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F&I Education & Compliance Leader
AFIP is your source for in-dealership financial services education, regulatory information and compliance products, and breaking AFIP and industry news. We serve our constituents by providing:
- college-level regulatory education through the AFIP Certification Program
- legal and regulatory guidance and assistance (in partnership with Member Benefits Services, Inc.)
- compliance products like the F&I Manager’s Guide to the Red Flag Rule
- industry advocacy
- dispute mediation and resolution
- industry news
Join today! Whether you're an individual, corporation, general agent, state association or dealership, there's a membership or partnership level designed for you.
AFIP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation serving the needs of in-dealership financial services professionals and the industry by giving a voice to the F&I practitioner; protecting the interests of the F&I profession, F&I professionals and their customers; and supporting the companies that serve the F&I function.
The Seven Deadly Sins of F&I
The combination of the current economic conditions and the modern litigious environment makes paying close attention to regulatory compliance and best practices a must for dealers across the US.
The Seven Deadly Sins of F&I are the seven most common errors that cause dealers to become the targets of media exposes, class-action lawsuits, and high-dollar regulatory fines...
FTC Extends Deadline — But Compliance Still Required!
As many of you have likely already heard, the FTC has yet again extended its enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until December 31, 2010. We'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that, according to the FTC's website, the Red Flags Rule is still in force and can be enforced by any other relevant agency and possibly at the state level as an Unfair Deceptive Act or Practice claim.
