
Dealer Ads and the FTC
The agency has made it clear in recent enforcement actions and warnings, in auto retail and other industries, that advertised prices must include all nonoptional costs to the consumer.
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The agency has made it clear in recent enforcement actions and warnings, in auto retail and other industries, that advertised prices must include all nonoptional costs to the consumer.
Read More →Organizers of Compliance Summit announced that registration for the Las Vegas event is now open. This two-day event, part of the annual Industry Summit, is scheduled for Aug. 29-30 at Paris Las Vegas.
Read More →Violations of the Federal Trade Commission’s prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts or practices are going to get more expensive come Aug. 1. That’s when the commission’s interim final rule aimed at increasing a variety of civil penalties takes effect.
Read More →About 119 former customers of Saratoga Springs Nissan who were charged illegal fees and sold F&I products without their knowledge will share in $101,986 in restitution, according to the settlement reached between the dealership's former owner and the New York Attorney General's Office.
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EFG Companies has named 30-year industry veteran Steve Roennau vice president of compliance, the company announced last week.
Read More →On June 2, House Bill 4548 was ratified and with it came amendments to South Carolina’s closing fee laws. In accordance with the new law, the Department of Consumer Affairs will be able to determine whether the amount a dealer charges in closing fees is reasonable or unreasonable.
Read More →The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. has released a comprehensive catalog of standardized, legally reviewed F&I documents for automobile dealers in the state of Kentucky.
Read More →The publishers of Auto Dealer Today announced the winners of the 12th annual Dealers’ Choice Awards. The awards are based on a comprehensive survey that allowed dealers and dealership personnel to recognize their favorite vendors, suppliers and finance companies in 34 categories.
Read More →The finalized rule updating overtime regulations will automatically extend overtime pay protections to more than four millions workers within the first year of implementation. The NADA said it is developing outreach materials on the rule’s impact on dealerships and is evaluating potential participation in potential litigation and Congressional oversight.
Read More →Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump told Reuters he would release a plan in about two weeks for overhauling the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Read More →At its May 5 field hearing in Albuquerque, N.M., the CFPB issued its proposal to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in finance contracts. Financial services providers will still be able to include arbitration clauses in finance contracts; they just can’t use the agreements to stop consumers from being part of a class action in court.
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