E-NEWSLETTER

NADA University, an online education and training resource for auto dealers and their staffs, announced the launch of a new Website, www.NADAuniversityblog.com, featuring its “Dealer Pain Points” videos to help dealers resolve business challenges and create new opportunities for success.

Tags: NADA, NADA University, training

New disclosure requirements being considered by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) for loan insurance products aren’t the only threat to core F&I offerings like GAP. In California, product providers are racing to notify dealers that one of the key selling feature of GAP might be barred since a new law took effect on Jan. 1.

Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, credit insurance, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, GAP, NADA

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) is planning to offer an amendment to exempt auto dealers from the financial regulation bill when the Senate considers the proposed legislation as early as next week.

Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, financial reform, NADA

In what is expected to have a big impact on the special-finance marketplace, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) issued in late December finalized rules that will require creditors, including dealers, to alert consumers when derogatory credit data causes them to receive less than optimal terms. The rule is expected to take effect Jan. 1, 2011.

Tags: Adverse Action Notice, Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, NADA, Risk-Based Pricing Notices

The House Financial Services Committee approved a key amendment, 47-21, to keep automobile dealers under the already effective state and federal laws which govern vehicle financing.

Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Honda Financial Services, NADA

NADA Regulatory Affairs Directory Paul Metrey and attorneys from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection — which drafted and enforces the Red Flags Rule — will present a virtual seminar “A Deeper Dive into the FTC Red Flags Rule” on March 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. EST.

Tags: Federal Trade Commission, NADA, Red Flags Rule