Business conditions for consumer lenders fell to their lowest point on record in the third quarter of 2026, according to the American Financial Services Association’s latest Consumer Credit Conditions (C3) Index. Rising funding costs and growing strain among subprime borrowers drove the decline, and lenders expect the pressure to continue over the next six months.   […]

Lenders in asset finance and specialized lending have stopped asking whether to use artificial intelligence. They now ask what it delivers. In a new episode of AFSA Industry Insights produced by SBS, Ron Spratt and Megan Rohe explain how lenders are moving AI out of pilot programs and into production. They also walk through four […]

THURSDAY, November 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET As organizations face mounting data demands and regulatory complexity, tax technology is becoming a critical tool for transforming tax functions into strategic business decisions. Join RSM for this exciting webinar, as we explore how specialty finance organizations can leverage tax technology to improve data visibility, streamline processes and […]