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Category: Magazine

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Affordability drives 2026 auto finance playbooks

Auto finance leaders are focusing their 2026 strategies on consumers’ price concerns as buyers shift toward

Aidan Bush

Lawmaker probes wrongful repos (Under the Hood) 

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is reviving scrutiny of lenders’ repossession protocols on the heels of rising repo

Marcie Belles

VCs Autotech, Y Combinator outpace others in fintech infusions (Under the Hood) 

Autotech Ventures and Y Combinator were the most active of the 124 auto fintech backers last

Marcie Belles

What the K-shaped economy means for lenders, dealers (Off the Lot) 

“Hope springs eternal” is an expression that is nearly synonymous with each new year. However, another

Bruce Newmark

Auto fintech investment tops $2.6B (Under the Hood) 

Fintech infusions slowed as 2025 progressed, but investment volume had increased 14% to $2.6 billion by

Marcie Belles

Toyota Motor appoints CFO Kenta Kon as new CEO

Toyota Motor Corp. appointed a lieutenant of Akio Toyoda as chief executive officer in a surprise

Bloomberg News

Inside Tricolor’s $2.2B ABS fallout: fraud, red flags and lessons for auto lenders

The collapse of subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings has asset-backed securitization and subprime auto players divided

Aidan Bush

Santander names McClelland head of U.S. auto business 

Santander Holdings on Jan. 26 appointed David McClelland head of the lender’s U.S. auto business, succeeding

Amanda Harris

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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