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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Ruling in the Motor Finance Commissions Litigation

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On 1 August 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered its much anticipated judgment on the appeal  from the Court of Appeal’s decision in the UK motor finance commission litigation — being the joined cases of Johnson v. FirstRand...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

After the Supreme Court Judgement – What’s Next for Motor Finance Claims in the UK?

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The types of consumer credit arrangements at issue in all of the relevant motor finance cases are “three-cornered” transactions. Motor dealers would offer a car for sale, which a member of the public would then see and wish...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Supreme Court Hands Down Combined Judgment Affecting Consumer Finance Sector

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The judgment brings clarity regarding the fiduciary duty and unfair relationships. The consumer finance sector now awaits the FCA’s plans for a new redress scheme covering commission arrangements....more

Mayer Brown

Victory for Lenders in Supreme Court Decision on Motor Vehicle Finance

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THE SUPREME COURT HAS REJECTED TWO OF THE THREE CLAIMS IT WAS ASKED TO DECIDE, AND UPHELD THE OTHER BASED ON ITS SPECIFIC FACTS - OVERVIEW - In a landmark decision which will be closely scrutinised by the finance...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

When Is a Sale Final? Not Always as Early as You'd Like It to Be

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One of the first things I learned in my first-year contracts class in law school was the Uniform Commercial Code. Specifically, the class covered Article 2 of the UCC, which governs sales of goods, including motor vehicles. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FTC Finalizes—and Then Pauses—CARS Rule Impacting Dealers, Auto Finance Companies

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On December 12, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has finalized the Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (CARS Rule), which imposes various obligations affecting dealers’ sales practices and will also impact...more

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CFPB Bites of the Month - December 2023 - I'm Dreaming of a Winter Solstice and the CFPB

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the December 2023 webinar....more

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AFSA Extra Credit Podcast: Auto Remote Sales Compliance

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The Federal Trade Commission's Cooling-Off Rule has been around since 1972 (it became effective in 1974), but generally has been a non-issue for dealers until the Coronavirus pandemic when dealers were forced to conduct...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2017 in Review: Three State Enforcement Trends Impacting the Auto Finance Industry

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Auto lenders, like many private citizens, began 2017 curious as to what change the impending Trump administration would bring. In the landscape of government enforcement, however, the consensus amongst industry participants...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

In the Wake of Equifax: What Auto Dealers Need to Know About Data Privacy

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Following the recent Equifax data breach wherein millions of consumers’ private information may have been compromised, it is increasingly clear that consumer-interfacing businesses need to, and in some cases are required to,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CFPB Issues Final Rules on Payday and Vehicle Title Loans—Little Impact for Auto Lenders

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans. The new rule is effective in 2019 and imposes stringent underwriting requirements and...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Rejection Junction What’s Your Function

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It’s happened to every dealer, more so in the last eight or so years than ever – the lender has approved funding; the RISC has been signed by the customer and dealer, and assigned by the dealer to the lender; the title work...more

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CFPB To Pursue Auto Lenders For Illegal Discriminatory Markups

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The CFPB has released a bulletin explaining its belief that certain lenders that offer auto loans through dealerships are responsible for unlawful, discriminatory pricing. According to the CFPB, potentially discriminatory...more

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