F&I and Showroom & Auto Dealer Today
F & I and Showroom and Auto Dealer Today magazines cover timely topics of interest to the automotive retail industry. Here are some articles contributed by the gvo3 team from current and past issues.
2024 Articles
The Federales Are Back in the Rebate Game – March 2024
Kink or No-Kink – February 2024
2023 Articles
An Unlikely Compliance Model – December 2023
Pay Stud: Real or Fake? – September 2023
Prohibited Practices – July 2023
Shortcuts and Compliance Are Not Friends – July 2023
Check Yourself – July 2023
Menu Best Practices – April 2023
A Look Back on Compliance in 2022 – April 2023
2022 Articles
Desking in a Rising Rate Environment – December 2022
What is a Compliance Management System? – August 2022
Captives are Monitoring Disparate Impact – July 2022
The FTC Strikes Again June 2022
Unloading the Fair Credit Program – April 2022
Fair Credit Compliance in the Last 20 Years – March 2022
Is Your Dealer Playbook Compliant? January 2022
Create a Compliance Test for Interviews January 2022
2021 Articles
Excuses to Deflect Criticism Nov 2021
Why Implement a Compliance Checklist? Nov 2021
What to Look for In a Successful Compliance Officer Oct 2021
Manage the Red Flags Process, Not the Report Oct 2021
The 5 Key Credit Determinants Sept 2021
Can I Charge for a CPO? July 2021
Credit Application 101 June 2021
Out of Dealership Delivery May 2021
Pricing for Fun and Profit April 2021
Here We Go Again April 2021
Compliance if Not a Program Du Jour April 2021
Non-Excuses for Non-Compliance March 2021
A Life Lesson on Compliance February 2021
Sales People are Compliance Weakest Links January 2021
2020 Articles
California: An Unlikely Compliance Model – December 2020
When Should I File FinCEN 8300? November 2020
But…The System Was Down – October 2020
The FTC Suggests We Buckle Up October 2020
Lessons From an I-team Investigation – Sept 2020
OFAC is Required Not Recommended – Sept 2020
Lessons From the Lockdown – Sept 2020
Dealership Uncovers Payment Packing Scheme July 2020
Prepare for Financing Contraction June 2020
Ferreting Out Fake Paystubs – May 2020
The Digital Revolution is Upon Us – May 2020
Kicking the Trade – April 2020
F&I Meets Alternative Credit Scoring – March 2020
Compliance Isn’t Just for the Finance Office – March 2020
How To Implement A Compliance Management System – February 2020
Shortcuts And Compliance Are Not Complimentary – February 27, 2020.
2019 Articles
Is Your Salesperson Running A CRO? – December 5, 2019
Consumers Don’t Always Tell the Truth – Nov 2019
Yesterday’s Standards Are Today’s Felonies – Oct 2019
F&I Meets a New-Age Dr. Frankenstein – Sept 2019
It’s The Process, Stupid – August 2019
Sales Compliance and the Red Flags Rut – July 2019
4 F&I Scenarios That Can Lead to Bank Fraud – June 2019
Proper Desking Prevents Payment Packing – May 2019
When Sales is to Blame for Noncompliance: Part 3 -April 2019
When Sales is to Blame for Noncompliance: Part 2 March 2019
When Sales is to Blame for Noncompliance: Part 1 February 2019
Play 11-on11 Football January 2019
2018 Articles
Stop Grossing Up Fixed Incomes December 2018
The Federales are Watching November 2018
The Big Menu Debate Sept 2018
The ‘Please Do Not Call’ Rule May 2018
Slurs, Cussing, and Misnomers May 2018
That Dude Can Sell April 2018
Dealer Fines and How to Avoid Them March 2018
When Greedies Meet Stupids March 2018
2017 Articles
REAL ID Has Arrived, December 2017
To Catch a Thief, November 2017
F&I’s Compliance Driver, September 2017
Setting Up the Edesk, August 2017
Kinks will be Kinks, July 2017
Defining the Edealership, June 2017
Credit App Fraud Not a Victimless Crime, May 2017
Navigating the ‘New’ Used Car Buyer’s Guide, April 2017
Remote Deliveries: Proceed with Caution, March 2017
Treat Red Flags Like Subprime Stips, February 2017
Naïve, Sloppy or Kinky? January 2017
2016 Articles
F & I ARTICLE ARCHIVE
5 Compliance Checkpoints – January 2013
Paper Trails – October 2012
A Costly Decision – July 2012
Contractually Obligated – April 2012
A New Game Plan – January 2012
A Dealer’s Guide to Digital Compliance, August 2010
A Dealers Guide to Compliant Paperwork, September 2009
Pay-Plan Breakdown, May 2009
Lending’s Newest “C”, February 2009
Stopping Threats from Within, September 2008
Cycles, Slumps and Compliance, August 2008
Measuring F&I Compliance Levels, June 2008
Taking on the Red Flag Rule, February 2008