Auto Finance
Auto lending is a dynamic market second only to housing in size, with nearly $900 billion in outstanding auto loan balances. Banks hold approximately a third of all auto loan balances, followed closely by captive auto lenders, credit unions and auto finance companies. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB has the authority to supervise all depository institutions with more than $10 billion in assets. However, the Bureau has also been granted the authority to supervise “larger participants” in consumer financial markets. The CFPB exercised this authority by issuing a rulemaking proposal to extend its supervisory reach over nonbank auto lenders, such as the captives and auto finance companies. CBA is largely supportive of this effort as consumers should expect to receive the same level of protection no matter where they receive their auto loans.
- September 17, 2014CBA Statement on Proposed CFPB Rule on Auto Lenders Washington, D.C. (September 17, 2014) – CBA’s General Counsel Steve Zeisel issued the following statement after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released their proposed rule on larger participants in the auto lending market: “Today’s announcement by the CFPB will help to level the supervisory playing field between banks and other...September 8, 2014An Open letter to the U.S. Congress from the Consumer Credit Industry: Motor Vehicle Finance Creates Opportunity and Drives Economic Growth Over the past few weeks, some in the media have raised alarms comparing motor vehicle finance with the residential mortgage bubble nearly seven years ago. The comparison was quickly and persuasively discredited by the more sophisticated financial press1 and...May 27, 2014
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CBA Comment Letter on Automobile Financing Larger Participant Proposal