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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

Tropic survey shows 2026 as inflection point for AI investment

Monday, Jun. 16, 2025, 10:01 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tropic published findings from a recent survey last week, showing that finance and procurement teams are preparing for a massive shift toward artificial intelligence adoption, with 86% planning to implement or scale AI initiatives by 2026. With 50% reporting they’re ... [Read More]

Independent study by Forrester highlights three primary gains by clients using Experian Ascend Platform

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:35 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The top three findings from a recently commissioned total economic impact study of Experian’s global customers by Forrester illustrated what the company’s tools can do for clients. According to a news release from Experian, the study showed that the Experian ... [Read More]

Former Volvo exec now leads Chase Auto’s Subaru business

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Chase Auto welcomed a former high-level Volvo executive to oversee one of its captive finance businesses. Michael Cottone joined the company as general manager to lead Subaru Motors Finance. In his role, Chase Auto highlighted that Cottone will ... [Read More]

Origence & Alloy partner to help credit unions fight fraud

Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence is intensifying its fight against fraud. The lending technology solutions provider for credit unions announced a strategic partnership with Alloy, an identity and fraud prevention platform provider. Origence said on Wednesday that this partnership can provide credit unions with ... [Read More]

Report examines ‘regulatory paradox’ and ‘jawboning’ in technology oversight by federal agencies

Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps technology regulation isn’t loosening as much as industry leaders and fintechs anticipated when a new president entered the White House in January. The Phoenix Center released a new analysis this week that claimed key federal agencies continue to pursue ... [Read More]

FlexPath DXP continues industry integrations by working with Agility Credit

FlexPath: Phone number unlocks credit prequalification
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025, 11:44 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP landed another integration partnership this week; this time with Agility Credit, a provider of soft-pull credit technology. The creator of the patent-pending VeriQual solution for real-time identity-verified credit prequalification highlighted that this integration makes it easier for dealers ... [Read More]

Corporate Insight research reinforces how differently boomers & Gen Z see banks

Monday, Jun. 2, 2025, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Corporate Insight (CI) recently released its latest Fintech Monitor report examining how and why customers choose fintechs or incumbents for their banking needs. The report also offered new insights on preferences across generations, income levels and banking relationships. The report ... [Read More]

Former Ford Credit exec now leads Hyundai Capital America

Monday, Jun. 2, 2025, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Hyundai Capital America (HCA) is now being led by a former c-suite executive at Ford Credit. On Monday, HCA announced Jim Drotman as its president and CEO to lead its partnerships with Hyundai Motor America, Kia America, and Genesis Motor ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Connecting auto-finance data with brand loyalty

Wednesday, May. 28, 2025, 11:10 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto-finance data often highlights trends such as originations and delinquencies. But for the closing presentation of this spring’s Auto Intel Summit, TJ Cox of TransUnion and Jill Louden S&P Global Mobility took a different approach about what auto-finance data could ... [Read More]

Point Predictive’s fraud consortium surpasses 650 members

defi SOLUTIONS calls out ‘bluff’ of recent hacker threats
Wednesday, May. 28, 2025, 11:10 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Calling it a “simple idea,” Point Predictive saw strength in numbers as being crucial in curbing fraud and generating other potential benefits for the auto-finance industry. It’s why the solutions provider that leverages artificial intelligence and other technologies cheered so ... [Read More]
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