program. As a member of one of the largest third-party partner programs in the industry, ... [Read More]

Details about Advisor Blockchain and Cryptoasset Council

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Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2019, 03:18 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
For registered investment advisers (RIA) and other finance industry leaders who seek knowledge about blockchain and more, Ric Edelman is organizing a new organization. Edelman, who was named the nation’s No. 1 independent financial adviser three times by Barron’s, recently ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How credit unions embrace auto-finance technology

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Monday, Mar. 4, 2019, 03:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With credit unions collectively having an immense piece of the auto finance market, institutions are looking to retain that share and even gather a bit more by leveraging technology. CU Direct chief revenue officer Phil DuPree joined Nick for this ... [Read More]

ACI Worldwide to buy Western Union’s Speedpay for $750M

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Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, 03:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
ACI Worldwide is making quite a payment to Western Union. The companies announced on Thursday they have entered into a definitive agreement for ACI to acquire Speedpay, Western Union’s United States bill pay business, for $750 million in an all-cash ... [Read More]

CalAmp rolls out Device-as-a-Service business model

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Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, 04:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As the company announced its new Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) subscription business model, CalAmp chief executive officer Michael Burdiek explained the three main elements within the DaaS space that make it attractive and potentially profitable. In additional comments sent to Auto Fin ... [Read More]
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