F&I Industry News

Current economic conditions and today’s litigious environment make paying close attention to regulatory compliance and best practices a must for dealers across the U.S. The following errors and bad practices are the seven most common reasons dealers become the targets...

AFIP Certification On-line Training Now on LightSpeed AFIP is proud to announce our partnership with LightSpeed, a nationally recognized interactive virtual training system provider. LightSpeed now hosts the AFIP Certification Online Training Program, referred to as...

In certain applications classroom instruction yields better results than online training If a working knowledge of the laws and working with the laws are fundamentally different, then the most effective means by which we teach about the laws, versus teaching how to...

Please note the following as it relates to the IRS 8300 procedures if the Suspicious Activity Box is checked – the form is being filed voluntarily. (The dollar amount received in cash and / or by a qualifying instrument(s) does not exceed $10,000.) A suspicious...

The Jakob Murray Lange 2017 Northwood Scholarship recipient is Alec Bond. Alec, who hails from Linden, MI, is majoring in Automotive Marketing and Management. He completed an internship at Great Lakes Companies and Graff Chevrolet Okemos last summer. Alec's career...

By Dave Robertson  If there is a maddening aspect to regulation education, it’s the need to keep our curriculum current with a never-ending flow of newly promulgated or updated regulations. We keep pace with relative changes by adding time-sensitive updates to enhance...