Most people are drawn to a lease because of the options they have at the end of the lease. But leasing does involve some obligations. F&I trainer John Tabar says it's those responsibilities that represent an opportunity for producers to increase product enrollment on lease deals.
April 29, 2021
Be sure you know the three F&I ‘gotchas’ that compliance auditors, regulators, and plaintiffs’ attorneys will be hunting for in 2020 with this three-minute read.
January 27, 2020
A recent KPA survey found high numbers of F&I professionals untrained in key federal compliance topics and unsure of how far their compliance education had progressed.
December 13, 2019
United Development Systems earned its seventh straight first-place Diamond award in the F&I Training category and a Gold award for Compliance training in the 15th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards.
July 24, 2019
A North Dakota car buyer prevailed in a recent case involving loan (or ‘acquisition’) fees that reached the state supreme court, where the dealer was found to have failed to properly disclose the charge.
May 31, 2019
Organizers of November’s Industry Summit will offer free show passes to the first 100 dealers and dealership GMs who sign up online when registration opens this summer.
May 13, 2019
As director of corporate compliance for John Elway’s three Colorado stores, Lori Church’s rare combination of F&I acumen, a law degree, and unflappable confidence have helped her group achieve new levels of success.
April 9, 2019
Prince Automotive Group is proof that operating high-performance finance departments while maintaining the highest level of ethical practices is possible. Now it's in the running for F&I and Showroom's F&I Dealer of the Year award.
October 8, 2018
Bob Moore Buick GMC is a process-driven machine, but that’s just one of the reasons the Oklahoma dealership’s F&I department is putting up big numbers. It's in the running for F&I and Showroom's F&I Dealer of the Year award.
October 8, 2018
When we communicate, the words we use only account for 7% of the communication. Voice tone and inflection account for 38%, while body language makes up the rest. F&I trainer John Tabar explains what that means in the F&I office in his latest F&I Tip of the Week.
June 5, 2018
F&I professionals who stop swinging for the fences and focus on base hits stand to gain the confidence of their customers and the per-copy average that comes with it.
March 12, 2018
Meet the two operations that were also in the running for the American Financial & Automotive Services Inc.-sponsored F&I Dealer of the Year.
November 14, 2017
Attendees who register by midnight this Friday, Aug. 18, will enjoy a $100 discount on a full-conference pass. Industry Summit is co-located with The Best Training Day Ever and includes F&I Think Tank, the Special Finance Conference, Compliance Summit, and Automotive Compliance Specialist certification by Automotive Compliance Education.
August 14, 2017
F&I Think Tank’s ‘The Director’s Chair’ will feature the F&I director for the magazine’s 2016 F&I Dealer of the Year in Tom Andrews, as well as former F&I Pacesetters Dan Mason and Justin Gasman. It will also feature His Madness, Marv Eleazer, as moderator.
August 8, 2017
American Financial’s John Vecchioni will return to Industry Summit as the event’s master of ceremonies.
June 22, 2017
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