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The Importance of a Compliance Program
Do you have a compliance program for sales and F&I activities? A compliance program must have several critical elements: Training – Employees must understand what they can and cannot do.
New Credit Freeze Law: What Does It Mean for Your Dealership?
This spring, the U.S. House and Senate overwhelmingly passed, and President Trump signed, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The Act made several changes to the Dodd
FTC Sues Dealer Group Over Income Falsification
As we have noted often, the Federal Trade Commission is the primary federal “cop on the beat” for motor vehicle dealers. The FTC can proceed in a variety of ways
Unintended Consequences of Prematurely Releasing Trades
If you read carefully a retail installment sales contract, you will see that your dealership is the creditor in the document. You assign the RISC to a finance source. Once
2018 Mid-Year Quiz Answers
There have been several deregulatory actions by the Trump administration, particularly to reduce the number of regulations affecting businesses and to rein in bureaucratic overreach on employment matters. However, deregulation
2018 Mid Year Quiz
As if they were subject to the ancient curse, auto dealers live in exciting times. Whether it is the tumult in the federal government resulting from Trump administration policy revisions,
New York Federal Judge Ruling Does Not Mean the End of the CFPB
There has been substantial publicity about a decision by a federal judge of the Southern District of New York that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau violates the
Mythbusters: FTC Used Car Rule
For more than a decade, the FTC considered revisions to the Used Car Rule. On November 18, 2016, it published the final revisions that went into effect on January 27,
DeFanging the CFPB
During the Obama administration, the CFPB spent considerable time, money, and effort to establish itself as a feared dismantler of traditional methods of doing business by important financial institutions. Despite