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Articles•by David Keller, CPA, CFE•December 7, 2011

Identifying Your BHPH and RFC Trends

Accountant David Keller, CPA and CFE, details how buy here pay here sales and collections and having a related finance company (RFC) can complicate accounting.

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Articles•by Greg Wells•December 5, 2011

The Building Blocks of a Profitable BDC

Business development expert Greg Wells outlines the building blocks of a profitable BDC, including determining the basic functions your BDC will perform, which employees are in the BDC, pay plans and how the BDC can evolve to take on more tasks in the dealership.

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Articles•by Jennifer Murphy Bloodworth•December 2, 2011

Keeping Up with Compliance at Bergeron Auto

At Bergeron Auto, compliance is taken seriously. Dealer Denis Bergeron discusses why his dealership in Metairie, La., takes a proactive approach to maintaining compliance.

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Articles•by Tom Hudson•November 30, 2011

Flying Under the Radar

Dealers who ignore rules and regulations they’re required by law to comply with and instead hope to fly under the radar unnoticed by the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau might want to ask themselves the following questions posed by Attorney Tom Hudson in this article.

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Articles•by Nicole Munro•November 27, 2011

Making a List and Checking it Twice

Santa isn’t the only one making a list and checking it twice this time of year. The CFPB and the FTC are making lists that will be used to determine who is naughty and who is nice. Attorney Nicole Munro poses some questions dealers should consider to put together their own compliance checklists.

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Articles•by Chip Zyvoloski•November 10, 2011

Third-Party Relationships Require Close Attention to Detail

There are risks involved with all third-party relationships. Chip Zyvoloski, senior attorney within the Indirect Lending business at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, explains that to protect the dealership’s reputation, dealers should complete due diligence on your third-party vendors.

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Articles•by Allen Dobbins•November 2, 2011

Paper is a Thing of The Past in F&I

Technology has impacted every dealership department, and technology expert Allen Dobbins explains how the F&I department has been impacted by technology.

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Articles•by Tom Hudson•October 28, 2011

Cobweb Compliance

Attorney Thomas Hudson poses two scenarios about how dealers comply with the Safeguarding Rule. One scenario is about a dealer who initially had good intentions but allowed compliance cobwebs to build up, the other is about a dealer who implements and maintains a compliant process.

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Articles•by Nicole Munro•October 25, 2011

Disclosures in Auto Finance - Lesson 2: Application Disclosures

Attorney Nicole Munro discusses disclosures required by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its implementing Regulation B, along with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, when a consumer applies for secured credit.

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Articles•by David Keller, CPA, CFE•October 5, 2011

Inventory Management Is Really Cash Management

Do you watch and calculate how many times your inventory turns each year? Do you know what your return on inventory investment is? David Keller, automotive industry accounting expert, explains how to determine these things and more.

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