The FTC Is Coming After Car Dealers With a 112-Year-Old Law. Here's How a Payday Lender Made It Possible.

A Kansas City race car driver accidentally handed the FTC its most powerful tool against car dealers. A 112-year-old law, a unanimous Supreme Court ruling, 86,000 consumer complaints, and 97 warning letters. Here is the full story.

Signal Intel · June 2, 2026

Loan terms stretch to 35.55%. Payment wall hits 1 in 5 buyers. Used prices up $870 in a month. 419K Jeep recall hits service lanes June 11. Credit splits into two markets.

DGActual FY 2026 SAAR Forecast: 15.97M

Pull-forward demand is masking the correction ahead. DGActual projects full-year 2026 SAAR at 15.97M, with Q4 correcting to 15.30M as tariff-driven demand normalizes.

Week in Signals: April 21-27, 2026; Your 3 minute Intel Brief

Consumer confidence hit a 74-year low. Price pressures re-accelerated. Delinquency got more nuanced. And wholesale crept slightly positive anyway. Here is what actually happened, translated for the lot.

Week in Signals: April 14-19, 2026 — What Moved and What to Watch

CPI shock, consumer confidence at a record low, wholesale splitting by segment, and a heavy data week ahead including FOMC, Retail Sales, and the Michigan final. Five signals recapped, four to watch.