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The recession’s effects on the industry last year wasn’t lost on F&I, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association’s DATA report, which showed declines in aftermarket income, F&I and service-contract acceptance rates.

Tags: aftermarket income, F&I acceptance rates, NADA, service contract acceptance rates

With President Obama’s signature, the most significant overhaul of the nation’s financial system is now law and with it, consumers will still be able to find competitive financing options at auto dealerships.

Tags: Brownback amendment, financial reform, financial regulation, NADA

Despite the Pentagon's and two lender associations’ opposition to the Brownback amendment, the National Automobile Dealers Association continued its campaign to build support for the amendment that would exempt dealers from the authority of the financial reform bill, S. 3217.

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The Senate is expected to vote on the Restoring American Financial Stability Act (S. 3217) this week. And unlike its House counterpart, the Senate bill does not exempt auto dealers from a new regulatory agency, which would have broad authority to regulate most financial services.

Tags: legislation, NADA

Lending to the nation’s 17,000 franchised dealers to purchase new- and used-vehicle inventory continues to lag, making it a top issue for the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). The dealer association said that a hearing on Feb. 25 by the Congressional Oversight Panel on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) highlights the ongoing need to provide more liquidity for auto business lending.

Tags: Federal Reserve, FLOORPLAN FINANCING, NADA, Small Business Administration, TALF, TARP

CUDL, which administers the nation’s largest auto lending network for credit unions, will represent its more than 750 partnering credit unions at the 2010 National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention.

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Saying the recovery of the financial system remains incomplete, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner extended the government’s $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to October 2010, but promised to pledge no more than $550 billion.

Tags: NADA, Small Business Administration, TARP

The National Automobile Dealers Association has urged the U.S. Small Business Administration to expand loan amounts and guaranties under the Dealer Floor Plan Pilot Initiative, which launched in July and will continue through September 2010.

Tags: floorplanning, Inventory Financing, NADA, Small Business Administration

Rep. Barney Frank’s attempt to exclude auto dealers from regulation by a proposed consumer-financial protection agency isn’t good enough, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) said.

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John McEleney, chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, announced his support last week for recent changes to SBA 7(a), a Small Business Administration loan-guarantee program.

Tags: floorplanning, John McEleney, NADA, Obama administration, Small Business Administration