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Newsby 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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NewsNovember 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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NewsNovember 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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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonOctober 30, 2014

AutoNation to Cut Spending on Third-Party Lead Providers

The dealer group reported this week that its F&I operations achieved a record per-copy average of $1,401 in the third quarter. Officials also announced plans to cut spending on third-party lead providers 'every quarter' in order to invest in its own online presence.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonOctober 14, 2014

Comment Period Opens for CFPB’s New Rule

The CFPB published its proposal rule to oversee larger participants in the nonbank auto finance segment in the Federal Register last week, kicking off a 60-day public comment period that ends on Dec. 8.

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ArticlesOctober 9, 2014

Delivering the Beef

The AFIP’s executive director opens up about what he hopes to accomplish when he meets with the top brass at the CFPB.

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ArticlesOctober 8, 2014

4 Steps to CFPB Compliance

Compliance pros lay out a plan for keeping regulators at bay. If followed, the four-step plan may also help with a dealership’s customer-retention efforts.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoOctober 2, 2014

Chrysler Capital, Santander Lower Cap on Dealer Participation

The moves come just weeks after the CFPB proposed to oversee larger nonbank auto finance sources for the first time at the federal level.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonSeptember 25, 2014

CFPB Lacks Proper Data Security, Report Says

A report released by the United States Government Accountability Office this week found that the CFPB, which has collected information on up to 600 million financial accounts, has fallen short in its data-protection efforts.

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NewsSeptember 23, 2014

Compliance Firm Examines New CFPB Rule

The CFPB has proposed a new rule to oversee larger nonbank auto finance companies for the first time at the federal level. The compliance firm suggests that this could significantly affect compensation policies in dealerships.

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