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ArticlesMay 4, 2017

Playing With Fire

Two attorneys issue a warning about a new sales trick circulating through the industry. Their advice: If it’s too good to be true, it probably is.

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Trading Rate for Product

A reader wonders if a scenario exists where trading rate for product doesn’t cross that invisible legal line. The magazine’s resident F&I pro weighs in.

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NewsJuly 28, 2016

New York AG Suing Staten Island Dealer Group for Payment Packing

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's crackdown on payment packing continues. Today, he announced a lawsuit against two Staten Island dealerships owned by SG Hylan Motors Corp.: Staten Island Honda and Staten Island Nissan.

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(Video) Your Sales Manager Is a Criminal

A reader wisely chooses to remain anonymous after uncovering a payment-packing scheme taking place in his (or her) dealership.

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NewsJanuary 28, 2016

New York AG Charges Multi-Store Group With Payment Packing

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed suit last week against Koeppel Auto Group as part of its two-year crackdown on payment packing and the sale of credit repair and identify theft protection services.

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ArticlesNovember 14, 2015

R.I.P. Payment Packing

The AFIP’s executive director says it’s time to say goodbye and good riddance to a relic of F&I’s past. He explains why ‘a little wiggle room’ hurts new-car gross and puts sales at risk.

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NewsJune 17, 2015

N.Y. Dealers Targeted for Payment Packing and Other Deceptive Practices

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, which announced on Wednesday a $14 million settlement with three Paragon dealerships, says he intends to file suit against 11 additional dealerships for the unlawful sale of credit repair and identity theft-prevention products.

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Newsby Brittany-Marie SwansonJune 9, 2015

N.Y. AG Goes After Dealer for Payment Packing

After three months with no response, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has filed a motion to force a New York dealer group to comply with a subpoena issued by the AG’s office in March. The dealer group is accused of “jamming” credit repair contracts into vehicle sales and leases.

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Articlesby George AngusJanuary 21, 2014

10 Regulatory Hot Spots for 2014

The “Father of the F&I Menu” offers his list of 10 regulatory hot spots for 2014, several of which fall outside of the F&I manager’s jurisdiction.

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NewsMay 15, 2012

Mass. AG Settles With Auto Dealer Over Deceptive Ads

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and a family-owned franchised dealership have settled a complaint over ads the regulator deemed deceptive.

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