The Auto Finance Roadmap

This week brought a closer look at third-quarter earnings at some of the largest banks, painting a picture of how supply constraints are shaping financial institutions’ performance. Both Bank of Ameri...

18 Okt 20217min

Last week, new September data points in unemployment, used-vehicle values and new-vehicle sales painted a less-than-optimistic picture of what’s to come during the third-quarter earnings season as the...

11 Okt 202110min

Last week, electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian unsealed its initial public offering filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which brought to light further details on its financing fo...

5 Okt 202115min

In an August poll by Kelley Blue Book, 48% of consumers indicated they will wait at least three months to purchase a new car, up from 37% in a similar study in May. As a result, new-vehicle sales have...

27 Sep 202112min

Last week, the Auto Finance News team examined credit union trends in auto finance and attended the 2021 FinovateFall, the latter of which highlighted a handful of promising startups. Auto financiers ...

20 Sep 202110min

Used-vehicle prices have begun to stabilize in part due to increased inventory, but the trend is likely to be short-lived as wholesale prices increased 0.6% in August as manufacturers are calling for ...

13 Sep 202112min

Stellantis N.V. agreed to acquire F1 Holdings Corp., the parent company of Houston, Texas-based subprime lender First Investors Financial Services Group, in a step toward establishing the company’s ow...

7 Sep 20219min

Pandemic-related inventory constraints continue to force automotive and powersports OEMs, dealers, lenders and consumers to adapt, with some OEMs, such as General Motors, announcing that low inventory...

30 Aug 202111min