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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonSeptember 18, 2014

CFPB Holds Auto Finance Hearing Following New Rule Proposal

Following an announcement that it would seek supervisory authority over 38 nonbank auto finance companies, the CFPB held a field hearing on the topic in Indiana this morning.

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NewsSeptember 17, 2014

CFPB Proposes New Oversight of Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

The CFPB announced this week a proposed rule that would allow it to oversee about 38 nonbank auto finance companies. The bureau also plans to release a new whitepaper which details the methodology it uses to determine the presence of discrimination in auto lending.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

Biweekly Payment Provider Bulks Up Compliance Practices

USEA implements code of ethics and a certification test for its dealership partners. The move comes more than three months after the NADA notified members that the FTC was investigating biweekly payment programs.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

Hudson Cook Adds Former CFPB Enforcement Deputy as Partner

Hudson Cook adds another former CFPB official to its offices in Washington, D.C., in Lucy Morris. She was a founding member of the implementation team that organized the CFPB after passage of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

Bill to Rescind CFPB Auto 'Guidance' Gains Support in Congress

More than 400 dealers traveled to the nation’s capital in support of a new bill that could nullify the CFPB’s guidance on auto lending.

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ArticlesSeptember 15, 2014

Preparing for the Meeting

The executive director of the Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals explains why he looks forward to a meeting with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new assistant director.

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ArticlesSeptember 15, 2014

Satisfying Customers and the CFPB

Compliance expert explains how dealers can turn the tables on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by using the agency’s own guidance to respond to complaints.

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NewsSeptember 11, 2014

NADA Shows Support for New CFPB Reform Bill

The NADA is urging Congress to pass a new bipartisian bill introduced this month that would nullify the CFPB’s guidance on auto lending and require more transparency from the bureau in the future.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonAugust 21, 2014

CFPB Fines Subprime Finance Source $2.75 Million

First Investors Financial Service Group was charged with providing inaccurate information to credit reporting agencies due to a known computer glitch. The finance company was ordered to pay a fine and identify and correct affected consumer credit profiles.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonAugust 12, 2014

F&I Products at Center of Legislative Battles in Four States

Legislation regulating the influence captive finance sources have on F&I product sales has popped up around the nation this year, but the industry disagrees on what is driving these state-by-state battles.

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