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The FTC and Connecticut Join Forces for Action Against Nissan Dealer
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In this episode of Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso from Troutman Pepper Locke's Consumer Financial Services Practice Group examine the current status of the Federal Trade...more
In this special crossover episode between Moving the Metal and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle, Chris Capurso, and Chris Willis analyze the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, focusing on its impact...more
Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more
On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney General announced a massive $20 million settlement with Leader Automotive Group, the operator of 10 dealerships in and around...more
In this podcast episode, Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso are joined by esteemed senior practitioner Alan Wingfield to discuss the National Automobile Dealer Association’s (NADA) challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s...more
The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against the Combating Auto Retail Scams (“CARS”) Trade Regulation Rule, issued last year by the Federal...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Arizona announced a joint action against Coulter Motor Company, an Arizona-based motor vehicle dealership, and its former general manager, for allegedly engaging...more
In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "The FTC and Connecticut Join Forces for Action Against Nissan Dealer," consumer protection attorney Anthony DiResta discusses a recent action taken by the Federal...more
Vroom, the former used car sales website which halted vehicle sales in January 2024, has agreed to a proposed settlement with the FTC over allegations the company misrepresented that it had examined all vehicles before...more
In this inaugural episode of Moving the Metal, Troutman Pepper attorneys Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso examine the major requirements of the FTC's proposed CARS Rule. After a refresher on the rule's requirements, Brooke and...more
On May 14, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) filed its brief in opposition to Petitioners’ Brief in the legal challenge to the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (“CARS Rule”). The petitioners are the National...more
Troutman Pepper attorneys Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso discuss the Federal Trade Commission's "Holder Rule" in the third of five special episodes devoted to auto finance issues. Although the Holder Rule has been around...more
Our special guest is Richard (“Rick”) Hackett, former Assistant CFPB Director responsible for auto finance regulation and presently a member of the Board of F&I Sentinel, which supports lender compliance in the auto finance...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued a final rule that is squarely aimed at changing the way dealers interact with customers in the financing process. The final rule takes effect on July 30, 2024....more
On December 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule, otherwise known as the “CARS Rule,” setting new requirements on the sale, financing, and leasing of vehicles by motor...more
After more than a year of review, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on December 12, 2023 launched its much-anticipated final rule targeting misleading advertising and sales tactics by new car dealers. First proposed in the...more
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has recently ruled that a consumer cannot maintain a claim under the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act (GFBPA) where the claim arises out of a loan...more
The Federal Trade Commission and Wisconsin Attorney General have entered into settlements with a group of auto dealerships, their current and former corporate owners, and their general manager for allegedly engaging in...more
Anyone who has financed the purchase of a good or service, had a bank account, bought a car, or purchased sporting event tickets has almost assuredly encountered what the Biden Administration and various regulatory agencies...more
When it comes to voluntary protection products, such as guaranteed asset protection, debt cancellation, credit insurance, service contracts, and vehicle protection products, the hottest topic this summer seems to be the...more
By a 4-1 vote on June 23, 2022, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that is squarely aimed at changing the way dealers interact with customers in the automotive financing process, with...more
Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more
The FTC has sent its annual letter to the CFPB reporting on the FTC’s activities related to compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B. The FTC has authority to enforce the ECOA and Reg B as to...more