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Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:42 PM
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of ... Listen Here
Four experts on automotive & the economy
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 04:39 PM
Used Car Week 2025 again brought together experts who can explain which parts of the economy impact automotive most. This year’s event included views from Laura Wehunt of Black Book, Tim Gill of the American Financial Services Association, T.J. Cox ... Listen Here
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here

Finastra makes LaserPro available in the cloud

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Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2023, 10:49 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Finastra announced on Wednesday that LaserPro — its loan document preparation system used by more than 2,500 financial institutions — is now available in the cloud. Finastra highlighted this strategic launch of LaserPro in the cloud is geared to streamline ... [Read More]

PaymentVision rolls out campaign focused on cash

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Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, 12:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
PaymentVision doesn’t want businesses of all stripes to forget that sometimes consumers still want to pay their bills with cash. The payment processing solutions provider launched a campaign urging billers across industries to embrace the importance of consumer choice by ... [Read More]

Alfa completes review to join AWS Partner Network

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 12:32 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Earlier this week, Alfa announced the completion of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Foundational Technical Review (FTR) for Alfa Cloud, its single-tenant software-as-a-service product. The achievement completed by the provider of software for the asset finance industry also meant acceptance ... [Read More]

2 reports detail intensifying search for affordable car insurance

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 12:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Separate reports from TransUnion and LexisNexis Risk Solutions indicated consumers are shopping for new car insurance nowadays with similar intensity as they are for a different vehicle. As dealerships continue to offer insurance solutions in their F&I offices, findings from ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Wolters Kluwer’s Tim Yalich on ongoing digital adoption in auto finance

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, 12:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer head of automotive strategy Tim Yalich returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to update how the industry is working toward more digital adoption in auto financing. Yalich also touched on how much long-in-the-tooth technology like ... [Read More]

CFPB crafting new rule targeting data brokers

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, 11:36 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In late April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with three other federal regulatory agencies, released a joint statement outlining a commitment to enforce their respective laws and regulations with a connection to artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, the CFPB built ... [Read More]

FTC charges Experian with spamming consumers

FTC sends annual report to CFPB recapping activities regarding financial acts
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian received a potential six-figure fine from the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. According to a news release, the FTC will require Experian Consumer Services, which offers consumers access to their Experian credit information, to pay $650,000 to settle charges ... [Read More]

Sopra Banking Software unveils plans to grow US client base

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Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, 12:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Global financial technology company Sopra Banking Software (SBS) wants a great presence in the U.S. auto market. Last week, SBS announced plans to expand its work with automotive companies in the U.S. The company currently works in more than 50 ... [Read More]

J.D. Power auto finance study: Dealers still favor face-to-face relationships

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Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
When it comes to building business relationships, J.D. Power experts see that there is no substitute for an effective face-to-face sales meeting. According to the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study, 77% of dealership F&I teams say in-person ... [Read More]

Informed.IQ unveils new digital tool to verify info for underwriting

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, 12:08 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informed.IQ, a technology company providing artificial intelligence powered software to streamline verifications and underwriting, announced the launch of CollectIQ. The company said this AI-powered tool can enable auto finance companies to obtain consumer documents digitally to verify financing requirements. Through ... [Read More]
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