SEC alleges executives fueled fraud at major subprime auto lender Tricolor

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The $1.9 billion collapse of subprime auto lender Tricolor last year was fueled by a multiyear fraud involving its executives, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged in charges announced Tuesday. Texas-based Tricolor, which went bankrupt in September 2025, specialized in loans and car sales to buyers without Social Security