One consequence of rising used-car prices that might fly under the radar: increases in auto theft. Amid price conditions that make this activity more lucrative, vehicle and catalytic converter thefts and carjackings have impacted many U.S. cities with nationwide figures approaching levels not seen in 14 years. New analysis from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) […] [Read More]

Through a recent installment of its tip of the week, Ignite Consulting Partners tackled a strategy that some collections departments might use to kickstart stalled efforts to find and reach their delinquent account holders. Perhaps the opposite of text messaging, Ignite acknowledging that some collections departments use door knocking to try to physically find the […] [Read More]

Perhaps as frustrating to auto finance companies as fraud infiltrating its portfolio is an applicant that might be OK, but somehow tripped a trigger inadvertently, and the potential paper went into the electronic trash. To help limit the more than $100 billion of global sales revenue lost to false positives during the fraud detection process, […] [Read More]

More shops are collaborating to boost financing and ancillary products tailored specifically for electric vehicles. Tenet, a leading EV financing platform, announced a partnership this week with Xcelerate Auto, a financial technology company with an emphasis on electric vehicles, to couple its EV extended warranty into Tenet’s financing options. Xcelerate Auto said it designed the […] [Read More]

Developments within financial technology nowadays aren’t just driven for consumers’ benefits. This week, Solifi announced the release of its latest version of Solifi Wholesale Finance SaaS solution, which includes several new automated features to better manage inventory audits, provide real-time reconfirmation of order commitments and further streamline transactions. As more dealers and wholesale finance companies […] [Read More]

Along with being named one of the top growing companies in Canada, Inovatec Systems recently landed its sixth industry relationship so far this year with a complementary service provider. Inovatec, which offers cloud-based software solutions for finance companies, announced it has entered into a partnership with Provenir, a global leader in risk decisioning software powered […] [Read More]

Last week, DDI Technology said it expanded its corporate offices to handle more work. This week, the electronic lien and title technology firm and a subsidiary of IAA, showed the reason for that move, expanding of its electronic lien and title (ELT) services and Premier eTitleLien product into the state of West Virginia. The company […] [Read More]

F&I Sentinel might have its platform based in the cloud, the service provider is making sure it has the human resources it needs to function correctly. This week, F&I Sentinel announced the addition of experienced software engineers Ryan McCauley and Kevin Ye, who will join the company in key roles to support the cloud-based CITADEL […] [Read More]

If they’re not already, dealers may soon have a harder time getting used-car inventory than they did in late summer That’s according to the ZeroSum Market First Report, which is projecting that available pre-owned inventory at the end of September will be 1.15% lower than it was at the beginning of August. Data from ZeroSum, […] [Read More]

On Tuesday, Dominion DMS and TruVideo revealed the results of their collaboration to help the service drives at dealerships. The companies announced a certified SecureVUE integration between TruVideo’s shopper engagement and service experience products and VUE DMS. TruVideo is a conversational commerce platform that uses text and video to help dealerships establish trust and streamline […] [Read More]