The latest spike in fraud spotted by the Federal Trade Commission caught the agency’s attention for a notable reason. The FTC issued a warning that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the regulator to steal consumers’ money. The FTC ... [Read More]

F&I Sentinel recently added four more professionals to its team. The new hires, coupled with F&I Sentinel’s recent completion of its acquisition of Express Recoveries from Cox Automotive, has more than doubled the number of company employees. The professionals who ... [Read More]

The CARS Rule from the Federal Trade Commission was one of the primary topics at NADA Show 2024, and Adam Crowell offered his expert perspectives, too. The vice president of legal and corporate development at KPA discussed the FTC and ... [Read More]

The expectation of Michele Raneri and other industry experts that the Federal Reserve would not lower interest rates this week came to fruition. On Wednesday, policymakers voted unanimously to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25% to 5.5%. Prior ... [Read More]

Agora Data CEO Steve Burke referenced the company being in growth mode during a conversation at NADA Show 2024 in early February. On Tuesday, the fintech company with a mission to “enable any car dealer to be a finance company” ... [Read More]

Credit automation is old hat in auto finance. Organizations have long used tools to automate credit processing and spare themselves thousands of personnel hours annually that would otherwise be devoted to the process. But when it comes to funding, automation ... [Read More]

Vero and Privacy4Cars finalized an exclusive partnership aimed at helping consumers from personal data abuses through vehicle data deletion and ID theft recovery. The fruit of the partnership is Identi-FI, which pairs Privacy4Cars’ patented AutoCleared and Vehicle Privacy Report tools ... [Read More]

Merger-and-acquisition activities surfaced again this week in the F&I space. Brown & Brown chief acquisitions officer Scott Penny and DealerMax owners Jim Maxim Jr. and Jim Maxim Sr. announced that Brown & Brown Dealer Services (BBDS) has acquired the assets ... [Read More]

About a month before the company welcomed Sharon Mancero as part of its management team, Agora Data CEO Steve Burke made time for the Auto Remarketing Podcast at NADA Show 2024 in Las Vegas. Burke shared his assessment of the ... [Read More]

Launcher is on pace to form a partnership per month. After finalizing two in February, the provider of the appTRAKER Loan Origination System announced its newest partnership on Tuesday, aligning with TruDecision. The result of a full integration is mutual ... [Read More]