Urban Science says the closure of 220 Suzuki franchises was largely responsible for the slight decrease in the dealer count last year. But analysts believe...

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Auto Advisory Services (AAS) launches today a new Multistate Audit Program by conducting its first compliance audits of automobile dealerships in New York...

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F&I talks shop, politics and pride with Mark Scarpelli, president of Raymond Chevrolet and Raymond Kia, and NADA’s 2017 chairman.

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NADA Board of Directors Elects 2022 Chairman
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The National Automobile Dealers Association filed a Freedom of Information Act request Monday, seeking to make a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau memo...

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Biden Asks Consumer Protection Chief Kraninger To Step Down

Attorney, compliance expert, and former Florida dealer regulator Terry O’Loughlin will address the new regulatory environment in his keynote address at the...

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Authored by attorneys Thomas B. Hudson, Michael Benoit, Ralph Rohner and the attorneys of Hudson Cook LLP, 'CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book (7th edition) – The...

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Volkswagen's Martin Winterkorn has resigned from his post in the wake of the company's developing emissions scandal.

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Audi SQIL Program Boosts Vehicle Quality
EV Legislation Stirs Heated Debate
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The award was handed out by Utah Business magazine during a ceremony at The Grand America Hotel on April 26. Jeff Olsen, the F&I product provider’s in-house...

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Automakers Turbocharge Digital Retailing Adoption
21 Digital Marketing Resolutions for 2021

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the review of GAP refunds the bank initiated last year has expanded to other F&I products and services.

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Understanding and Profiting from Reinsurance
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AmTrust 2020 Extended Auto Warranty Advisor Analyzes 2.4 Million Auto Warranty Claims
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New legislation in California and Illinois is set to take effect this week that prohibits employers from requiring employees to disclose their social media...

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Experian Announces New Employer Services Business and Real-Time Income and Employment Verification Solution

AMG Auto Connection and its owner are accused of violating Ohio’s Certificate of Motor Vehicle Title Act after the dealership failed to deliver a car title...

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Dave Sloan, president of the Chicago Auto Trade Association (CATA), has agreed to serve as luncheon speaker for the Midwest Compliance Summit, to be held...

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Agent Summit Returns to Las Vegas
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Digital Matrix Systems has added Equifax Workforce Solutions' income and employment verification service.

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Drive to Digital Demands Synthetic Identity Fraud Solutions
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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions and Accuity Merge Operations to Create One of the Largest Global Providers of Financial Crime Compliance Solutions

AutoNation's $1,500 per-copy claim was a great achievement, but one industry vet warns F&I pros against using it as a benchmark for F&I success.

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In its recent Supervisory Highlights report, the CFPB accused ‘one or more’ auto finance sources of being deceptive in their advertisements of GAP and in...

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The National Automobile Dealers Association filed a Freedom of Information Act request Monday, seeking to make a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau memo...

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BB&T announced its move about a week after the CFPB’s acting director stripped enforcement powers from the division responsible for pursuing discrimination...

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EFG Companies has named 30-year industry veteran Steve Roennau vice president of compliance, the company announced last week.

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On Dec. 29, the Federal Trade Commission announced plans to conduct a qualitative survey of consumers who have purchased and financed an automobile from a...

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Temecula, Calif.-based Paradise Chevrolet Cadillac hands out $50 dinner cards to military personnel and first responders.

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