Risk Management
US consumer borrowing surges on jump in credit-card balances
US consumer borrowing surged in November by the most in a year on a jump in credit-card balances as the...
2024 economic outlook: Sticking a soft landing
(Photo/Canva) The consensus among economists and auto finance industry leaders heading into 2024 is much brighter than their prognosis for...
Podcast: ‘Weekly Wrap’ on 2023 highlights, 2024 expectations
Affordability and profitability were top of mind for auto lenders in 2023, and 2024 is set to be a year...
Editor’s pick: Top features of 2023
Auto lenders may have slowed loan production in 2023, but they were busy. From fighting new forms of fraud to...
Readers’ pick: Top 5 stories of 2023
Auto lenders have navigated a year of high interest rates and elevated cost of funds, prompting some banks to reevaluate...
Fed’s preferred inflation gauges cool, reinforcing rate-cut tilt
The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of underlying inflation barely rose in November and trailed policymakers’ 2% target by one measure,...
Tesla names FI Connect a preferred lending partner
FI Connect, Origence’s top-of-the-funnel lending arm, has ramped up the volume of Tesla vehicles financed through its preferred partnership with...
Repo agency margins squeezed, driving agencies out of business
Profitability woes continue to prompt vehicle recovery agencies to shutter operations leading to longer recovery times amid rising repossession volumes....
