Auto financiers and collections agencies are seeing an uptick in litigation as social media platforms provide a hotbed of misinformation around debt validation practices.  Consumers contesting the validation of debt and alleging harmful practices by ...

Dealers are scouring the internet to bolster their used vehicle inventories as consumer demand for cheaper vehicles intensifies. More customers ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is reviving scrutiny of lenders’ repossession protocols on the heels of rising repo rates.  The Massachusetts Democrat — who serves as ...

Drivers underestimate the cost of owning a vehicle by nearly $4,500 a year, underscoring mounting affordability pressures across the auto market.  There is a growing disconnect between consumer ...

Lender FinBe USA is no longer originating auto loans following its sale by Bepensa Capital at the end of 2025, prompting some layoffs.   Mexico City-based Bepensa announced on Dec. 26, 2025, that it ...

Lucid Motors is laying off 12% of its U.S. workforce as the EV maker looks to improve its financial position amid market uncertainty.   Lucid is streamlining operations to improve ...

Finance and insurance providers expect a patchwork of state-led data and price transparency regulations in 2026 following the shifting priorities ...

Upstart Holdings has sold Upstart Auto assets and established its inaugural forward-flow agreement for auto lending following growth of its auto portfolio.  The fintech on Feb. 20 announced the sale of $333 million ...