Cody Lyon, Author at Auto Finance News

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Subprime auto bondholders face possible first hit in decades

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

A General Motors Co. Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle (EV) at a Cadillac dealership in Los Angeles, California, US, on Thursday, Oct 16, 2025. General Motors is scheduled to release earnings figures on October 21. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

TrueCar Files IPO, Discloses Plans for Lending Tools

Online auto-shopping service TrueCar Inc. filed for an initial public

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

Credit Union Execs See Auto as Loan Growth Op

Most credit union executives see loan growth as the most

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

Tax Refunds Will Boost Auto ABS, Fitch Says

Tax day this year might not be the bear it

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

GM Financial Said to Be Readying $705M Lease Securitization

GM Financial is premarketing a potential $705 million auto lease

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

California Republic Completes $223M Auto Securitization

California Republic Bancorp completed a $223 million prime securitization transaction

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

Are Repossessions the Best Market Strategy?

The costs associated with repossessing vehicles is rising sharply, even

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3

New-vehicle leasing continues to be a challenge for some automakers and financiers following expiration of the federal EV tax credit...

NADA Dealer Program Seeks to Reduce Potential CFPB Charges

A dealer compensation plan unveiled this past January by the

Auto ABS poised for yearend slip (Under the Hood)

Auto securitization volume will likely lose speed in the final quarter of 2026, on the heels of slowing new-vehicle sales...

Inventory Visibility Emerges as a Key Risk Management Priority in Floorplan Finance

As vehicle inventory turns accelerate and dealer operations become more complex, lenders are placing greater emphasis on collateral visibility as...

Lenders’ appetite for BHPH capital shrinks after America’s Car-Mart struggles, dealers say

Ongoing liquidity issues at America’s Car-Mart are hurting the industry’s perception of the buy here, pay here market, making it...

GM Financial, Ally Financial pinpoint lease challenges in Q3