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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

Point Predictive & Sync1 Systems partner to bring more fraud-fighting tools to credit unions

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Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024, 11:00 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive landed relationships with individual credit unions recently with Affinity Federal Credit Union and Valley Strong Credit Union each tapping the service provider that leverages artificial intelligence to fight against fraud. Last week, Point Predictive waded deeper into the ... [Read More]

JM&A Group promotes Hull to be NTP president

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024, 10:59 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, JM&A Group announced the promotion of Kevin Hull to president of National Truck Protection Co. (NTP). Wade Bontrager, whose career spans nearly 30 years in the insurance industry, will continue to support NTP as a key advisor while ... [Read More]

Alfa deploys final pillar of Alfa Systems 6

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024, 10:58 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The sixth of six pillars in Alfa Systems 6 is now available for Alfa’s auto-finance clients. The newest piece —  Collaborative Ecosystem — can allow customers to tap into Alfa’s expertise and best practices to source and integrate with new ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo to become preferred purchase financing provider for VW, Audi, Ducati dealers in US

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024, 04:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volkswagen Financial Services, the captive finance arm of VW Group of America, has reached a multi-year co-branded agreement with Wells Fargo for the latter to be the preferred purchase financing provider for VW, Audi and Ducati brands in the U.S. ... [Read More]

PODCAST: New resource to improve income verification

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024, 11:47 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps it’s the most crucial part of the entire underwriting process: Does the applicant for auto financing have the reliable income to maintain monthly payments? With the prevalence of fraud happening now, income verification is an ongoing challenge for finance ... [Read More]

VicOne & Block Harbor spearheading automotive capture the flag competition for cybersecurity

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024, 11:47 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Capture the flag (CTF) apparently isn’t just a game for recess. VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions provider, and Block Harbor, an automotive cybersecurity engineering company, are spearheading the Automotive Capture the Flag 2024 competition. This year’s global CTF challenge, with ... [Read More]

DataScan rolls out comprehensive commercial lending solution

Monday, Sep. 9, 2024, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, DataScan announced the debut of DataScan360, an innovative, end-to-end commercial lending solution suite specifically designed for dealer-based commercial lenders. The company highlighted its comprehensive suite is designed to fill critical gaps in the commercial lending lifecycle by integrating ... [Read More]

Valley Strong Credit Union bolsters fraud prevention with Point Predictive

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Monday, Sep. 9, 2024, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Valley Strong Credit Union wants to generate more auto-finance originations and protect its members from fraud in the process. So, the institution — which operates 31 branches in the California counties of Kern, Kings, San Joaquin, Solano, and Tulare, serving ... [Read More]

Top 3 trends highlighted in Experian’s annual Identity and Fraud Report

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2024, 12:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
If any trends are on a steady, upward trajectory nowadays, it seems like fraud complexity and frequency are two of them. Experian recently released its 2024 U.S. Identity and Fraud Report revealing that generative AI (Gen AI), deepfakes and cybercrime ... [Read More]

Deloitte, AuditBoard announce integration with SAP

Wednesday, Sep. 4, 2024, 12:10 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Deloitte, a provider of audit and assurance, consulting, tax and risk advisory services, and AuditBoard, a cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, compliance and ESG management, expanded their working relationship on Wednesday. The companies announced the launch of a custom integration ... [Read More]
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