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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

Another honor for president of Millennium Capital and Recovery

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
One of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week 2018 recently collected another accolade. Jayne Bronchetti, president of Millennium Capital and Recovery Corp., has been named one of Profiles in Diversity Journal’s Women Worth Watching for 2018 based on her ... [Read More]

Another Fed rate uptick pushes affordability limits

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Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The Federal Open Market Committee at the Federal Reserve voted unanimously to push the target range for the federal funds rate to 2 percent to 2.25 percent. Wednesday’s development marked the fourth rate hike this year, building expectations for at least ... [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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Consumer confidence approaches nearly 20-year high

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Perhaps individuals not only are in position to take on automotive debt, but they also have sureness regarding the wherewithal to maintain monthly payments on their retail installment sales contracts. In fact, a leading indictor hasn’t been this high in ... [Read More]

SNAAC partners with Primeritus Financial Services

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Security National Automotive Acceptance Co. (SNAAC), a non-prime auto finance company, and Primeritus Financial Services, a provider of recovery management, skip-tracing, and remarketing services to the auto finance industry, announced their collaborative partnership on Tuesday. Primeritus will provide SNAAC its ... [Read More]

FTC explains new law involving credit freezes and fraud alerts

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Trade Commission announced consumers — especially individuals who are trying to repair their credit profiles and are concerned about identity theft or data breaches — can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the ... [Read More]

DIMONT to leverage Black Book history-adjusted valuations during claims process

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Coming on the heels of establishing a relationship with defi SOLUTIONS, Black Book also announced a development involving its history adjusted valuations (HAV) data and resources being integrated with DIMONT, one of the largest providers of insurance claims adjusting and ... [Read More]

3 factors that influence employee compensation most

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Automotive Personnel founder and chief executive officer Don Jasensky tackled one of the most challenging work elements facing both employers and employees — financial compensation. Jasensky, who established his human resources firm in 1989, pinpointed what he believes are three ... [Read More]

FTC shuts down websites selling fake pay stubs, other documents

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Here is some good news for auto finance companies involving ongoing concern about fraudulent paper ending up in their portfolios. The operators of websites that sold fake documents used to facilitate identity theft and other frauds have agreed to permanently ... [Read More]

August auto defaults continue stable summertime path

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian determined this week that August defaults remained within the 7-basis-point range analysts have seen for this particular month during the past four years. According to data through August for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default ... [Read More]

DealerBuilt settles with New Jersey AG over data breach

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
While perhaps not to the scale of some other data breaches, a dealership management software (DMS) provider recently reached a settlement with New Jersey regulators whose investigation found compromised systems. New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal and the state’s Division ... [Read More]

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