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A Look Back at Last Two Decades of the Used-Car Industry in Canada
Thursday, Sep. 18, 2025, 02:32 PM
In the grand finale of our podcast episodes from Canada’s Used Car Week in June, conference chair and Cherokee Media Group president Bill Zadeits is joined by Brad Hart and Peter Snoyer on a panel celebrating 20th anniversary of the ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: AI & Big Data Deliver Significant Improvements to Inventory Management
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 04:33 PM
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In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Merritt Critcher, Director of Product Management with CDK speaks with Bill Zadeits about the newest trends and potential for AI and big data to meet and exceed the inventory management needs ... Listen Here
Experian on how much auto refinancing is gaining traction
Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025, 01:53 PM
Melinda Zabritski, Experian’s head of automotive financial insights, said consumers are looking for ways to secure more favorable vehicle financing terms, especially with interest rates leveling out and perhaps a cut coming next week from the Federal Reserve. The base ... Listen Here

Rivian chooses Chase to facilitate digital financing platform

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Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, 05:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Consumers who want an electric vehicle from Rivian will have a digital path to finance it. This week, Rivian announced that it selected Chase as its private-label partner to provide customers with what the manufacturer is calling a “truly digital-first ... [Read More]

4 tasks for Wells Fargo’s new office of consumer practices

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Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, 04:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wells Fargo is looking to reinforce its commitment to consumers. On Tuesday, the bank launched a new enterprise-wide, consumer-focused advisory group, the Office of Consumer Practices (OCP). Wells Fargo explained the OCP will be part of the chief operating office ... [Read More]

Auto/Mate & Dealertrack integrate to accelerate and improve digital contracts

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Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, 04:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealerships that use Auto/Mate and Dealertrack now might have a smoother workday when putting deals together for potential buyers. On Monday, the companies announced a new integration that connects Auto/Mate’s dealership management system (DMS) to Dealertrack’s digital contracting. The DealerSocket ... [Read More]

Equifax to acquire Kount to reinforce fraud-prevention solutions

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Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Based on cash it generated during the past year, Equifax reinforced its fraud-prevention toolbox by signing a definitive agreement to acquire Kount, a provider of artificial intelligence-driven fraud prevention and digital identity solutions. According to a news release distributed on ... [Read More]

5 primary threats mentioned in Experian’s Future of Fraud Forecast

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Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, 03:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s already been a tumultuous beginning to 2021, and Experian doesn’t expect it to settle much on the fraud front. With the growing threat of fraud fueled by the digital acceleration that took place in 2020, Experian on Monday released ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Lightico CEO on developments during the past year and expectations for 2021

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Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, 03:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last year included several milestones for Emerging 8 honoree Lightico, including client growth, new executives joining the team as well as another $13 million in investment funding to help the digital customer interaction platform. Lightico co-founder and chief executive officer ... [Read More]

FinCEN encourages banks & credit unions to collaborate to curb fraud

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Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, 04:24 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which is a part of the Treasury Department, is encouraging banks and credit unions to share information about financial crimes. ID Insight, a Minneapolis-based firm that develops solutions to prevent account takeover and new-account ... [Read More]

Knightly joins TruDecision as chief revenue officer

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Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, 04:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TruDecision opened 2021 with a reinforced executive team. The Emerging 8 honoree and fintech company providing sophisticated analytic solutions to finance companies welcomed seasoned auto-finance executive David Knightly as chief revenue officer. TruDecision highlighted that it has experienced significant growth ... [Read More]

CVR partners with ATC to smooth out-of-state titling

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Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 05:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The pandemic might have intensified a challenge that dealers could encounter more often if they retail a vehicle to a customer who resides somewhere else other than the state where the store operates. Computerized Vehicle Registration (CVR) — a joint ... [Read More]

Former Equifax exec now serves as DealerSocket’s COO

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Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, 04:59 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Just before 2020 closed, DealerSocket announced the appointment of Byron McDuffee as chief operating officer, although the company said he officially joined DealerSocket from Equifax in November. The software provider said the 22-year automotive industry veteran will oversee DealerSocket’s operations, ... [Read More]
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