Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Dawn Carpenter, chief risk officer of auto finance and insurance at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, will join a panel on “Best practices for fighting fraud”  at Auto Finance Summit 2025, returning Oct. 15-17 at the Bellagio Las Vegas. 

Dawn Carpenter

Carpenter is a 27-year veteran with the automaker and started her career on the accounts payable team before climbing the ladder to attain several leadership roles on the risk team, according her LinkedIn profile. 

View the full event agenda here. 

Outstandings at Mercedes-Benz’s captive finance arm, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services (MBFS), were $29 billion at yearend 2024, according to the latest Big Wheels Rankings data. MBFS was ranked the 16th-largest auto lender by outstandings in 2024. 

In the first quarter, Mercedes-Benz Mobility’s total contract volume climbed 0.7% year over year to 133.7 billion euros ($155.9 billion), according to the captive’s Q1 earnings release. At the end of the second quarter, global sales sat at 453,700 units, down 9% YoY, and U.S. sales dropped 12% YoY, according to a July 7 earnings release. 

Carpenter will join other leaders in the auto risk management space on Friday, Oct. 17, at 10:45 a.m. local time to discuss best practices for fighting fraud, prevention and current schemes. 

The Auto Finance Summit provides unique networking opportunities across workshops, luncheons and roundtable discussions as well as chances to dive deep into industry trends across dealer and lender relationships, subprime financing, compliance, fraud management and underwriting. 

To nominate an executive or company for the event’s annual Auto Finance Excellence Awards, which celebrate achievements in the automotive lending and leasing industry, visit here.  

Learn more about Auto Finance Summit 2025 and take advantage of early-bird registration before Aug. 29 here.