After reading the Federal Trade Commission’s 17-page guide to “Fighting Fraud With the Red Flags Rule,” I think I finally understand why this newest requirement is so perplexing to many of you out there.
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Read More →First Advantage CREDCO LLC, a provider of specialty credit reports to the automotive industry, announced Monday the integration of its credit-based information solutions with Finance Express, a provider of Web-based financial services and technology for independent auto dealerships.
Read More →The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) upped the ante on abuses of the FTC Act by increasing the maximum civil penalty for unfair and deceptive acts and practices from $11,000 to $16,000 per violation.
Read More →Automotive Compliance Consultants Inc. (ACC) has partnered with automotive software provider Stone Meta Inc. to provide an online compliance training and auditing solution called Compliance Solved.
Read More →Compli, a provider of dealership compliance management software, said the use of its Dealership Compliance Management System (DCMS) by Group 1 Automotive in Houston, Texas, has helped the dealership group reach a 98 percent Red Flags compliance level in less than two weeks.
Read More →NADA Regulatory Affairs Directory Paul Metrey and attorneys from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection — which drafted and enforces the Red Flags Rule — will present a virtual seminar “A Deeper Dive into the FTC Red Flags Rule” on March 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. EST.
Read More →The Red Flag Rule will definitely be a hot topic at this year's National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention. Here are a few questions to help you find the right solution.
Read More →Before you start searching for the finalized document on the Red Flag Rule, understand that it's 256 pages.
Read More →Dealers will need to know how to react when a red flag is raised, and will have to document each situation.
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