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Car Repos Hit Levels Unseen Since 2008 Financial Crisis
Car Repos Hit Levels Unseen Since 2008 Financial Crisis
March 27, 2025  |  Transportation

Automotive repossessions reportedly jumped last year to the highest level in 15 years. Around 1.73 million cars were seized by lenders during 2024, Bloomberg News...

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Auto Lenders Face Emerging Threat From AI-Powered Fraud Tools
Auto Lenders Face Emerging Threat From AI-Powered Fraud Tools
March 25, 2025  |  Fraud Attack

Auto lenders face an emerging threat from artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fraud tools, according to Point Predictive. The “explosive growth” of these tools may impact lenders...

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Late Car Payments Hit Highest Rate in More Than 30 Years
Late Car Payments Hit Highest Rate in More Than 30 Years
March 06, 2025  |  Loans

American consumers are missing monthly car payments at the highest rate since 1994. The share of subprime auto borrowers who were at least 60 days...

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Upstart Unveils New Sales Tools and Redesigned Auto Financing Platform
Upstart Unveils New Sales Tools and Redesigned Auto Financing Platform
January 15, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace Upstart has introduced enhancements to its auto retail platform. The updates, announced Wednesday (Jan. 15), help car dealers streamline financing...

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Report: Ally Cutting Jobs and Ending Mortgage Originations
Report: Ally Cutting Jobs and Ending Mortgage Originations
January 08, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

Ally Financial is reportedly cutting staff, ending mortgage originations and rethinking its credit card business. The company will lay off less than 5% of its...

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Carvana Renews Ties With Ally Financial After Hindenburg Report
Carvana Renews Ties With Ally Financial After Hindenburg Report
January 06, 2025  |  eCommerce

Carvana has revived a deal to sell $4 billion in used-car loan receivables to Ally Financial. The yearlong arrangement, announced Monday (Jan. 6), comes days...

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FCA Gives Auto Lenders More Time to Manage Customer Complaints
FCA Gives Auto Lenders More Time to Manage Customer Complaints
November 13, 2024  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s financial watchdog is giving auto financing companies more time to deal with customer complaints. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced this decision Wednesday (Nov. 13) in the...

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Ally Financial Warns of ‘Choppy’ Quarters as Auto Income Falls
Ally Financial Warns of ‘Choppy’ Quarters as Auto Income Falls
October 18, 2024  |  Earnings

Ally Financial CEO Michael Rhodes says the company’s next few quarters will be “choppy.” In a third-quarter earnings presentation Friday (Oct. 18), the auto lender said it had imposed stricter...

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Consumer Lenders Worry as Borrowers Struggle With Bills
Consumer Lenders Worry as Borrowers Struggle With Bills
September 15, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Americans’ struggles with their bills has reportedly been bad news for consumer lending firms. Shares in those companies fell last week following warnings from executives...

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