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Deeper dive into rising LTVs with TransUnion’s Satyan Merchant
One of the notable findings from TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was how much loan-to-value ratios have changed in the past five years. Satyan Merchant, one of this year’s Automotive Intelligence Award recipients and senior vice president ... Listen Here
PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor on intersection of payments & technology
PayNearMe recently shared new search, explaining that hidden costs sustained by auto lenders can show up as failed payments, borrower support calls, late payments, collections follow-up, reconciliation work and manual recovery effort. PayNearMe chief product officer John Minor elaborated about ... Listen Here
Matt Babcock of Wolters Kluwer on how digital transformation continues to gain steam in auto financing
Matt Babcock, who heads up digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned for another visit on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Wolter Kluwer recently released its latest quarterly Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Babcock recapped the sustained upward trajectory the ... Listen Here

Harter returns to Fifth Third Bank to oversee auto financing

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Craig Harter is back with Fifth Third Bank, according to a news release. The institution announced on Monday that Harter has joined the bank as head of auto lending. Fifth Third is one of the largest bank originators of indirect ... [Read More]

Reid begins next auto career chapter at Wolters Kluwer

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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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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]

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