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NewsNovember 14, 2013

N.Y. Regulator Reaches $135K Settlement With Dealer

The dealership will pay more than $86,000 to customers who were charged a bogus administrative fee when purchasing a used vehicle, in addition to $50,000 in penalties to the state.

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NewsNovember 7, 2013

Ohio AG Seeks $11K Reimbursement From Used-Car Dealership

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing a used-car dealership for failing to deliver motor vehicle titles to car buyers. He seeks $11,800 in restitution for customers.

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NewsNovember 7, 2013

Town Delays Vote in Disparate Impact Case

A New Jersey housing bias case the Supreme Court agreed to hear could end in settlement. If an agreement isn’t reached, the high court could strike down the CFPB’s use of the disparate impact theory in its scrutiny of rate participation programs.

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NewsNovember 5, 2013

CFPB Responds to Senators’ Demands

CFPB Director Richard Cordray responded Monday to lawmaker demands for information on the bureau’s investigation of the indirect financing channel. The director delivered his response a day before Ally revealed in a filing with the SEC that it may be facing ECOA violations.

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NewsNovember 5, 2013

End of Gov’t Shutdown Causes Late Surge in Used Sales, CNW Reports

The reopening of government in mid-October helped used-vehicle sales realize a 3.63 percent increase from a year ago, CNW Research calling the increase “somewhat weaker” than expected.

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NewsOctober 31, 2013

N.J. Dealer Agrees to Pay $66K Fine

As part of a settlement for misrepresenting the condition of the cars it sold, Lencore Leasing agreed to pay a $66,000 fine.

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NewsOctober 31, 2013

Senators Call for ‘Complete Details’ of CFPB Auto Finance Probe

This week, 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans issued a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray, demanding transparency in how the bureau is determining the presence of discriminatory practices in the indirect financing channel.

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NewsOctober 29, 2013

Judge: Ally Violated Bankruptcy Rules

A U.S. bankruptcy judge accused Ally Financial of sending confusing letters to bankrupt customers that demanded payments on debts they no longer owed. Ally was ordered to pay $11,000 to a recipient of such a letter.

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NewsOctober 22, 2013

Car Dealer Pleads Guilty in Financing Scam

The former operator of a West Texas dealership and two others are accused of devising a plan to approve loans for customers who did not meet a credit union’s lending standards. The credit union lost $3.9 million as a result of the scam.

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NewsOctober 22, 2013

Denver Dealer Being Investigated for Withholding Titles, FOX31 Denver reports

Auto dealer Koroush Ghasemi of ABC Auto Sales in Denver is under investigation after more than 40 former clients claimed the dealer never sent them titles for their new vehicles.

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