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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: Dealer-owned finance is the next profit center in automotive retail

Jeremy Beck, Agora Data
Automotive retailers have become highly sophisticated at monetizing the vehicle transaction. They source inventory, manage pricing, optimize lead conversion, sell protection products, build service retention, and measure every step of the customer journey. Yet on many financed transactions, one of ... [Read More]

AKUVO makes another executive promotion to shore up innovation commitment in collections

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SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
AKUVO announced another executive promotion this week, appointing Steve Castagna as president of the modern collections and recovery technology company that serves banks, credit unions, and fintechs. And the company landed 18 new customer signings during the third quarter. Castagna ... [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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Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
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]

ANV installs new top leadership at Open Lending

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
ANV Group Holdings closed its acquisition of Open Lending in July and on Thursday installed a leadership team to oversee ANV’s Credit & Protection platform. The two top executives at Open Lending now are chief executive officer Ross Jessup, who ... [Read More]

Subprime volume pushes auto credit accessibility in September to highest level in more than 10 years

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
Access to credit for auto financing keeps improving with subprime growth being the largest contributor. That’s the primary assertion from Cox Automotive, which released the Dealertrack Credit Availability Index for September. According to the latest update distributed on Tuesday, auto ... [Read More]

TransUnion and Bankrate collaborate to broaden credit offers  

SubPrime Auto Finance News Staff
TransUnion and Bankrate want to make it easier for millions of Americans to find personalized credit offers that meet their needs. On Wednesday, the companies announced they’re working even closer together to deliver smarter matching by combining Bankrate’s lender marketplace ... [Read More]

COMMENTARY: Maybe the problem with deep subprime auto finance isn’t the lender — it’s the loan

Kinetic Advantage finalizes first securitization
John Possumato, DriveItAway Holdings
The $710 million settlement between Credit Acceptance Corp. and 40 states plus Washington, D.C., understandably has renewed scrutiny of deep subprime auto finance. State regulators accused Credit Acceptance of facilitating unaffordable loans, allowing vehicle prices to be inflated based on ... [Read More]

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