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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

COMMENTARY: The compliance mirage & why not all payment calculators are created equal

Sarah Milovich, Carleton
A payment calculator seems like it is technology offered and used by everyone today. Plug in a few numbers, and out pops a monthly payment. Simple, right? Unfortunately, this illusion of simplicity is costing auto lenders and dealers significantly. What ... [Read More]

Agora Data hires Pratt as VP of sales strategy

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Agora Data said through a post on LinkedIn that the fintech innovator of advanced capital solutions in subprime and non-prime consumer finance has hired Wendy Pratt as its new vice president of sales strategy. “Wendy is an experienced and recognized ... [Read More]

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Best Practices, Ideas, and Tools for Business

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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As Fed ponders rate cuts, Bain/Dynata research shows some consumers might be ‘battening down the hatches’

Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Just ahead of the Federal Reserve chair making some of his most important public comments of the year on Friday, the latest results of the Bain & Company/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes (CHI) indicated a souring mood among U.S. consumers is ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Why agents are more than a third wheel in recovery system

Vaughn Clemmons, American Recovery Association
As president of the American Recovery Association, I have the privilege of hearing from agents across the country. From those conversations, I am left with great confidence that our industry is more committed to compliance and professionalism than ever. This ... [Read More]

Fed’s Waller highlights why, ‘It is an exciting time to work in payments’

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
After stating his case for cutting interest rates in July, Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller was back on the public appearance circuit on Wednesday discussing a process that’s important to every auto-finance company. Payments. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium ... [Read More]

Weltman, Weinberg & Reis reinforces Philadelphia office

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., a full-service creditors’ rights law firm with more than 95 years of client service, recently announced the addition of attorney Sofia Tamimi to the firm’s Philadelphia office. The firm highlighted Tamimi brings “a unique blend ... [Read More]

San Francisco Fed offers new way to look at labor market & spot recessions

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco devised a new way of looking at the job market to provide more clarity to the auto-finance industry and the credit space in general. The San Francisco Fed rolled out the Labor Market ... [Read More]

Credit applications tick up as vehicle-buying intentions remain stable

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Cox Automotive chief economist Jonathan Smoke said Tuesday that unique credit applications per dealer on Dealertrack increased 6% year-over-year last week, perhaps reflecting some previously mentioned consumer sentiment trends shared by the Conference Board. In his weekly Auto Market Report, ... [Read More]

TransUnion ponders if auto-loan delinquency is at or near peak

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion acknowledged the percentage of consumers 60 days or more past due on their auto loan climbed to a rate in the second quarter that exceeded what analysts recorded in 2009. But TransUnion also said the pace of increases in ... [Read More]

Ally Financial tops subprime space in J.D. Power study for fifth consecutive year

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Along with a discussion about performance among banks, the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study highlighted that Ally Financial topped the chart again among non-captive subprime auto finance companies. The study showed Ally Financial ranked highest in overall ... [Read More]

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