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Author: Aidan Bush

Author: Aidan Bush

Lenders eye expanded leasing options as affordability challenges grow 

Extra-long car loans can lower consumers’ monthly payments, but they also keep dealers from selling vehicles

Aidan Bush
  • June 3, 2026

Retail used-EVs days’ supply falls below overall market at 31.2 days

IRVING, Texas — Used-EV inventory is tighter than the supply of traditional gas vehicles as off-lease

Aidan Bush
  • June 3, 2026

Used EV values rise 11.9% YoY in May as new EV market share drops

Rising demand for cheaper, off-lease EVs drove wholesale values higher and led dealers to push incentives

Aidan Bush
  • June 2, 2026

Toyota Financial Savings Bank’s consumer portfolio reaches $4.1B in Q1

The industrial bank under Toyota’s captive grew its retail auto portfolio to $4.1 billion in the

Aidan Bush
  • June 1, 2026

Used-vehicle financing share reaches 58.6% in Q1

Lenders financed more used vehicles in the first quarter as monthly payments and loan amounts rose

Aidan Bush
  • May 29, 2026

Nonprime auto lending grows to 31.6% of market in Q1

Subprime auto retailers reported year-over-year sales increases, while banks lent more YoY to lower-credit borrowers in

Aidan Bush
  • May 28, 2026

Speed, F&I profitability ‘top of mind’ for dealer-lender relations, captives say

Captives are eyeing higher-profit finance and insurance products and faster lending times to strengthen relationships with

Aidan Bush
  • May 27, 2026

‘AI will embolden fraud’ in auto finance, lenders say

AI could exacerbate already record-high auto finance fraud, prompting lenders to lean on real-time prevention tools

Aidan Bush
  • May 26, 2026

Credit Union Auto Lending Surges

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  • 4 hours ago
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Market Data

Auto Loan Rate Index

Today

6.85%

+0.15%

Lease Penetration

MTD

28.4%

+2.1%

Subprime Approvals

MTD

42.7%

-1.3%

Days to Finance

MTD

718

+3

Days to Finance

MTD

38

+2

Days to Finance

MTD

142 bps

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Last updated: March 30, 2026, 2:45 PM EST

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