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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

KBRA: May delivers mixed ABS metrics

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Friday, Kroll Bond Rating Agency shared its latest analysis of the auto asset-backed securities market, noting that May showed mixed credit performance across securitized marketplace. Analysts reported that annualized net losses in KBRA’s Tier 1 index fell 95 basis ... [Read More]

Westlake rolls out branded-title financing

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After a successful pilot program, Westlake Financial Services now is catering to dealers that want to retail vehicles with branded titles to consumers who need to finance these purchases. According to a news release distributed last week, Westlake said it ... [Read More]

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AI & Auto Finance: An Expert Guide to Using This Technology

This 26-page ebook from Cherokee Media Group, sponsored by dotData, brings together insights from nine experts on how artificial intelligence...
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Turning Dealer Group Data into Demand

Stop letting messy data hold your dealership back from its true earning potential. While many multi-roof dealer groups struggle to...
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Evaluating VPP Cancellation Systems: 7 Questions Every Lender Should Ask

Selecting the right VPP cancellation system is critical to maintaining compliance, maximizing recoveries, and improving operational efficiency. As regulatory requirements...
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Auto lenders spent on AI. Here’s what paid off.

A panel of auto-lending leaders — CEOs of subprime auto finance companies, VPs of Collections, CROs, indirect-lending executives at two...
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Experian Automotive Dealer Fraud Threat Report

Fraud is Hitting Dealerships Hard When one bad deal can erase tens of thousands in profit, fraud becomes impossible to...
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AI-Financing Spotlight: How Tracy Honda Sells 12-15 More Deals Monthly

Discover how Tracy Honda is outperforming its market by leveraging AI-powered auto financing to drive faster approvals and close more...
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The AI Dealer Playbook: 5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy AI

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping dealership operations by automating communication, improving workflows, and supporting staff with tools like copilots and...
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Speaking the Same Language: How Dealers Structure Capital for Real Estate and Growth

Why Capital Structures Matters in Today’s Market Dealers actively expanding or acquiring real estate are often constrained not by opportunity—but...
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Experian: Used-vehicle paper quality on the rise

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
For finance companies that like to book as much used-vehicle paper as they can originate, the latest Experian data shows institutions are not having to take on as much risk to fill that portion of their portfolio objectives. Findings from ... [Read More]

10 associations oppose current FCC robocall proposal

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission will consider a proposal the chairman calls bold action to help consumers block unwanted robocalls but is being questioned by 10 different industry associations, including the American Financial Services Association. FCC chairman Ajit Pai ... [Read More]

AUL partners with Vision on F&I menu platform

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AUL Corp., in partnership with Vision Dealer Solutions, recently launched an AUL branded F&I menu platform. AUL chief information officer Jose Fleites explained these menus are touch-based sales tools containing all of the F&I options dealers can offer to vehicle ... [Read More]

Fortegra and Carleton partner to streamline credit-insurance calculations

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Fortegra Financial Corp., a leading international specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree, recently announced a new partnership with Carleton, which offers financial calculation software. The partnership is designed to provide a seamless interface for lending platforms to easily and accurately ... [Read More]

Lenders sustain nearly $700K in losses from Alabama fraud scheme

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
As the National Automotive Finance Association gears up for the “Fraud Friday” portion of its annual conference this week, federal prosecutors recently sentenced an Alabama man posing as an independent dealer to 63 months of imprisonment for bank fraud, mail ... [Read More]

Average May used & new APR softens to lowest point of year

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Edmunds determined average interest rates for both used-vehicle and new-vehicle financing dipped to their lowest levels of 2019 in May. Fueled in part by captives increasing the availability of zero percent financing, Edmunds found the annual percentage rate (APR) on new ... [Read More]

ALS Resolvion hires former Wells Fargo exec as COO

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ALS Resolvion, a leading provider of skip tracing and repossession management services, announced on Monday that the company has a new chief operating officer. Joining ALS Resolvion with more than 20 years of experience in loss mitigation, collections and back ... [Read More]

17 repo agents receive honors from PAR North America

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
PAR North America, a division of KAR Auction Services, handed out its Agent of the Year and LPR Agent of the Year, Resolution Champion and Compliance Champion, Regional Choice and other award winners during its 2019 PAR Agent Event in ... [Read More]

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