Fraud on the Front Line: How Dealers Are Fighting Emerging Auto Finance Scams — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Auto Finance Year in Review, Part 2: Security Clearances, Supervisory Lines, and Connected Cars — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
State AGs in the Driver’s Seat: Auto Finance Enforcement in the Trump 2.0 Era — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
New Year, New Surprises? 2026 Resolutions for Dealers and Auto Finance Companies — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom Kline — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Breaking Granite: Understanding New Amendments to the New Hampshire Retail Installment Sales Act — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Dissecting Oral Arguments in NADA's Challenge to the CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Investigation Tag Team: The FTC and the State of Arizona — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The FTC and Connecticut Join Forces for Action Against Nissan Dealer
The CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Avoiding Auto Finance Pitfalls Under the FTC's New CARS Rule — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Preventing and Detecting Fraud: How to Protect Your Dealership
Podcast: Buy-Sell Market - Factors to Consider in Transactions of Automotive Dealerships
AFSA Extra Credit Podcast: Auto Remote Sales Compliance
AF COVID-19 Podcast: Online Auto Sales in the Age of COVID-19
AF COVID-19 PODCAST: Auto Dealers & Stay at Home Orders
II-31- The Changing 9 to 5 From 1980 to Today
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Last month, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) announced a significant enforcement action against 2541 E Tremont Ave Auto, LLC, which operated as “Honda of the Bronx.” DCWP alleged that the...more
Auto dealers continue to face substantial exposure under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as they increasingly rely on digital marketing, customer relationship management (CRM) automation, lead-generation vendors,...more
In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso examine the evolving fraud threats facing auto dealers and finance companies, from income and identity fraud to...more
Summer brings a steady stream of teenagers looking for seasonal work, and many might end up knocking on your dealership’s door. Young workers can provide cost-effective assistance for Ohio auto dealerships to staff lot...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the April 2026 webinar....more
In this second installment of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast’s 2025 auto finance year in review, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso unpack three emerging risk hotspots: service member auto lending, changes to...more
On April 3, Kentucky enacted SB 158, a comprehensive statute governing products that offer benefits in connection with personal property, with a particular focus on add‑on products sold with vehicle finance and lease...more
The Georgia Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutionality of Georgia’s direct sales ban under the Georgia’s Motor Vehicle Franchise Practices Act but clarified that the constitutional protection afforded under the Act...more
It's a busy day for operations. Customers are everywhere, and business is good. You need to respond to a question about a payment convenience fee. Originally published in Spot Delivery® - March 2026....more
Offering your salespeople a choice between two pay plans sounds like a win-win, but it can create legal headaches that outlast the goodwill. Before your dealership rolls out a Plan A versus Plan B compensation structure,...more
On March 13, 2026, the FTC announced that it sent warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups stating that advertised vehicle prices must reflect the total price consumers will be required to pay, excluding only required...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the March 2026 webinar....more
In March 2026, the Trump administration has taken a number of steps in quick succession related to consumer protection. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “combat fraudulent ‘Made in America’ claims” in...more
March Madness: Colorado takes aim at a debt collector while New Jersey targets motor vehicle dealer sales and advertising practices and Texas continues its aggressive privacy enforcement push....more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is sending warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups nationwide, reminding them that the price they advertise to consumers must reflect the total price consumers...more
On March 13, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is sending warning letters to ninety-seven auto dealerships throughout the nation. The letters state, "[t]his letter is to advise you that you may be...more
On February 23, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) entered into a settlement agreement with CarMax, Inc., resolving allegations that the car retailer violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by...more
On February 23, DOJ announced it had reached a settlement to resolve allegations that a large used car retailer violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by unlawfully repossessing vehicles from at least 28...more
Colorado lawmakers are considering legislation that would significantly expand consumer protections around motor vehicle finance and sales. House Bill 26‑1261, introduced on February 19, 2026 and currently pending before the...more
On February 23, 2026, the DOJ reached a settlement with the nation's largest used car retailer over allegations that the Company violated the SCRA by repossessing vehicles of servicemembers without court orders. The DOJ...more
On February 17, 2026, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued its decision in Lucid Group USA, Inc. v. State of Georgia, addressing the constitutionality of Georgia’s direct sales ban under the State’s dealer law framework. The...more
Auto dealerships might be surprised by some important nuances in the “No Tax on Overtime” rules that rolled out nationwide last year, and now is the time to get familiar with the fine print and set expectations before driving...more
In this episode of Moving the Metal, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso are joined by Troutman colleagues Chris Carlson and Nam Kang from the firm’s RISE Practice Group to unpack what “Trump 2.0” really means for dealers...more
After a delay caused by the shutdown of the federal government last fall, Asbury Automotive Group (“Asbury”), one of the largest automobile dealer groups in the country, has resumed its constitutional challenge to the...more
In this article, we share a timeline of monthly "bites" for 2025 applicable to the auto finance industry....more