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Digitalby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Fla. Dealer Sues Former Employee Over Online Review

Evolution Auto Sales filed a lawsuit against a former employee who posted a review on a job search site accusing the dealership of illegal practices.

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F&Iby Gregory ArroyoNovember 20, 2014

CFPB Needs a New 'Tool,’ Study Finds

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.

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Auto Financeby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Lincoln, VW Captives Rank Highest in Customer Satisfaction, JD Power Reports

The firm's annual study shows that Lincoln Automotive Financial Services ranked highest in the luxury segment, while Volkswagen Credit took top honors in the mass-market segment.

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Complianceby StaffNovember 19, 2014

CFPB Takes First Action Against BHPH Dealer

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.

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F&Iby StaffNovember 19, 2014

CFPB Methodology Flawed, New Study Concludes

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.

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Auto Financeby StaffNovember 19, 2014

Experian Automotive: Delinquency Rates Rising

In the third quarter of 2014, 30- and 60-day automotive-loan delinquencies grew 3.7% and 8.6%, respectively, from the previous year. The change was due to growth in subprime loans.

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Digitalby StaffNovember 18, 2014

Auto/Mates Completes DMS Integration with BMW

BMW dealers using Auto/Mate's DMS can now enjoy seamless bi-directional information exchange with BMW of North America's DMS Data Transfer system.

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Digitalby StaffNovember 18, 2014

Land Rover, Toyota Earn Top Honors in ALG's Residual Value Awards

Land Rover and Toyota earned top honors during ALG's 15th annual Residual Value Awards, which looks at 26 vehicle segments and forecasts which will retain the highest percentage of MSRP value after three years.

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F&Iby StaffNovember 18, 2014

NADA: New-Car Sales to Rise to 16.94 Million in 2015

At the NADA /J.D. Power Western Automotive Conference this week, NADA Chief Economist Steven Szakaly predicted that new-car and light truck sales will hit 16.94 million units in 2015.

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F&Iby StaffNovember 18, 2014

Preferred Warranties Names New President

Brian Cosgrove was promoted to president of Preferred Warranties Inc. He brings nearly 30 years of experience to his new role.

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