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Category: Compliance

Category: Compliance

States could pick up where CFPB left off

The uncertain status of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could result in more state-based regulations. In

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A university professor’s dive into auto loan data 

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FTC refunds nearly $1M to Vroom consumers 

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Banks want U.S. consumer regulator back to undo rules they loathe

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State lawmakers gear up for enforcement  

A week before the presidential inauguration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau preemptively handed off its enforcement

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Ex-FDIC official McKernan nominated as new CFPB director

Amid the uncertainty surrounding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Donald Trump has nominated a new

Vaidik Trivedi

CFPB pause prompts concern of ‘regulatory vacuum’   

Lenders must be mindful of existing consumer law and state-level enforcement despite the current pause in

Amanda Harris, Vaidik Trivedi

Credit Union Auto Lending Surges

David Thompson

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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

-8

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

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