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Brittany-Marie Swanson

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 10, 2015

Conn. Dealer Association Launches Controversial Anti-Tesla Site

The website, called “Tesla Crash,” was launched by the Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association in response to a bill that would allow the electric automaker to sell directly to consumers in the state.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 5, 2015

AutoNation Posts Record Fourth Quarter

The dealer group realized its 17th consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year growth in earnings per share, with net income from continuing operations reaching a record $117 million in the end-of-year quarter.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonFebruary 3, 2015

Ally ‘Highly Confident’ About Overcoming Boot From GM Leasing Program

During a quarterly earnings conference call last week, Ally’s former CEO opened up about General Motors’ unexpected decision to move all of its lease incentives to its captive, GM Financial.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonJanuary 20, 2015

Mobile Update

The noise has died down since the first tablet-based F&I menu hit the market in early 2011. But for dealerships like Bowling Green Lincoln Auto Sales, the mobile menu has delivered as promised.

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Articlesby Brittany-Marie SwansonJanuary 15, 2015

Online F&I

It was a tale of two departments at Industry Summit, where dealers, technology execs and F&I trainers discussed the progress made by sales and F&I teams to convert and finance Internet shoppers.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonDecember 19, 2014

Ally Subpoenaed By DOJ

On the same day the U.S. Department of the Treasury sold the last of its remaining 54.9 million shares of Ally common stock, Ally Financial revealed that it has received a subpoena from the Department of Justice related to subprime auto lending.

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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 11, 2014

Lender Trade Group Urges CFPB to Reconsider Larger Participant Rule

In a memo issued to the CFPB this week, the AFSA listed seven recommendations regarding the bureau’s proposed rule that would give it regulatory and supervisory authority over 30 nonbank auto finance companies.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonDecember 4, 2014

CFPB, DOJ Now Targeting Honda's Captive

Honda revealed in a regulatory filing this week that its captive finance company is facing discrimination charges by the CFPB and DOJ. The revelation comes a week after Toyota’s captive said it is facing similar allegations.

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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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