The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Current State of the Holder Rule: Friend or Foe? — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
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Doc Fees Decoded: The Price of Paperwork in Auto Sales — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
Cruising Through Change: The Auto-Finance Industry’s New Era Under Trump Unveiled — The Consumer Finance Podcast
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Shifting Gears: Adapting to Regulatory Changes in Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Dialing In: The TCPA and Auto Finance — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom Kline — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2024
Driving Towards Greater Transparency and Sustainability in the EV Market with Davide Giacobbe and ScoutIt
Innovation in Compliance: Navigating Risk Management in the Automotive Industry with Tom Kline
Breaking Granite: Understanding New Amendments to the New Hampshire Retail Installment Sales Act — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Dissecting Oral Arguments in NADA's Challenge to the CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The FTC and Connecticut Join Forces for Action Against Nissan Dealer
The CARS Rule — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
Navigating Ancillary Products in Auto Finance — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Federal and State Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Seeks Comment on New Thresholds for Larger Participants in the Automobile Financing, Consumer Reporting, International Money Transfer, and Debt Collection Markets. On August...more
As of April 27, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had not filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to appeal the Fifth Circuit’s decision vacating the Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (CARS Rule). The...more
While the current Trump administration has taken multiple actions to prioritize American manufacturers and products, it is important to remember that the requirements to make a “Made in the USA” claim in your advertising has...more
The Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (“CARS Rule”) on January 27, 2025, determining that the FTC failed to follow its own procedural requirements...more
In a move that could significantly impact the auto retail industry, California has introduced Senate Bill 766, known as the California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act. Introduced by Senator Benjamin Allen (D) on...more
In the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) first action related to connected vehicle data, the agency announced that it reached a settlement with General Motors (“GM”) over GM’s unauthorized collection, use, and sale of driver...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 27, 2025, vacated the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS Rule) before it could take effect, finding that the FTC failed to follow...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the FTC’s controversial CARS Rule, saying that the commission violated its own procedural rules by failing to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPRM”) before...more
This week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Combatting Auto Retail Scams (CARS) rule....more
On January 24, 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an FTC rule aimed at curbing deceptive advertising and sales practices in the auto industry. The rule, which sought to prohibit certain “junk fees” and...more
On January 27, 2025, the Fifth Circuit handed new car dealers a significant win by invalidating the Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Trade Regulation Rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in December 2023. In a...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a significant opinion vacating the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Combating Auto Retail Scams Trade Regulation Rule (CARS Rule). The decision came in...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
On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its final trade regulation rule, "Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees," commonly referred to as the "Junk Fees Rule." We review the significance of the Final Rule...more
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is set to bring significant changes to the auto industry. The Biden era’s focus on rapid electrification, global trade, and an active FTC will be replaced by an...more
On October 9, 2024, the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument on the administrative challenge lodged by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), a national trade association representing the interests of U.S. car...more
On Oct. 7, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a case that could significantly reshape how auto dealerships operate. The National Automobile Dealers Association is arguing that the Federal Trade...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
On Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Arizona Attorney General announced a $2.6 million settlement to resolve claims that Coulter Motor Company used deceptive online advertising to lure...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
CarShield, a company that sells vehicle service contracts (VSCs), will pay $10 million to settle FTC allegations that its advertisements and telemarketing pitches deceived consumers, the agency announced on July 31....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