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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

eLEND Solutions & Orbee partner to keep dealer website shoppers moving down the sales funnel

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Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 03:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A new partnership involving eLEND Solutions and Orbee is designed to keep shoppers already engaged with a dealership website moving down the purchase funnel. The fintech companies highlighted the integration of Orbee’s platform — which leverages data to provide in-depth, ... [Read More]

TransUnion: Fraud attempts up more than 100%

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Wednesday, Jun. 9, 2021, 03:38 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fraudsters seem to be following the old cliché of “follow the money.” As more consumers go online for banking and other financial transactions, new research from TransUnion found that fraudsters are ramping up their efforts in the financial services industry. ... [Read More]

MotoRefi lands $45M Series B funding led by Goldman Sachs

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Monday, Jun. 7, 2021, 03:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Previous Emerging 8 honoree MotoRefi continues to collect investor funding to accelerate growth and achieve other major milestones. The auto fintech startup recently announced a $45 million Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Growth Equity team. ... [Read More]

Autotrader’s My Wallet can generate specific financing details during online shopping journey

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Monday, Jun. 7, 2021, 02:58 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Autotrader acknowledged buyers are facing tough times right now, with a difficult market plagued by low supply from vehicle inventory shortages and the resulting high demand driving prices upward. “A worldwide microchip shortage has severely limited new-car production and dealers ... [Read More]

Capital One Auto Navigator launches first national ad campaign featuring Eugene & Sarah Levy

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Monday, Jun. 7, 2021, 02:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The award-winning TV sitcom "Schitt’s Creek" stems from the financial downfall of a husband and wife who live in a motel with their adult children. Capital One is leveraging the family celebrity duo in the first national advertising campaign for ... [Read More]

700Credit bringing together experts from Experian, Equifax & TransUnion for free webinar about synthetic identity fraud

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Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 04:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fresh off finalizing two more integrations with outside firms that will be leveraging its providing of credit reports, compliance solutions and soft-pull products and services, 700Credit is set to host an online event focused on a costly topic: synthetic identity ... [Read More]

Tresl welcomes 130 associates during past year with plans to add more by end of Q3

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Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tresl might be involved in fintech with its auto finance support platform, but the company is quickly reinforcing its human resources. The company recently said that it has on-boarded more than 130 new associates during the past 12 months. And ... [Read More]

IDS completes White Clarke Group acquisition, shifts Gleeson to new role

brendan gleeson IDS for web
Wednesday, Jun. 2, 2021, 03:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Acquisition closed and top executive shifted into a new role. Those are the two main developments to arrive via news releases from IDS and White Clarke Group on Tuesday and Wednesday. First, IDS — a provider of mission-critical enterprise solutions ... [Read More]

Darwin enhances digital retailing tool with ActivEngage chat integration

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Wednesday, May. 26, 2021, 03:28 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees updated one of its tools that generated some of the reasons why the firm earned the accolade. Darwin Automotive this week announced that the most recent update to its digital retailing application ensures ... [Read More]

Experian enters income & employment verification spaces with new solutions

experian verify for web
Wednesday, May. 26, 2021, 03:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Complications created by the pandemic made the job of underwriting departments even more challenging since that segment of finance companies is tasked with confirming a myriad of details to ensure quality paper flows into portfolios. To support the collective recovery ... [Read More]
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