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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

Reid begins next auto career chapter at Wolters Kluwer

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Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, 05:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
An industry leader who has received multiple accolades through award programs orchestrated by Cherokee Media Group now is part of the team at Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions. Jenn Reid has been named digital lending sales director to advance awareness of ... [Read More]

CARS to acquire CreditIQ for potentially $80M

Bill Liatsis at AIS
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, 01:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Cars.com announced on Thursday that it acquired one of the first Emerging 8 honorees spotlighted at the Automotive Intelligence Summit. According to a news release, Cars.com signed a definitive agreement to acquire CreditIQ, a fintech platform that provides instant online ... [Read More]

Origence highlights double-digit origination growth by credit unions

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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, 03:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence — a CU Direct brand that provides technology to enhances the origination experience to increase volume, create efficiencies and grow accounts — is reporting continued growth and market strength of credit unions using its CUDL auto lending network to ... [Read More]

Lightico brings on Gabay as VP of global partnerships & alliances

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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, 03:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico recently reinforced its global executive team by welcoming Moti Gabay as its vice president of global partnerships and alliances and head of its London office. The personnel move comes on the heels of significant growth at the digital completion ... [Read More]

Verisk acquires Data Driven Safety to reinforce auto insurance analytics

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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, 03:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the Silver Sponsors of Used Car Week isn’t just spending its financial resources to help bring together the industry for the leading event that begins on Nov. 15 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. On Tuesday, ... [Read More]

Point Predictive unveils new tools, while landing more financial resources

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Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, 04:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Coinciding with new credit facilities and equity financing, Point Predictive launched new products last week that aim to deliver an “unparalleled level” of visibility and control to auto finance companies tackling automation and digital transformation challenges in fraud and risk ... [Read More]

Inovatec adds second exec to US sales team

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Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, 04:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Inovatec Systems reinforced its U.S. sales team last week by hiring Sean Toggweiler, who joins the company as director of U.S. sales for Eastern and Western states. According to a news release, Toggweiler joined Inovatec from Finastra, where his sales ... [Read More]

TurboPass now integrated with RouteOne

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Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, 04:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TurboPass finalized another path for dealerships and finance companies to use its tools for income verification and other parts of the underwriting process. A couple of weeks after announcing its solutions were available through DealerCenter, TurboPass said that effective Oct. ... [Read More]

Vehicle subscription startup lands $41M in funding

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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, 02:46 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
After launching its vehicle subscription service in four states, a Philadelphia-based startup now has more resources to grow. This week, GO announced that it has secured a $41 million round of financing led by Synterra Capital Management. According to a ... [Read More]

FS-ISAC: Intelligence sharing by financial services companies rises 60%

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Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, 02:44 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Industry collaboration is continuing to strengthen to combat online malfeasance. The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) — a global cyber intelligence sharing community solely focused on financial services — recently announced that global cyber intelligence sharing among ... [Read More]
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