Auto Retail Lending

Grow auto loans without managing dealer relationships

Acquire auto loans from Upstart-powered dealerships without the complexity of indirect lending.

Grow your auto loan portfolio*

Win
more auto loans through
AI-powered financing
Access
an expanding dealership network
Build
a profitable auto portfolio

Gain direct access to more auto loans–without the friction

Indirect auto lending has long been a tough channel to grow due to competition and high operational expenses. Upstart can help your institution win more auto loans with immediate access to a large dealer network of Upstart-powered dealerships without any of the overhead.

How you benefit

Access more auto loans

Access more auto loans

  • Acquire high-performing loans by tapping into a national dealer network

Scale indirect without the overhead

Scale indirect without the overhead

  • Quickly scale a turnkey indirect program without the cost of managing dealer relationships

Control your program

Control your program

  • Customize your return, risk, and volume targets through a forward-flow partnership

How it works

1

Set your return target

Have full control over your credit parameters and risk profile to achieve your target auto loan volume and returns.

2

Access a growing dealer network

Your financial institution is automatically connected to customers at Upstart-powered dealerships — minimizing the need to proactively build a dealer network.

Customers can submit for financing—without a hard inquiry on their credit.¹

3

Present the loan offer

Your lending parameters are considered against every deal that dealerships submit to Upstart – giving you more opportunities to win.

Upstart’s risk-based AI model instantly prices each deal for the dealer to present

4

Automate verification

Customer identity and income are verified within the Upstart Auto Finance platform with most borrowers being instantly approved.

If needed, documents and stips can be easily uploaded, with all verifications handled by Upstart.

5

Access your desired auto loans

Upstart purchases all contracts with the dealer directly and will forward-flow loans based on your target return and credit parameters.

Upstart for dealerships

Discover how Upstart Auto Finance is changing the way consumers shop and finance their cars online or in-store through a next-generation financing platform.

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Learn how to get started using Upstart’s AI technology so you can grow your auto loan portfolio — and gain that competitive advantage.

* The term loan is used to describe retail installment contracts.

1 A hard inquiry is performed before signing.