Auto Loan Fraud Losses More Than Triple in Key Categories, New TransUnion Analysis Finds
TransUnion released a new analysis showing that auto lending fraud losses have significantly increased from 2018 to 2025, despite a decline in overall fraud incidents across many categories. The report highlights that first-party fraud losses surged 267% to $323 million, while 'credit washing' emerged as a critical risk that obscures borrower creditworthiness and leads to higher early charge-offs.
Key figures
- Credit washing debt erased
- $10 billion
- First party fraud increase pct
- 267%
- Synthetic fraud losses q3 2018
- $93 million
- Synthetic fraud losses q3 2025
- $208 million
- First party fraud losses q3 2018
- $88 million
- First party fraud losses q3 2025
- $323 million
- Third party fraud losses q3 2018
- $18 million
- Third party fraud losses q3 2025
- $47 million
- Consumers suppressed accounts pct
- 5%
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