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Gregory Arroyo

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJuly 10, 2017

CFPB Issues Rule Banning Arbitration Clauses in Finance Contracts

The new rule is set to take effect 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. It comes more than two years after the bureau studied mandatory arbitration clauses and one year after it proposed to ban such clauses in consumer finance contracts.

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Done Dealby Gregory ArroyoJune 30, 2017

See You in Big D

The editor offers a breakdown of Industry Summit 2017, which will feature F&I Think Tank, the Special Finance Conference, Compliance Summit, and The Best Training Day Ever.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJune 28, 2017

Florida Law Addressing Factory Image Programs Takes Effect

Aside from entitling dealers to benefits and incentives tied to an OEM-ordered renovation for up to 10 years after construction is completed, the new law prohibits manufacturers from creating and enforcing performance standards that are unfair and don’t account for local and regional differences.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJune 15, 2017

Fed Reserve Approves Second Rate Hike This Year

The Federal Open Market Committee approved a quarter-point hike in the federal funds rate. While auto loans aren’t expected to change much, the rate increase will cost credit card users roughly $1.5 billion in extra finance charges this year, according to one estimate.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJune 13, 2017

House Approves Dodd-Frank Replacement Bill

Four days after the U.S. House passed a bill aimed at reversing a number of Dodd-Frank financial regulations and scaling back the CFPB’s authority, the Treasury Department recommended that the bureau’s powers be reduced in a report containing more than 100 suggestions for financial reform.

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Done Dealby Gregory ArroyoJune 9, 2017

Don’t Tune Out

The editor takes you inside a conference that had digital retailing makers wooing auto finance execs.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoJune 9, 2017

The Digital Evangelist

Cox Automotive’s Mark O’Neil talks to the editor about MakeMyDeal’s future, digital retailing, and the fate of the F&I office.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoJune 7, 2017

EFG Companies Launches Virtual F&I Service

The F&I product provider rolled out a new virtual F&I model aimed at powersports and independent dealers, but the executive overseeing the service offered several scenarios in which Simplicity Finance and Insurance can help franchised dealers.

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Articlesby Gregory ArroyoMay 5, 2017

High Mileage, High Potential

Things haven’t gone according to script in the used-vehicle market, but GWC Warranty’s Mike Melby believes the profit potential in the high-mileage, pre-owned space remains.

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Done Dealby Gregory ArroyoMay 2, 2017

Generationally Speaking

What was supposed to be a listen-and-learn assignment turns into fodder for the editor’s monthly page, and he thinks you’ll understand why.

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