F&I Magazine to Host Free Red Flags Webinar
F&I Management and Technology and Powersports F&I magazines will host a free Web seminar on the Red Flags Rule on Tuesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT).
F&I
Management and Technology and Powersports F&I magazines will host a free
Web seminar on the Red Flags Rule on Tuesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m.
EDT).
Moderated by F&I’s Gregory Arroyo, the Web seminar, titled “Red Flags: Ready or Not?” will be presented by compliance experts Robert Harkins, former senior vice president of compliance and dealer relations for Resource Automotive/First Extended Corp., and David Robertson, executive director of the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals.
Designed
to help dealers determine whether their dealership is compliant with Federal
Trade Commission’s newest weapon against identity thieves, the Web seminar will
cover the following four items:
- FTC Identity theft update
- 5 Keys to Red Flags Rule Compliance
- Identifying, Detecting and Responding to Red Flags
- F&I Manager’s Guide to the Red Flags Rule
The
event will end with a Q&A session, allowing dealership personnel to quiz
the magazine’s panel of experts on issues related to the Red Flags Rule, which
Federal Regulators will began enforcing on August 1, 2009.
To sign up, click here.
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