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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

Award-winning lobbyist joins NAFCU

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Monday, Sep. 20, 2021, 03:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions announced the hiring of Gregory Mesack as senior vice president of government affairs, bringing more than two decades of experience in financial services policy advocacy. In this role, NAFCU said Mesack will ... [Read More]

Utah credit union partners with CULA for vehicle leasing

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Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:08 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) expanded its client footprint for the fourth time this year. After previously expanding in the Northeast as well as into Texas, CULA announced that it now is partnering Utah’s University Federal Credit ... [Read More]

Fueled by client successes, Lighitco launches Digital Completion Cloud

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Wednesday, Sep. 15, 2021, 04:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled by client successes like the one experienced by Global Lending Services (GLS), Lightico announced the launch of its latest solution aimed to enhanced its next-generation digital completion platform used by major companies in the insurance, automotive, telecom and financial ... [Read More]

TransUnion to acquire Neustar for $3.1B, boosting identity-based solutions

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Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 05:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion is making another significant investment in helping finance companies and other clients keep fraud out of their book of business. On Monday, TransUnion said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Neustar, an identity resolution company with leading ... [Read More]

NAFCU reinforces consumer benefits of credit unions, including on auto financing

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Monday, Sep. 13, 2021, 05:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto financing was among the positives highlighted in new, independent study released on Monday that examined the economic benefits of the credit union tax exemption to consumers, businesses, and the U.S. economy. The study commissioned by the National Association of ... [Read More]

J.P. Morgan to acquire majority stake of Volkswagen Payments

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Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2021, 03:35 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
J.P. Morgan recognizes that modern vehicles do more than travel highways, taking their owners from place to place. These vehicles also can be the conduit to a variety of financial transactions, too. On Wednesday, J.P. Morgan’s corporate and investment bank ... [Read More]

AutoFi adds Wells Fargo to list of industry connections

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Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, 03:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
AutoFi is continuing to forge relationships with numerous companies that provide financing and perpetuate online vehicle retailing. After connecting with Santander at the end of July and TrueCar during the first part of August, this week AutoFi finalized a relationship ... [Read More]

CUDL & J.D. Power align to expand digital presence for credit unions & dealers

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Friday, Sep. 3, 2021, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealers that work with credit unions now each have the potential for more success as two well-known companies in the respective spaces are collaborating. On Thursday, CUDL, one of the nation’s largest credit union financing networks, announced an alliance with ... [Read More]

After gaining 2 industry alliances, DealerPolicy lands $110M in Series C Funding

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Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, 04:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s been an eventful week for DealerPolicy. First, the insurance marketplace for automotive retail finalized a pair of industry alliances on Tuesday with F&I product provider JM&A Group and J.D. Power subsidiary Darwin Automotive. Then on Thursday, the Emerging 8 honoree ... [Read More]

AutoAPR launches tool to create easy shopper path to test drives

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Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, 04:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps if potential buyers already know how much the monthly payment might be for the vehicle they want, they might be more inclined to test drive the car. That’s the premise behind the latest tool from AutoAPR, a payment engagement ... [Read More]
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