Auto Finance News is pleased to announce that Chris Goodman, president and chief executive at OpenRoad Lending, will join a discussion on nonprime risk management at Auto Finance Summit East 2026, taking place May 11-13 at JW Marriott Nashville.

 Chris Goodman

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Goodman will discuss longer-term loans, rising payment-to-income ratios and adjusting to lending company failures in a session titled “Nonprime in 2026: Risk management, resilience, and the road ahead” on Wednesday, May 13, at 9:35 a.m. local time.

He will be joined by:

• Scot Hensel, finance director at Kunes Auto Group;
• Jody Lambert, vice president of dealer services risk management at Anderson Brothers Bank; and
• Doug Marohn, CEO at Edge Financial Services.

The panelists will discuss:

• Navigating longer-term loans, rising PTI ratios and shrinking consumer buffers;
• Improving risk management and title verifications post-Tricolor; and
• Adjusting to lending company failures as performance reverts to historical norms.

OpenRoad Lending originates $80 million to $100 million in auto loans per month and has originated more than $8 billion cumulatively, Goodman previously told AFN. The Fort Worth, Texas-based lender’s refinance application volume jumped 30% year over year in the first quarter.

Goodman has led OpenRoad for more than 16 years. Previous employers include RoadLoans.com, Citigroup Auto Finance and Voyager Automotive Group.

Auto Finance Summit East 2026 presents a unique opportunity for attendees to network with industry leaders and fine-tune their strategies for the rest of the year. Thought-provoking sessions will dive into timely topics such as risk management, lender-dealer collaboration, subprime lending, technological advancement and macroeconomic outlooks.

Learn more and register for Auto Finance Summit East 2026 here.