With Presidio Group as exclusive financial advisor, Carputty closes Series B financing to push total capital raise past $40M
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FlexPath DXP hires Neilson as director of dealer and channel development
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Jericho Information Technology & Fuse share initial goals for partnership
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Informed appoints new CEO as AI platform eyes major growth beyond auto lending
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informed has a new chief executive officer with plans on expanding beyond auto lending into adjacent verticals. On Monday, the artificial intelligence-powered platform that helps lenders verify applications, detect fraud, and accelerate loan funding across auto and consumer lending appointed ... [Read More]
Boasting continued profitability, TrueCar lands two new credit union partners
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Coinciding with maintaining profitability since going private in January, TrueCar has landed newest credit union partners, including one that’s considered the second-largest credit union in the U.S. Linking with TrueCar as partners are State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU), which has ... [Read More]
Experian ID & fraud report highlights trust gap still separating consumers & businesses
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian chief innovation officer Kathleen Peters explained it this way. Our digital world is “a clear convergence between consumer expectations and business priorities.” Experian recently released its 11th annual Identity and Fraud Report, highlighting how artificial intelligence is transforming the ... [Read More]
Why SEC proposal involving e-delivery to investors could have implications in auto finance
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DataOceans, a provider of customer communications solutions for regulated industries, explained that proposed regulation from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could impact more than just the investment community, but perhaps auto lenders and other firms involved in financial ... [Read More]
Former Chicago Fed data scientist champions 2 projects involving credit decisions & AI
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A former data scientist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has launched a new project aimed at changing how credit scoring is done in a world with artificial intelligence and machine learning. Chris Lam is the founder and CEO ... [Read More]
Jolt Credit Union partners with Credit Union Leasing of America
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) confirmed on Tuesday that it received a positive jolt to its portfolio of clients. CULA is now partnering with Jolt Credit Union, a Saginaw, Mich.-based credit union that manages more than $483 million in ... [Read More]
TD Auto Finance shines in JD Power Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study for seventh straight year
Auto Fin Journal Staff
JD Power said that finalizing financing isn’t just about dealers and lenders collaborating on competitive rates. It’s also about how easy the lender makes the deal. And apparently TD Auto Finance does pretty well in that department since the division ... [Read More]
Edmunds & TransUnion with Q2 trade & financing trends connected to EVs & hybrids
Auto Fin Journal Staff
New data from Edmunds and TransUnion showed a wave of consumers who previously owned an electric vehicle — particularly a Tesla — are trading the EV for a hybrid model at a record pace. And they’re often taking on a ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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 ... [Read More]
Subaru outlines plans for own captive in both U.S. & Canada
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Just like the automaker touts its vehicles as being more than capable of allowing drivers to carve their own path to adventures, Subaru is starting new financing journeys in both the United States and Canada. Subaru Corp., Subaru of America ... [Read More]
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