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Tag Archives: Consumer Protection Statutes
Guest Contributor Jim Radogna: Dealer Fees Under Attack
By Jim Radogna. Two recent actions for alleged dealer fee violations in South Carolina and Indiana are a potential cause for concern in other states due to the likelihood of copycat legal actions. While these states had no caps on … Continue reading
Protecting the Dealership’s “Front-End” and “Back-End”: What Does that Mean?
By Greg Johnson. Everyone in the retail automobile industry is familiar with the terms “front-end” and “back-end.” They represent two sources of potential revenue (and, hopefully, profit) for auto dealerships: The “front-end” refers to revenue realized on the sale of … Continue reading
Posted in ADCF Policy, Auto Dealer, Coverage, Duty to Defend, Duty to Indemnify, Truth in Lending Coverage
Tagged Acts Errors and Omissions Coverage, Auto Dealers Coverage, Auto Dealers Operations, Auto Dealerships, Consumer Protection Statutes, Duty to Defend, Regulatory Compliance, Truth in Lending
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Auto Dealer Risk Management: Negotiating Dealer-Lender Agreement Terms
By Greg Johnson. Car sales are booming and lenders are clamoring for indirect financing business. Now is a great time for dealers to dust off and review their Dealer Agreement (a/k/a lender master financing agreements) with lenders, particularly the warranty, … Continue reading
Auto Dealers & Regulatory Compliance: If the FTC Comes Knocking
Dealerships have become subject to increased regulation and enforcement, particularly in the areas of consumer advertising, consumer finance and consumer privacy. I recently posted an article to this blog entitled: Auto Dealer Arranged Financing: 51 Laws a Dealer Must Know. … Continue reading
Auto Dealer Arranged Financing: 51 Laws Dealers Must Know
By Greg Johnson. It’s no secret that auto dealerships have become subject to increased regulation over the past several years, primarily in the areas of consumer advertising, consumer finance and consumer privacy. Although the recession of 2007-2009 was primarily related … Continue reading
Speaking at Automotive Dealer Subprime Sales Success Workshop on April 7-8th in Atlanta, Georgia.
I will be a speaker at the Automotive Dealer Subprime Sales Success workshop on April 7-8th in Atlanta, Georgia. I will be speaking on two related topics. First, about F&I compliance and class action litigation issues (spot delivery, acquisition fees, … Continue reading
Posted in ADCF Policy, Auto Dealer, Coverage, Indirect Financing, Regulatory Compliance, Truth in Lending Act, Truth in Lending Coverage
Tagged Acts Errors and Omissions Coverage, Auto Dealers Coverage, Auto Dealers Operations, Auto Dealerships, Consumer Protection Statutes, Contractual Risk Transfer, Credit Sale, Crime Coverage, Regulatory Compliance
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Sonic Dealerships Lose Class Action Insurance Coverage Dispute with Chrysler Insurance: Statutory Errors or Omissions Coverage did not apply to Dealers’ Failure to Disclose Price of Etch in Retail Installment Sales Contracts.
By Greg Johnson. I recently posted an article providing a general overview of the insuring clause to the “Acts, Errors or Omissions” of the new Auto Dealers Coverage Form (“ADCF”) Policy. (See the article here). This optional coverage is primarily … Continue reading
The Comprehensive Guide to the 2013 Auto Dealer’s Coverage Form: “Acts, Errors or Omissions” Coverage for Violations of Federal and State Consumer Protection Statutes Affecting the Auto Dealer’s F&I Department Operations.
By Greg Johnson. In 2013, Insurance Services Office (“ISO”) rolled out its new Auto Dealers Coverage Form (CA 00 25) (“ADCF” policy) The ADCF policy replaces the Garage Liability (“GL”) policy which had been available for decades and retains the … Continue reading
Posted in ADCF Policy, Auto Dealer, Coverage, Miscellaneous
Tagged Acts Errors and Omissions Coverage, Auto Dealers Coverage, Auto Dealers Operations, Consumer Protection Statutes, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Federal Odometer Act, Magnusson Moss Warranty Act, Regulation M, Regulation Z, Retail installment sales act, Truth in Leasing, Truth in Lending
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