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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

Fair, Ally expand partnership with $100M debt facility & equity investment

George Bauer
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fair has landed a $100 million debt facility and an equity investment from Ally Financial as part of an expansion to a partnership that began last year. Ally Bank is providing the debt facility to a subsidiary of Fair. That ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Tackling recoveries & cybersecurity with advanced technology

Ryan Bachman at AIS
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In a few special editions of the show, we’re sharing some of the panel discussions and keynote presentations from the recent Automotive Intelligence Summit in Raleigh, N.C. Next up is a combination featuring a TED-style presentation from Jessie Herdrich from ... [Read More]

PODCAST: What auto-finance industry will solve with fintech

AIS opening panel
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In a few special editions of the show, we’re sharing some of the panel discussions and keynote presentations from the recent Automotive Intelligence Summit in Raleigh, N.C. Next up is our finance company panel on how fintech can solve potential ... [Read More]

J.D. Power study reinforces role people play in auto financing

dealership employee
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As much as dealers and finance companies are taking advantage of technology, the J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study showed how critical of a role people still play in how stores fund their inventory needs and facilitate credit for ... [Read More]

CNCDA convinces California officials to investigate Volvo subscription service

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) isn’t pleased with Volvo’s subscription service, and the organization is getting state authorities involved. According to a news release, the organization representing nearly 1,200 franchised dealerships statewide successfully convinced California’s New Motor Vehicle ... [Read More]

AutoGravity launches vehicle subscription lead service for dealers

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Based in part on the findings of a consumer survey it orchestrated during the past year, AutoGravity now is looking to provide dealers with leads via a subscription service. The digital platform provider already helped consumers find ways of landing financing ... [Read More]

Why more than 1 in 4 financial services consumers might be leaving their current provider

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
It appears loyalty to a financial services provider might be waning, especially when considering younger users. More than a fourth of financial services consumers (28%) said they are considering switching to a new financial services company, according to a new ... [Read More]

Experian’s Ascend Analytical Sandbox now available to more lenders & fintechs

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
In a move that the company said will help fintechs, credit unions and banks of all sizes stay ahead of rapidly changing consumer behaviors by leveraging rich data sets and advanced analytics, Experian on Tuesday announced new configurations of its ... [Read More]

Wedbush Securities names SVP, head of change management and process improvement

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wedbush Securities, which provides private and institutional clients with a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management and investment banking services, recently announced the appointment of Andrea Epinger as a senior vice president and head of change management and process ... [Read More]

FICO chief analytics officer collects 100th software patent application

Scott Zoldi for AFJ
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FICO chief analytics officer Scott Zoldi recently reached the century mark, achieving another data-science career milestone with his 100th software patent application. Zoldi has been an inventor on 100 patent applications for machine learning and AI software technologies and techniques. ... [Read More]

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