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Signage at a Fifth Third Bank branch in Cincinnati, Ohio, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Fifth Third Bancorp agreed to buy Comerica Inc. for about $10.9 billion in stock, the largest US bank deal this year and a sign that the logjam blocking big mergers in the industry may have broken under the Trump administration's deregulation efforts.

Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Bill Adams, chief U.S. economist at Fifth Third Bank, will deliver a macroeconomic and automotive ...

Vehicles at a Toyota Motor Corp. dealership in Beijing, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. Toyota manufactured and sold a record number of cars in July, stretching the carmaker's streak to a seventh consecutive month, on strong demand in the US and China despite global trade uncertainties.

Toyota sees sales dip as Iran conflict looms over operations

byBloomberg News

April 27, 2026

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Toyota Motor Corp. saw sales decline in March as demand dipped for its best-selling RAV4 ahead of the refresh of the SUV, ...

An electric vehicle is charged at a dealership in Detroit.

Millions in losses prompt Ally Financial to escalate lease depreciation

byAmanda Harris

April 24, 2026

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Auto lenders are facing higher losses tied to lease terminations, especially as electric vehicles come off lease with lower-than-expected residual values. Ally Financial accelerated its lease ...

ATVs vs. SxSs & UTVs: Everything You Need to Know

HorsePower extends credit facility with Pier Asset Management

byJohnnie Martinez II

April 24, 2026

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HorsePower Financial Services has extended its credit facility with Pier Asset Management as it looks to broaden access to powersports leasing. The Tampa, Fla.-based powersports lender ...

Newly manufactured Stellantis NV vehicles at the commercial port in Vigo, Spain, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Cars and tariff levels on agriculture have emerged as key sticking points between the European Union and the US as the two sides work toward a provisional trade agreement in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter. Photographer: Brais Lorenzo/Bloomberg

America’s Car-Mart’s Doug Turner to speak at Auto Finance Summit East 2026

byJohnnie Martinez II

April 24, 2026

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Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Doug Turner, senior director of acquisitions and remarketing at America’s Car-Mart, will join a ...

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Westlake subsidiary Western Funding lists stock on OTCID market

byAuto Finance News, AI-assisted

May 8, 2026

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Shares of Western Funding, an indirect auto lender and subsidiary of Westlake Technology Holdings, are set to begin trading on the OTCID ...

Customers at a Ford dealership in Richmond, California.

Global Lending Services’ Robert Machanic to join Auto Finance Capital Summit

byAmanda Harris

April 27, 2026

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Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Robert Machanic, vice president of capital markets and treasury at Global Lending Services, will join a ...