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F&I Education & Compliance Leader
AFIP is your source for in-dealership financial services education, regulatory information and compliance products, and breaking AFIP and industry news. We serve our constituents by providing:
- college-level regulatory education through the AFIP Certification Program
- legal and regulatory guidance and assistance (in partnership with Member Benefits Services, Inc.)
- compliance products like the F&I Manager’s Guide to the Red Flag Rule
- industry advocacy
- dispute mediation and resolution
- industry news
Join today! Whether you're an individual, corporation, general agent, state association or dealership, there's a membership or partnership level designed for you.
AFIP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation serving the needs of in-dealership financial services professionals and the industry by giving a voice to the F&I practitioner; protecting the interests of the F&I profession, F&I professionals and their customers; and supporting the companies that serve the F&I function.
The Seven Deadly Sins of F&I
The combination of the current economic conditions and the modern litigious environment makes paying close attention to regulatory compliance and best practices a must for dealers across the US.
The Seven Deadly Sins of F&I are the seven most common errors that cause dealers to become the targets of media exposes, class-action lawsuits, and high-dollar regulatory fines...
FTC Sucker-Punches Car Dealers
Yielding to congressional pressure, the FTC has again delayed its enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010, placing thousands of car dealers in jeopardy. The reality is, the FTC’s lack of enforcement doesn’t change the fact that dealers should have been Red Flags compliant since November 1, 2008.
