
Variations on a Theme – Lease Packing
Dealers must be careful they don’t run afoul of the law when it comes to such deceptive practices, as there are many cases pointing to the potential bad ends of such deals.
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Dealers must be careful they don’t run afoul of the law when it comes to such deceptive practices, as there are many cases pointing to the potential bad ends of such deals.
Read More →Honda revealed in a regulatory filing this week that its captive finance company is facing discrimination charges by the CFPB and DOJ. The revelation comes a week after Toyota’s captive said it is facing similar allegations.
Read More →An antitrust lawsuit against Carfax has reached nearly 900 dealer plaintiffs. The firm handling the case is looking to add another 300 in the next two months.
Read More →The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a customer of Payless Auto Deals could proceed with his fraud claim against the dealership and one of its salespeople for selling him a damaged vehicle.
Read More →Toyota Motor Credit Corporation issued a statement to F&I and Showroom regarding last week’s regulatory filing. It revealed that the CFPB and the DOJ are alleging that the captive’s practices in the auto finance sector have resulted in the discriminatory pricing of auto loans.
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F&I and Showroom delves into a new study commissioned by the American Financial Services Association. It concludes that the CFPB’s use of the BISG proxy method is “conceptually flawed” and could lead to overstatement of alleged harm to consumers.
Read More →DriveTime Automotive Group was ordered to pay an $8 million penalty for making harassing debt collection calls and providing inaccurate credit information to credit reporting agencies.
Read More →A new study released by the American Financial Services Association finds bias and high error rates in the CFPB's proxy methodology for determining disparate impact.
Read More →Organizers of Compliance Summit 2014 said the inaugural event drew a large, engaged crowd to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., this week. The next regional event is slated for early next year in Texas.
Read More →A father and son were arrested and their two dealerships were closed after police began pursuing racketeering charges against the pair.
Read More →Sonic and Philpott Motors have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who left the dealership and hired seven other employees to come work for him.
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