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AFIP Launches Master Program

The Association of Finance and Insurance Professionals announced the official launch of its AFIP Certified F&I Professional Master program.

DealerTrack Wins AFIP Industry Membership

DealerTrack, a provider of software and services for the automobile industry, was awarded a free industry membership to the nonprofit Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals during a special drawing held at the eighth annual Housing & Auto Finance Workshop.

Counselor Library Updates ‘F&I Legal Desk Book’

CounselorLibrary.com, the publisher of automobile financing and leasing legal compliance services, has updated its popular "F&I Legal Desk Book." The book, written by Thomas B. Hudson and the lawyers of Hudson Cook LLP, gives readers 360 things to know about auto dealer finance laws and regulations.

Industry Veteran Launches Powersports Training Website

Training expert Tom Gray has launched www.tomgraysolutions.com, a Website to promote his independent consultations and training services available to business owners and managers in the motorsport, powersport, and watersport industries.

Part II: Tackling Adverse Action Notices

Knowing what triggers an adverse action notice can definitely be baffling, but so can the rules governing content and timing. Legal expert weighs in with part II of F&I 's series on adverse action notices.

Bringing the Magazine to Life

This year will be my third F&I Conference and Expo. Whenever I talk about the two previous shows, I can’t help but tell the story about how one attendee at the 2006 show raised his hand during a compliance workshop and said, “I’m afraid to go back to my dealership.”

Dealing With Subprime’s Messy Image

Is it me or is just about everyone looking for that one kink in the armor of our business? Yes, blame the subprime-mortgage market all you want, but the reality is that it’s going to be guilt by association from here on out. What’s important now is that we don’t prove those “Chicken Littles” right.

What’s My Monthly Payment?

Did you hear the news coming out of Edmunds.com just before the holidays? Leasing increases 21 percent in 2006. It seems as though DealerTrack’s Raj Sundaram’s prediction of its revival back in November is on par so far.

It’s OK To Be a Control Freak

Talk about birth by fire. Four days, two shows, about 500 photos and two notebooks crammed with notes. And out of the notes I took during the third-annual F&I Conference and Expo in Las Vegas, the one comment that stood out was the one made by this one brave soul who grabbed the microphone at the conclusion of a panel discussion on compliance and uttered, “I’m afraid to go back to my dealership.”

F&I’s High-Value Role in the Dealership

F&I professionals are well positioned to take a leadership role in the dealership because of their range of knowledge. Valuable managers try to help everyone involved in the sale and purchase of a new vehicle.