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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 24, 2015

CPS CEO: Finance Source Ahead of the Compliance Curve

Consumer Portfolio Services CEO Charles Bradley laid out the lender’s compliance efforts during a quarterly earnings call last week. The finance source’s subprime lending activities are currently being investigated by Department of Justice.

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Articlesby JimFebruary 11, 2015

The Death of Disparate Impact

A District Court judge’s decision in a housing discrimination lawsuit could help derail the CFPB’s ongoing campaign against auto dealers.

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Articlesby Ronald J. ReahardJanuary 19, 2015

Time to Man Up

The auto industry and the finance companies that fuel it have yet to mount a proper response to the CFPB's threats and actions.

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NewsDecember 30, 2014

CFPB: Servicemembers Harmed by Loopholes in Military Lending Act

A report released Monday by the regulator highlights how loopholes in the current Military Lending Act rules are racking up the costs of loans for servicemembers.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonDecember 16, 2014

Credit Acceptance Subpoenaed by DOJ

Credit Acceptance has received a civil investigative subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice, which requested that the finance company produce certain documents related to subprime auto lending.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonDecember 1, 2014

Toyota's Captive Issues Statement Regarding CFPB, DOJ Allegations

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation issued a statement to F&I and Showroom regarding last week’s regulatory filing. It revealed that the CFPB and the DOJ are alleging that the captive’s practices in the auto finance sector have resulted in the discriminatory pricing of auto loans.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoNovember 20, 2014

CFPB Needs a New 'Tool,’ Study Finds

F&I and Showroom delves into a new study commissioned by the American Financial Services Association. It concludes that the CFPB’s use of the BISG proxy method is “conceptually flawed” and could lead to overstatement of alleged harm to consumers.

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NewsNovember 19, 2014

CFPB Methodology Flawed, New Study Concludes

A new study released by the American Financial Services Association finds bias and high error rates in the CFPB's proxy methodology for determining disparate impact.

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NewsSeptember 17, 2014

CFPB Proposes New Oversight of Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

The CFPB announced this week a proposed rule that would allow it to oversee about 38 nonbank auto finance companies. The bureau also plans to release a new whitepaper which details the methodology it uses to determine the presence of discrimination in auto lending.

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NewsSeptember 16, 2014

Biweekly Payment Provider Bulks Up Compliance Practices

USEA implements code of ethics and a certification test for its dealership partners. The move comes more than three months after the NADA notified members that the FTC was investigating biweekly payment programs.

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