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NewsAugust 23, 2016

EFG Companies Announces Second Annual F&I Innovator of the Year Competition

EFG Companies and Northwood University have launched their second F&I Innovator of the Year competition. The contest asks six teams of junior and senior Northwood automotive students to conceptualize and build a new F&I product. The winning product will then be developed by EFG Companies, who will donate a percentage of the product's sales profits back to the school.

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NewsAugust 23, 2016

Jumpstart Unveils New Name and Logo

Jumpstart Automotive Group today announced it is changing its name back to Jumpstart Automotive Media. The company also unveiled a new logo company officials said reflects the evolution of the business and the market it serves.

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NewsAugust 19, 2016

Texas Dealers Agree to Pay $85,000 for Deceptive Advertising

Three Dallas-area dealerships have agreed to pay $85,000 to settle charges that they violated a 2014 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) administrative order that barred them from deceptively advertising the cost of buying or leasing a car.

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NewsAugust 18, 2016

Protective to Acquire United States Warranty Corp.

Protective Life Corp. announced last Friday that it has reached an agreement to acquire USWC Holding Company and all its subsidiaries, including United States Warranty Corp., through a stock purchase agreement.

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NewsAugust 18, 2016

CU Direct Network Grows Origination Volume 16.4% Through Q2

CU Direct's credit union network was the No. 3 auto loan originator in the first quarter. However, the network posted the highest year-over-year growth in auto originations.

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Articlesby Tariq KamalAugust 18, 2016

Magazine Offers Details on Compliance Summit Program

Scheduled for Aug. 29-30, Compliance Summit is designed to deliver a crash course in federal regulations and enforcement action to help dealers, agents and industry execs build sustainable sales and F&I processes without sacrificing productivity and profitability.

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NewsAugust 18, 2016

Update Your Headshot at Compliance Summit

Organizers of the upcoming Compliance Summit have announced that Automotive Compliance Education (ACE) will be offering free headshot photography to every attendee.

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NewsAugust 17, 2016

Asbury: 'Choppy' Retail Environment Drives Down Q2 F&I Gross Profit

Asbury increased its F&I per-copy average 3% to $1,436 in the second quarter. But total F&I gross profit fell due to a 'Choppy' retail environment, officials said.

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NewsAugust 17, 2016

TransUnion: Average Auto Loan Balance Reaches Post-Recession High in Q2

The average auto loan balance per consumer in the second quarter grew 2.7% from a year ago to a post-recession high of $18,177, according to TransUnion. Delinquencies were also up, although the firm said there’s no cause for concern.

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NewsAugust 17, 2016

Study: Consumers Want to Buy Big-Ticket Items From Their Smartphones

A new study shows that consumers aren’t just interested in buying cars from their smartphones, they’re interested in completing the F&I process as well. The study was commissioned by Roadster, a company that offers that type of experience.

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