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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here

TurboPass gives 2024 Dealer of the Year Awards

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Former Emerging 8 selection TurboPass again honored dealerships before the year finished. Ten recipients were among the 2024 Dealer of the Year Awards given by the financial technology software company based in Austin, Texas, specializing in automation, SaaS, and cloud-based ... [Read More]

Point Predictive & RouteOne reinforce integration to curb fraud & avoid pushbacks

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive recently announced a significant expansion of its integration with RouteOne, all in an effort to reduce some of the biggest financing headaches dealerships might experience trying to get a customer delivered. According to a news release, the expansion ... [Read More]

Fitch Ratings tackles EV residual values & auto ABS performance

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fitch Ratings looked at electric vehicles through the prism of auto asset-backed securities (ABS) transactions. Analysts believe softening EV demand and corresponding price reduction strategies will constrain EV residual values and recoveries. “Ratings are not affected given the limited concentration ... [Read More]

New leadership now in place at Chase Auto

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Chase Auto opened 2025 with changes at the top of its leadership team. The finance company said Leslie Wims-Morris now is CEO of Chase Auto, reporting to Marianne Lake, who is CEO of consumer and community banking (CCB). Wims-Morris replaced ... [Read More]

Debt management: Are you leveraging your automotive dealership and financial assets?

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George Pero, Mach10 Automotive
Having spent 35 years in the automotive industry, it is my experience dealer principals are generally concerned about “being in debt,” though debt, when managed properly, can be a powerful tool for dealership principals to enhance liquidity and profitability. Leveraging ... [Read More]

Experian spots surge happening within EV financing

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps the electric-vehicle market simply is recharging — at least from a financing perspective. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q3 2024, consumer interest in EVs found additional juice in the third quarter, even following several ... [Read More]

ValidiFI partners with DigiFi to create automated, streamlined credit decisioning

Auto Fin Journal Staff
ValidiFI, a leading provider of predictive bank account and payment intelligence to help validate bank accounts, detect fraud and assess credit risk, announced a strategic integration with DigiFi, a leading platform for automated digital lending. As part of this integration ... [Read More]

Axos Bank partners with Way.com to offer more benefits for customers who have refinanced vehicles

Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, Axos Bank and Way.com announced they have partnered to provide both protection and cost-savings for customers who’ve refinanced a vehicle. Customers of Axos will be able to use the Way app to utilize unique benefits, including cashback on ... [Read More]

OTTOMOTO finalizes fourth partnership of fall; this time with Carleton

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
OTTOMOTO has been as busy as any shop in financial services on the partnership front. Last week, the innovator in digital lending platforms finalized a partnership with Carleton, a provider of financial calculation and compliance solutions The companies said this ... [Read More]

MC2 Finance partners with FlexPath DXP to boost ID verification and streamline credit prequalification

Tarry Shebesta at AIS_0
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MC2 Finance, a provider of commercial transportation financing solutions, recently announced a new partnership with FlexPath DXP, a company associated with digital identity verification and credit prequalification technologies. Through this partnership, MC2 Finance will utilize FlexPath’s VeriQual solution to streamline ... [Read More]

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