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Newsby Gregory ArroyoMay 22, 2018

Trump Signs Repeal of CFPB’s Dealer Participation Guidance

The president’s signature comes exactly five years and two months after the bureau put the auto finance industry on notice with its controversial guidance on dealer rate markups.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoMay 8, 2018

House Approves Resolution to Repeal CFPB's Dealer Participation Guidance

As expected, the House approved the resolution of disapproval of the CFPB's guidance on dealer participation. With the Senate having voted on the resolution last month, all that's left to rescind the controversial guidance is President Trump's signature.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoApril 18, 2018

U.S. Senate Approves Resolution to Repeal CFPB’s Dealer Participation Guidance

Today’s vote leaves it up to the House of Representatives to pass its version of the joint resolution of disapproval. Once that happens, only the president’s signature stands in the way of the industry’s more than five-year campaign to get the CFPB’s controversial guidance repealed.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 13, 2018

BB&T Switches Back to Markups as CFPB Shifts Away From Enforcement

BB&T announced its move about a week after the CFPB’s acting director stripped enforcement powers from the division responsible for pursuing discrimination cases in the auto finance arena. BB&T will officially make the switch on March 14.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoFebruary 1, 2018

Appeals Court Rules CFPB Structure Is Constitutional

On Wednesday, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled 7-3 that a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that says the CFPB director can only be removed for cause does not unconstitutionally constrain the president.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2018

Judge Again Rules in Favor of Trump in Battle for Control of CFPB

A federal judge denied a request by a high-ranking CFPB official for a preliminary injunction to remove President Trump’s appointee as acting head of the agency. The decision sets the stage for a possible appeal.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoDecember 6, 2017

GOA Says Congress Can Review CFPB’s Guidance on Dealer Participation

The Government Accountability Office said on Tuesday that the bureau’s March 2013 bulletin on dealer participation falls under the Congressional Review Act, a decision that clears the way for the Republican-controlled Congress to repeal the bureau’s controversial guidance.

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NewsDecember 1, 2017

Fight for Control of CFPB Not Over, Democrats Say

Sen. Chris Dodd and former Rep. Barney Frank say the CFPB-creating law bearing their names does not fall under the purview of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. They joined other Democrats and activists last week in announcing plans to challenge a federal judge's ruling that denied a CFPB official's attempt to block President Trump’s interim director appointee.

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NewsNovember 27, 2017

Two’s a Crowd: Battle for Control of CFPB Heads to Court

Staffers with the CFPB returned from the Thanksgiving break on Monday to two acting directors, a lawsuit, dueling emails, and a bag of doughnuts.

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NewsNovember 16, 2017

EFG Companies: 2018 to See Increased Focus on F&I, Service Drive, Customer Loyalty

EFG Companies issued its 2018 predictions and recommendations for the retail automotive and powersports F&I markets this week. These insights reflect another year of cautiousness as well as opportunity for dealers to navigate an uncertain business climate.

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