7/31/2025 2:21:36 PM Octane and Honda team up to expand financing opportunities to non-prime customers By Sarah Wolter Effective July 30, non-prime customers can qualify for financing on Honda's full line of motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, and side-by-sides...
5/22/2025 7:40:12 PM Octane earns a 2025 FICO Decision Award; responsibly expands credit access with FICO Auto Score 10 By Sarah Wolter Global analytics software leader FICO today announced that Octane, the fintech company revolutionizing the buying experience for major...
5/7/2025 1:22:16 PM Octane closes third whole loan sale with Yieldstreet in $200m transaction By Sarah Wolter This is Octane's third whole loan sale to Yieldstreet. In late 2023 and early 2024, Octane sold a total of $280m of fixed-rate...
4/15/2025 3:11:34 PM Octane closes $700m forward-flow deal with New York Life, MetLife Investment Management, and Equitable By Sarah Wolter This transaction marks Octane’s largest forward-flow agreement to date, and its second such partnership with funds managed by life...
1/23/2025 2:22:55 PM Octane appoints Sean Fernandez-Ledon as company's first Chief Legal Officer By Sarah Wolter Since joining the company as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and its first legal hire in 2017, Fernandez-Ledon built the...
1/9/2025 8:24:14 PM Octane grows originations by 36% to more than $1.6b in record-breaking year By Sarah Wolter The company had a record-breaking year, exceeding its originations targets, expanding its product offering and markets served,...
12/20/2024 2:12:22 PM Octane partners with CFMOTO to provide financing to prime customers By Sarah Wolter Prime and non-prime consumers can now qualify for financing for CFMOTO's full line of ATVs, side-by-sides, and motorcycles through...
10/30/2024 1:09:48 PM Octane and RideNow partner to launch RideNow Finance By Sarah Wolter RideNow Powersports customers can now purchase over 18,000 new and pre-owned vehicles from a large selection of manufacturers using...
10/10/2024 1:26:59 PM Octane enters Marine market By Sarah Wolter Effective immediately, marine, recreational, and powersports dealers selling pontoons and motorboats can offer competitive rates and...
9/18/2024 1:25:33 PM Octane announces $500m forward-flow deal with AB CarVal By Sarah Wolter Under the terms of the agreement, AB CarVal has agreed to purchase fixed-rate installment powersports loans originated by Octane's...
8/14/2024 1:08:01 PM Octane Lending again named to Inc. 5000 list By Sarah Wolter Congratulations to portfolio company Octane for being named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies for the third...
8/7/2024 1:05:29 PM Octane raises $50m in Series E funding round By Sarah Wolter The capital will fuel Octane's expansion into new markets, supercharge its growth in existing markets, and position the company even more...
8/1/2024 2:39:26 PM Octane appoints Steven Fernald as the company's first President By Sarah Wolter In this newly-created-role, Fernald will take over the day-to-day management of the company's successful Powersports and Outdoor Power...
7/15/2024 1:23:37 PM Octane completes $365m asset-backed securitization to fuel continued innovation By Sarah Wolter The securitization was collateralized by its fixed-rate installment powersports loans issued through its in-house lender, Roadrunner...
4/30/2024 1:31:39 PM EY announces Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 New York Award finalists By Sarah Wolter Congratulations to Jason Guss, co-founder and CEO of Octane and Aaron Schumm, founder and CEO of Vestwell for being named finalists for...
4/10/2024 1:51:15 PM Octane redefines powersports lending with the release of Dealer Portal 2.0 By Sarah Wolter Effective immediately, Octane's over 4,000 Powersports and Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) dealer partners can deliver an even faster,...