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Articlesby Gil Van OverDecember 20, 2023

Shortcuts and Compliance Are Not Friends

Don’t let process shortcuts short-circuit all the hard work your dealer has put in to make their dealership the success it is today.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2021

Automotive Compliance Education Adds Safeguards Specialist Certification to Offerings

By providing certification, regular video updates and an annual recertification exam, the ACE Safeguards Specialist Certification Program is intended to help dealers meet the new Safeguards requirements.

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Articlesby Gil Van OverApril 14, 2021

Here We Go Again

As we enter a new administration, dealers will need to continue navigating new sales processes while also reverting their attention to risk management and government regulators. Let’s take a look at the likely highest risk areas and discuss a plan to mitigate them.

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Articlesby Jim GantherMarch 31, 2021

Questions Better Left Unasked

We all know that terminating an employee may lead to a charge of discrimination. But it can happen at the other end of the employment lifecycle, too – the hiring process.

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Articlesby Gil Van OverMarch 11, 2021

Non-Excuses for Non-Compliance

Here are three popular excuses when dealership managers try to explain away a compliance violation — don’t let these non-excuses derail your compliance efforts.

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ArticlesDecember 28, 2020

California: An Unlikely Compliance Model

I propose that your F&I and sales disclosure compliance models mirror the sales and F&I processes at dealerships in California — what is required by statute in California, should be considered best practices in the other 49 states.

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ArticlesNovember 30, 2020

Why Comply?

We live in an ‘Age of Compliance Awareness’ and someone is always watching. We should care about what they see.

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Articlesby Jim GantherOctober 30, 2020

Reigning in Franken-agency

On June 29, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unconstitutional. A compliance expert shares why this matters, and why it matters to dealers in particular.

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ArticlesOctober 28, 2020

The FTC Suggests We Buckle Up

The FTC recently issued a report that summarizes its enforcement actions, roundtable findings, consumer workshops, and in-person interviews with 38 Washington D.C. metro-area consumers focused on deceptive advertising practices, spot-delivery, and voluntary protection products.

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Articlesby Gil Van OverJune 24, 2020

Prepare for Financing Contraction

While the processes necessary to complete digital remote deliveries have been available for a while, dealers were slowly transitioning from paper-driven to digital. Coronavirus has accelerated that transition in many dealerships.

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