5 lessons to learn from software vendor data breach

On July 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff report titled Buckle Up: ...

Auto Finance Coalition and FTC explore fraud deadline

by Garret Reich

July 31, 2020

The Auto Finance Coalition has been meeting with the Federal Trade Commission to discuss changes to the Fair Credit Reporting ...

Military Lending Act Continues to Plague Auto Finance Industry

Credit trends among young service members

by Marcie Belles

July 23, 2020

While consumers bogged down by financial obligations are barred from joining the military, service members often accrue debt — particularly ...

CFPB Identifies Deceptive Auto Loan Servicing Practices

Honda dealership settles with FTC for $1.5M

by Garret Reich

June 1, 2020

New York City-based auto dealer Bronx Honda and its general manager, Carlo Fittanto, are set to pay $1.5 million to ...

EXCLUSIVE: Bank of the West exits indirect auto

Advertising red flags: What to avoid

by Brian Fink

March 6, 2020

For marketing to be effective, in addition to reaching your customers, it also must comply with regulatory requirements. The Consumer ...

The changing terrain of compliance in 2020

by Joey Pizzolato

December 11, 2019

Regulatory changes in the financial services sector may move at a snail’s pace, but actions taken in 2019 signal advances ...

Understanding how GLBA exemptions affect CCPA

by Joey Pizzolato

November 22, 2019

The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) goes into effect in January, and although California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has said ...