Industry Summit to Tackle the Online F&I Movement

The magazine’s annual conference will feature two workshops and two panels that will take a look at the digital challenges and opportunities facing the F&I office.
The magazine’s annual conference will feature two workshops and two panels that will take a look at the digital challenges and opportunities facing the F&I office.
Three Republican lawmakers are requesting information from the CFPB regarding employee performance reviews after reports surfaced last week about possible racial disparities related to its internal management practices.
Industry representatives and consumer advocacy groups squared off in Washington, D.C., last month for the CFPB’s first public forum on auto lending. The event revealed the tightrope the bureau is walking between preserving a rebounding market and strengthening consumer protections.
TD Bank officials said the company will trim down its 9,000 member U.S. dealer network in order to provide better service.
Following a critical piece in the New York Times on the arbitration clause found in its warranty statement, Hyundai drops the policy. The change came a week before the CFPB released its first report on the effect of arbitration agreements on consumers.
On Wednesday, the CFPB released preliminary research on the use of arbitration clauses in connection with consumer financial products and services. While auto was excluded from the review, the report’s findings make similar provisions used in auto transactions look ‘consumer-friendly by comparison,’ says legal insider.
A consumer advocacy group has filed a new ballot initiative with the California attorney general’s office. Part of the initiative aims to eliminate dealer markups, something California New Car Dealer Association President Brian Maas says would harm consumers.
On the eve of the CFPB’s first public forum on auto lending, a town council in New Jersey unanimously votes to settle a lawsuit centered on the disparate impact theory.
CFPB Director Richard Cordray responded Monday to lawmaker demands for information on the bureau’s investigation of the indirect financing channel. The director delivered his response a day before Ally revealed in a filing with the SEC that it may be facing ECOA violations.
This week, 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans issued a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray, demanding transparency in how the bureau is determining the presence of discriminatory practices in the indirect financing channel.
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