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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

Blue Federal Credit Union celebrates 70 years by paying off select members’ auto balances

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
To commemorate 70 years of serving more than 100,000 worldwide members, Blue Federal Credit Union recently paid off five randomly selected members’ loans totaling $70,000, including two vehicle retail installment contracts. In June, credit union officials said any member in ... [Read More]

TrueCar unveils pre-qualification solution powered by Capital One

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
TrueCar is trying to improve the financing process for dealerships and vehicle shoppers that might engage with its website. On Friday, TrueCar announced a new experience powered by Capital One that allows eligible shoppers to pre-qualify for auto financing through ... [Read More]

5 themes of Bain’s second annual global technology report

Bain Survey: Few Companies Ready for Sustainability Rules (24%)
Auto Fin Journal Staff
More reasons why Cherokee Media Group added the National Auto Venture & Investors Conference to Used Car Week arrived on Monday from Bain & Company. Bain’s second annual global technology report explores the impact of tech on business, consumers, economies, geopolitics ... [Read More]

Zest AI Wins 2021 Finovate Award for Best Use of AI/ML

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Zest AI, provider of software for underwriting driven by artificial intelligence, recently won the 2021 Finovate Award for Best Use of AI/ML. The company highlighted the award goes to the bank, financial institution, or fintech that uses artificial intelligence/machine-learning technology ... [Read More]

iLending reinforces workforce & infrastructure in South Carolina

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fintech firms are investment in people and buildings, too. Continuing a trend of recent activities, iLending announced last week that it has opened its newest office in Columbia, S.C.  According to a news release from the auto refinancing company, team ... [Read More]

Award-winning lobbyist joins NAFCU

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions announced the hiring of Gregory Mesack as senior vice president of government affairs, bringing more than two decades of experience in financial services policy advocacy. In this role, NAFCU said Mesack will ... [Read More]

Utah credit union partners with CULA for vehicle leasing

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) expanded its client footprint for the fourth time this year. After previously expanding in the Northeast as well as into Texas, CULA announced that it now is partnering Utah’s University Federal Credit ... [Read More]

Fueled by client successes, Lighitco launches Digital Completion Cloud

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled by client successes like the one experienced by Global Lending Services (GLS), Lightico announced the launch of its latest solution aimed to enhanced its next-generation digital completion platform used by major companies in the insurance, automotive, telecom and financial ... [Read More]

TransUnion to acquire Neustar for $3.1B, boosting identity-based solutions

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion is making another significant investment in helping finance companies and other clients keep fraud out of their book of business. On Monday, TransUnion said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Neustar, an identity resolution company with leading ... [Read More]

NAFCU reinforces consumer benefits of credit unions, including on auto financing

NAFCU chart for web
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto financing was among the positives highlighted in new, independent study released on Monday that examined the economic benefits of the credit union tax exemption to consumers, businesses, and the U.S. economy. The study commissioned by the National Association of ... [Read More]

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