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Category: Under The Hood

Category: Under The Hood

Complaint pace reignites after March slowdown (Under the Hood) 

Auto loan- and lease-related complaints filed through June 30 with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau surged

Marcie Belles

New York fast-tracks abusive lending regulation (Under the Hood)

A New York bill that expands the state attorney general’s power to legally pursue predatory lenders

Marcie Belles

Vehicle prices test college grads 

New-car prices have increased since 2020 at a faster clip than starting salaries, eroding vehicle affordability

Marcie Belles

Executive compensation shoots up 48% in 2024  

Though base salaries remained relatively flat year over year, higher bonuses and stock awards propelled a

Marcie Belles

Auto loan fraudsters punished with prison (Under the Hood)

Perpetrators of auto finance scams in multiple states are being sent to prison for their roles

Marcie Belles

Strike Acceptance takes aim at ABS market (Under the Hood)

While a dozen credit unions have debuted securitizations in the past few years, fledgling finance company

Marcie Belles

CFPB complaints dwindle in March (Under the Hood) 

While consumers flooded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with complaints in January and February, grievances through

Marcie Belles

A university professor’s dive into auto loan data 

An episode of dealership reality show “King of Cars” spurred Rice University finance professor James Watson

Marcie Belles

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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