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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

Tresl receives 2 honors from FinTech Intel

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Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 03:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
After being named a finalist in three categories, Tresl claimed a pair of honors in the US FINTECH Awards program, presented by FinTech Intel. During the pre-recorded US Fintech Awards ceremony held last week, the web-based platform for buying and ... [Read More]

RateGenius & AUTOPAY announce merger through all-stock move

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Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 03:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In what the companies are calling an all-stock merger of equals, RateGenius Loan Services and AUTOPAY Direct announced on Tuesday that they have entered into an agreement to combine. According to a news release, the transaction, which is expected to ... [Read More]

Toyota Insurance Management Solutions opens national headquarters

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Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 02:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Toyota doesn’t want to just place vehicle buyers into Camrys and RAV4s at its franchised dealerships. The automaker also is looking help their customers secure the necessary insurance for those vehicles right there at the Toyota store, too. And the ... [Read More]

NXCR, J.D. Power align to blend data solutions & vehicle valuations into subscription platform

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Wednesday, May. 5, 2021, 02:53 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Say this for Scott Painter: the entrepreneur can build relationships. After assembling an association with Westlake Financial in December involving a $400 million credit facility, the latest company Painter founded NXCR — a fintech and insurtech vehicle subscription platform — ... [Read More]

AutoFi adds Wise & Oehlers to executive team

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Monday, May. 3, 2021, 06:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On the same day that this year’s listing of Emerging 8 honorees was announced, a previous recipient of the accolade reinforced its executive team. Digital retailing and financing service provider AutoFi announced the addition of two key hires on Monday ... [Read More]

TransUnion invests in Spring Labs to bolster information security and consumer privacy

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Monday, May. 3, 2021, 02:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion is trying to show the industry just how focused on information security and consumer privacy the company really is. The company said its latest example of commitment to build and invest in technology to help businesses and consumers transact ... [Read More]

Cherokee Media Group reveals 2021 Emerging 8 honorees

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Monday, May. 3, 2021, 02:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Another eight companies are being honored, as Cherokee Media Group on Monday released the third collection of honorees in the Emerging 8, an award program presented by Westlake Portfolio Management and designed to honor companies that aim to improve a ... [Read More]

PODCAST: RouteOne on possible permanent changes to financing triggered by pandemic

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Friday, Apr. 30, 2021, 02:28 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
RouteOne senior vice president of business development Jeff Belanger stopped by for a conversation, reflecting on how technology helped the industry navigate the pandemic. And in this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Belanger also discussed how the pandemic potentially ... [Read More]

7 credit unions swept up in wide-ranging auto-finance fraud conspiracy

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Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021, 03:14 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A Massachusetts man is scheduled to be sentenced on June 1 after being indicted by a federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., last summer for alleged participation in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud seven credit unions through a scheme involving ... [Read More]

Equifax looking to cultivate fintech development with InnovationX

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Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2021, 02:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Equifax is getting more into what you might describe as fintech farming, so to speak. On Tuesday Equifax introduced InnovationX that the company said is a new immersive experience to help fintechs, established financial institutions and other organizations accelerate innovation ... [Read More]
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