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The auto finance industry broke several records in the fourth quarter of 2015, with loan balances, new-vehicle finance amounts and monthly payments reaching new highs.
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Subprime auto loans accounted for 21.7% of all 2015 originations. The firm notes, however, that credit performance remains excellent, a sign that finance sources 'are prudently extending credit to well-underwritten borrowers.'
Read More →Not only do women have higher credit scores and less debt than men, according to a new report from Experian, they are more likely to purchase a more functional, utilitarian vehicle than their male counterparts.
Read More →Outstanding auto loan balances totaled $987 billion in the fourth quarter 2015, up 11.5% from the year-ago period and the highest level since Experian Automotive began publicly tracking the data in 2006.
Read More →The three-year standoff between Toyota Motor Credit, the Justice Department and the CFPB is over, with the captive agreeing to pay up to $21.9 million in restitution to minority borrowers the regulators allege were overcharged on their auto loans. The captive also agreed to lower its dealer markup caps.
Read More →Fueled by falling gas prices and record new-vehicle sales, Wells Fargo originated a record $31 billion in auto loans for 2015.
Read More →Despite auto loan balances rising by $101 billion, delinquencies remained flat from a year ago. Officials with the credit reporting agency said their seeing controlled and deliberate growth by lenders.
Read More →Wells Fargo and Chase Auto Finance grew third-quarter auto originations by 10% and 19%, respectively, with a Wells Fargo official noting that new auto sales were at their highest levels in a decade.
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Budget-savvy consumers were looking to leasing and longer loan terms during the second quarter, but this focus on savings could end up leading car buyers to the used-car lot.
Read More →CFPB Director Richard Cordray was met with hostility on Tuesday during the bureau’s semi-annual report to Congress. The hearing took place a day before a House committee passed two CFPB reform bills.
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