Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Allison Qin, head of auto refinance at Capital One, will join a panel on empowering lender and dealer collaboration during Auto Finance Summit East 2025, taking place May 12-14 in Nashville, Tenn. 

View the full event agenda here.  

Allison Qin

Qin, who has been with Capital One for more than 16 years, has served as managing vice president and head of auto refinance since December 2022. Her previous roles at the lender include vice president of strategy, director of new product development and business analyst.  

During her tenure, Qin helped launch Capital One Auto Finance’s Dealer Navigator digital lending tool, and has managed strategy for subprime, near-prime and prime credit programs. She also helped build an end-to-end infrastructure to automate credit policy and pricing assignment across the credit spectrum. 

Capital One’s auto originations increased 52.7% year over year in the fourth quarter to $9.4 billion, according to the bank’s earnings supplement. Auto outstandings ticked up 3.7% YoY to $76.8 billion. Capital One was the fifth-largest auto lender by outstandings as of yearend 2023 with a portfolio of $74 billion, according to the latest Big Wheels Rankings Data. 

Qin and fellow panelists at Auto Finance Summit East will discuss: 

• Navigating the rise in incentives and leasing while balancing supply;   

• Investing in tech where it matters: What dealers need from lenders; and 

• How dealers and lenders can support aftermarket product sales and financing.  

Auto Finance Summit East 2025 offers attendees unique opportunities to network in workshops, roundtables and receptions. Industry leaders will also offer key insights into trends across subprime lending, digital strategies, auto refinancing, auto tariffs and pricing, funding approaches and dealer-lender relations.  

Learn more about Auto Finance Summit East 2025 and register here.