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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
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
Former Experian VP becomes chief data officer at Finastra
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Finastra recently turned to a former Experian executive to be its new chief data officer. Formed in 2017 by the combination of Misys and D+H, the cloud-based platform for open innovation designed to help global financial institutions as well as ... [Read More]
CFPB shares 3 focus areas as AI and machine learning impact underwriting
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) understands tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning are making their way into underwriting departments at auto finance companies and other providers of financial services. It’s why CFPB director Kathleen Kraninger recently reiterated ... [Read More]
J.D. Power auto finance study reinforces how satisfaction is driven by digital experience
Auto Fin Journal Staff
According to data released back in June by the Pew Research Center, 81% of Americans now own smartphones. That’s up from just 35% Pew analysts discovered during their first survey of smartphone ownership conducted in 2011. Trends like that are ... [Read More]
Dealertrack and CDK Global enhance leasing platforms
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two familiar names in the F&I technology world — Dealertrack and CDK Global — announced an expanded integration on Monday. The companies explained their latest development brings together the CDK Drive DMS and Dealertrack uniFI platforms to enable faster funding ... [Read More]
ChromeData: New app ‘provides payment options for all’
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Autodata Solutions president Craig Jennings says obtaining timely and accurate rates, residuals, rebates and incentives “continues to be a challenge for partners across the industry. “Dealers need to be able to accurately market, price and desk their vehicles both in-store ... [Read More]
2019 Auto Finance Executive of the Year: Bill Jones
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Bill Jones approaches every segment of his life with enthusiasm and zeal. Professionally, Jones serves in multiple roles as the chief executive officer and president of Regional Acceptance Corp., as well as executive vice president and manager of BB&T Dealer ... [Read More]
FICO and Equifax launch decisioning platform with auto among targets
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Along with three other separate solution launches, FICO also highlighted during its largest annual event this week a jointly developed data decisions cloud suite that’s been completed with the team at Equifax, a member of the Automotive Intelligence Council. The ... [Read More]
defi SOLUTIONS and Zest AI partner to boost credit underwriting
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, defi SOLUTIONS announced a partnership with Zest AI, a leader in AI software. Zest AI will provide defi clients direct access to Zest Automated Machine Learning (ZAML) software for loan decisioning. Officials explained the partnership between defi SOLUTIONS ... [Read More]
Experian and CBC reiterate why collaboration is key to curbing fraud
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
This summer, Experian and Credit Bureau Connection (CBC) had the chance to celebrate for a few moments about how their collaboration helped to stop a southern California fraud ring. After a few handshakes, leaders of both companies told Auto Fin ... [Read More]
Examining how executives are grappling with challenges of more data
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Does more data mean more problems? You might arrive at that conclusion based on information from a new Aite Group study commissioned by TransUnion. Across the globe, companies are amassing volumes of data with the intent of optimizing performance, identifying ... [Read More]
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