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Informed Names Daniel Sogorka as CEO to Accelerate AI-Powered Fraud Protection and Faster Funding for Lenders

San Mateo, CA — August 31, 2026—Informed, the AI-powered platform that helps lenders verify applications, detect fraud, and accelerate loan funding across auto and consumer lending, today announced the appointment of Daniel Sogorka as Chief Executive Officer. The leadership transition reflects Informed’s next phase of growth, as the company scales its fraud protection technology across […]

Desert Financial Credit Union Partners with Informed.IQ to Transform Indirect Auto Lending, Boosting Funder Efficiency by 66%

San Francisco, CA and Phoenix, AZ — 2026 — Informed.IQ, a leading provider of AI-driven document intelligence and automation for financial institutions, has partnered with Phoenix, Arizona-based Desert Financial Credit Union to eliminate manual funding friction, reduce team overtime, and cut employee onboarding times through direct integration into the credit union’s indirect lending stack. Before

What Wells Fargo sees that most lenders miss

Watch Now: How Wells Fargo is Rethinking Verification, Fraud, and Funding Risk

Data shows that 41% of loan applicants under-state their income while 38% over-state their income. In a tightening economy this becomes more important to consumers and lenders as it impacts access to credit and financing. Better understanding these income discrepancies early in the application process will result in an increase in loan conversions.

Why Your Manual Fraud Analysts May Be Looking at the Wrong Things

Accelerating Auto Lending: How Suncoast Credit Union Modernized Document Verification with Dealer Verify

A $20 billion credit union leverages AI-powered validation to reduce fraud, accelerate funding, and improve dealer relationships across Florida’s competitive auto market. Executive Summary Suncoast Credit Union, one of Florida’s largest credit unions with $20 billion in assets, faced mounting pressure from rising fraud, manual document review bottlenecks, and dealer demands for faster funding decisions.

Informed named as a Market Disruptor in the Financial Crime and Compliance50 (FCC50) 2026 Ranking & Report

Informed.IQ Study Of Auto Finance Professionals Reveals Critical Gaps in Fraud Detection and Rising “AI Fatigue”

While 75% of lenders report a surge in fraud, over half admit low confidence in current tools to stop AI-generated threats; findings highlight a shift from “futuristic promises” to a demand for tangible ROI San Francisco, CA, March 11, 2026 — Informed.IQ, a developer of AI-based software for income and employment verifications, announced today the

Informed.IQ Secures $63 Million from Invictus Growth Partners to Advance AI-Powered Fraud Prevention and Loan Verification

San Francisco, CA, December 16, 2025 — the leader in AI-powered loan verification and fraud prevention, today announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Invictus Growth Partners (“Invictus”). Trusted by the nation’s largest banks, Informed.IQ delivers category-defining agentic AI that verifies loans and stops fraud. The company has proven its platform at scale and

Tracking Illegitimate Data Collisions

Welcome to the latest edition of Informed’s Fraud Watch: Informed’s blog on the latest fraud trends. Generative AI is changing how lenders’ screen for fraud. Document fakes are rapidly getting so good that they will pass even the most careful visual inspection. To identify fraud, lenders now need to go beyond the four corners of a