CFPB Director Richard Cordray was met with hostility on Tuesday during the bureau’s semi-annual report to Congress. The hearing took place a day before a House committee passed two CFPB reform bills.
October 1, 2015
Penske Automotive Group realized a 16% increase in revenue and a 14% bump in adjusted income from continuing operations in 2014’s fourth quarter. The dealer group’s CEO also discussed its plan to pilot the NADA’s fair credit compliance program at four stores.
February 12, 2015
Industry associations responded this week to a New York Times opinion piece claiming that subprime auto lending is a predatory practice that stands to go the way of subprime mortgages.
August 14, 2014
A memo released by the NADA this week states that the CFPB’s proposed method for eliminating fair lending risk in the auto lending arena would do no such thing. Instead, dealers would still have discretion when it comes to selecting a finance source for their customers.
May 20, 2014
Officials with Penske Automotive Group, which reported a record fourth quarter, said the operation will “wait and see” when it comes to adopting the NADA’s new fair lending compliance program.
February 18, 2014
The Center for Responsible Lending released findings last week that show negotiation does not help African American and Latino car buyers secure better interest rates on auto loans. Auto trade groups, however, were critical of the study’s findings, claiming it lacks data to support its claims.
January 30, 2014
The NADA issued a memo to members last week that outlines regulatory requirements for protecting the consumer information they collect. The memo follows warnings about data access from the FTC and F&I and Showroom columnist Jim Ziegler.
September 6, 2013