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Auto Finance News is pleased to present The Roadmap, the podcast on best practices and trending topics in automotive lending and leasing. If you are in auto finance, this is your podcast. Auto Finance News, published by Royal Media, is the flagship publication for the auto finance industry. Published since 1996, Auto Finance News is the nation’s leading source for news, insights and analysis on automotive lending and leasing. Auto Finance News offers a Premium subscription service, which inc ...
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Auto originations have picked up industrywide even as average payments remain elevated, while manufacturers are increasing incentives to move inventory. Originations totaled 6.4 million contracts in the second quarter, up 0.7% year over year, according to the latest data from TransUnion. The return of leasing and an uptick in incentives are helping…
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Sales at most major automakers increased in October, driven in part by an increase in EV sales. Overall sales increased for American Honda, Ford Motor Co., Hyundai Motor America, Mazda North America and Subaru of America in October. Volvo, however, saw U.S. sales fall 17% year over year to 9,360 vehicles. American Honda’s EV sales rose 31.1% YoY in…
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More auto lenders announced year-over-year origination growth last week in their third-quarter earnings reports. Carvana posted a 35.5% YoY increase in originations in Q3 as retail sales jumped 34.2% YoY and 7.1% quarter over quarter to 108,651 units. The increase in originations comes as the financier and retailer saw “record performance in virtua…
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Bank earnings last week highlighted mixed results as some institutions saw an uptick in auto originations while others’ portfolios shrank. Bank of America’s auto originations rose 16.2% year over year to $7.9 billion in the third quarter, while U.S. Bank’s indirect auto loan and lease originations jumped 65% YoY to $1.8 billion. Huntington Bank’s a…
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Chase Auto and Wells Fargo kicked off the Q3 earnings season last week, with both lenders reporting flat or lower origination volume on a year-over-year basis. Wells Fargo’s auto originations hit $4.1 billion in Q3, up 11% sequentially and unchanged compared with Q3 2023, according to the bank’s earnings supplement published Oct. 11. The bank's aut…
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High rates and rising consumer debt levels still drive a worsening auto loan landscape. Delinquencies and losses rose across prime and nonprime securitized auto loans in Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s August auto loan asset-backed securitization index published Sept. 23. Prime recovery rates increased while nonprime recoveries declined. CarMax Auto Fin…
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Leasing an EV or buying a used one offers a more affordable option in today's challenging market, but many consumers remain hesitant. Nearly 8.5% of new purchases were EVs, and more than 46% of those are leased, according to Experian’s second-quarter state of the auto market report, published on Sept. 5. Part of the drive in EV leasing is affordabi…
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Demand for used vehicles is strong as supply remains limited and affordability is top of mind for consumers. The used-car turnover rate rose 8.4% year over year in August to 43 days for franchise dealers, signifying that inventory is being sold quickly. As consumers look for more affordable cars, inflationary pressures weigh on credit performance. …
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Several companies in the automotive and powersports industries made changes to their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives following social pressure to scale back targeted DEI strategies. Ford Motor Co. joined Harley-Davidson, Tractor Supply, John Deere and Polaris in publicly announcing changes to their DEI programs, including in how the com…
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Regulators are scrutinizing practices surrounding the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as aftermarket product sales, prompting auto lenders to review processes for themselves and their dealer partners. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this month published a letter to the U.S. Treasury making it clear that emerging…
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Captives’ second-quarter earnings last week reflected portfolio growth despite affordability and incentive challenges. Leases are a key driver for dealers as consumers continue to be hesitant amid inflationary pressures, high interest rates and elevated vehicle prices. In powersports, Harley-Davidson Financial Services’ originations ticked down 4% …
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Second-quarter bank earnings continue to point to mixed loan production volume and a rise in leasing spurred by EVs. U.S. Bank originated $1.9 billion in Q2, up 21.5% year over year while outstandings fell 30.6% YoY to $8 billion. PNC Financial’s auto outstandings dipped 1.6% YoY to $14.8 billion, and Citizens’ auto book continued to run off. Ally …
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Point-of-sale financing as an alternative payment method is a growing opportunity for lenders, technology company Pagaya’s President Sanjiv Das says on this episode of “The Buzz” podcast, shared to The Roadmap. According to auto lender and Pagaya partner Ally Financial, POS financing is expected to reach a value of more than $81 billion by 2030.…
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Car dealerships are leaning on manual processes following consecutive cyberattacks against software provider CDK Global last week. In powersports, RV and marine manufacturer Winnebago Industries’ promotional liabilities decreased 26.4% year over year as demand for RVs was sluggish during Q3.Af Auto Finance News
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The auto finance industry is showing slight improvements in affordability and loan production while worsening credit performance and inflationary pressures remain concerns. Auto outstandings held steady above $1.5 trillion in the first quarter, down 0.2% sequentially but up 2.4% year over year. Access to auto credit worsened for the second month in…
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Leasing is picking up in tandem with incentives while used-vehicle values decreased in May — positive signs toward improving affordability. While some measures indicate better deals and lower prices, external costs such as vehicle insurance continue to burden borrowers, especially affecting consumers with lower credit scores.…
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Auto lenders were active in the capital markets last month as credit union issuance picked up, while market share among banks and credit unions shifted in the first quarter. In powersports, Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products’ North American retail sales fell 5% year over year. Motorhome values, too, fell 9.4% YoY in April while …
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Powersports lenders project mixed origination volume in 2024 as credit unions and regional banks pull back in the space and consumer application quality declines. In this episode of the “Weekly Wrap,” Auto Finance News Deputy Editor Amanda Harris and Senior Associate Editor Riley Wolfbauer discuss the top trends during the week ended March 15.…
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Wholesale used-vehicle values ticked down in February while electric vehicle residual values are causing concern for asset-backed securities investors. In this episode of the “Weekly Wrap,” Auto Finance News Deputy Editor Amanda Harris and Senior Associate Editor Riley Wolfbauer discuss the top trends during the week ended March 8. …
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Aftermarket product sales have become more crucial for dealerships as vehicle profits decline, prompting the industry to increasingly turn to digital finance and insurance offerings. The ancillary product market is also a hot topic for regulators as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the FTC look closely at how lenders manage the addition…
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Incentives and lower monthly payments are helping drive leasing as vehicle sales improved in November. More than 27% of prime and superprime consumers chose to lease their vehicles in Q3, up from about 21% a year earlier, driven by lower payments compared to financed purchases, according to Experian. Deals are also helping prompt leasing, with seve…
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When Anthony Capizzano, senior vice president, head of consumer lending at Axos Bank, returned from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1997, he was interested in two jobs: selling cars and selling coffins. The auto industry drew him in, and he has yet to pull away. In this podcast episode, Capizzano speaks with AFN Senior Associate Editor Riley Wolfbauer abo…
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Delinquencies and net losses in the prime and subprime auto asset-backed securities market continued to increase in September, while captive market share of total auto financing reached its highest level in the third quarter since Q1 2018. In this episode of the “Weekly Wrap,” Deputy Editor Amanda Harris and Senior Associate Editor Riley Wolfbauer …
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued to focus on the sale of ancillary products to consumers, fining Toyota Motor Credit Corp. $60 million for violations related to ancillary products and bad data reporting to credit agencies. In this episode of the “Weekly Wrap,” Deputy Editor Amanda Harris and Senior Associate Editor Riley Wolfbauer…
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