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F&Iby StaffJuly 21, 2015

GSFSGroup Earns Third-Straight Dealers’ Choice Award

For the third straight year, GSFS Group was selected by readers of Auto Dealer Monthly as one of the best reinsurance product providers.

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Auto Financeby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Former TrueCar Exec Joins The Appraisal Lane

Former TrueCar executive Ken Potter has joined The Appraisal Lane, a new used-car trade network and communications platform being rolled out to dealers in select markets.

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F&Iby Brittany-Marie SwansonJuly 21, 2015

Sonic Cautious About CFPB, But Revs Up Hybrid F&I Push

Sonic executives said the company is delaying plans to launch a captive finance company in light of the CFPB’s recent settlement with Honda Finance. But the group has given the go-ahead for the first phase of its much-delayed hybrid sales process.

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Auto Financeby StaffJuly 21, 2015

Sheehy Raises More Than $200,000 to Benefit the American Heart Association

The dealer group sold 6,500 vehicles in 54 days as part of its 18th annual Sheehy 6000 sales event, raising more than $200,000 to benefit the American Heart Association.

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F&Iby StaffJuly 21, 2015

F&I Express Releases Compliance Tool for F&I Product Pricing

With F&I products likely to draw the CFPB’s attention, F&I Express’s new CompliPrice designed to help dealers ensure profits made on the sale of F&I products are compliant with their stores’ pricing policies.

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F&Iby StaffJuly 17, 2015

CFPB Deputy Director Steve Antonakes Steps Down

After nearly five years with the CFPB, Deputy Director Steve Antonakes is stepping down from his position as the bureau’s No. 2 official to spend more time with his family.

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CFPB’s Cordray Commends Honda’s New Markup Policy

At the CFPB’s semi-annual report to Congress Wednesday, the bureau’s director praised Honda Finance for setting limitations on dealers’ ability to mark up interest rates on auto loans. But he also fielded questions about whether the bureau is overstepping its jurisdiction.

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F&Iby StaffJuly 16, 2015

Spireon Targeting Dealer Market With Inilex Acquisition

With its acquisition of Inilex, Spireon plans to market the company's flagship GPS tracking service to the automotive retail market. Officials said dealers will be able to upsell the system's vehicle-recovery services and other add-on consumer applications that rely on GPS-tracking technology.

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F&Iby StaffJuly 16, 2015

Win a Trip to Industry Summit 2015

IAS and F&I and Showroom magazine have launched a new contest that will send five F&I managers to Industry Summit 2015. The competition will be used to tee up a special F&I manager- and agent-only workshop session at the magazine’s annual conference.

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Auto Financeby StaffJuly 15, 2015

Depreciation Slows in June, NADA Used Car Guide Reports

Used-vehicle depreciation slowed modestly in June compared to May’s more rapid pace, the firm reported this week, with prices for vehicles up to eight years in age falling 2.5% on a monthly basis in June.

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