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The AFIP F&I ProShop, slated for launch by late April of 2009, will give F&I professionals all over the US, Canada and Europe the ability to . . .

Like most professional associations, AFIP is constantly looking for ways to communicate effectively with our constituency. We’ve created a new . . .

This document contains information about new and existing AFIP policies.

This document contains information about new and existing AFIP policies.

In times of stingy lenders and cash-strapped customers, VSC penetration generally suffers. Fortunately, the product owes its resilience to . . .

Business has dropped. Budgets are tight. The future has never seemed less certain. You still need to find an edge over the competition, bring people into the store and do it in a way that costs next to nothing . . .

When it comes to convention marketing opportunities, GAs have always gotten the short end of the stick. Prices for . . .

In addition to being dishonest, identity thieves are lazy. With the heightened attention given identity theft...these crooks are migrating . . .

The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals is launching the industry’s first F&I-targeted job board. The AFIP CareerCenter will bring together well-qualified potential employees and the employers in need of specialized talent. It benefits the individual, the company . . .

Dealers now have six more months to get a Red Flag Rule program in place. On October 22, 2008, the FTC announced a forbearance on Red Flag Rule enforcement. The new deadline for compliance is May 1, 2009. . .

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. . .

With the introduction of professionally proctored LaserGrade testing sites in 2004, AFIP not only strengthened its commitment to irreproachable testing standards, it has addressed the growing need to provide local, on-demand service for the F&I community and AFIP Industry Members. . .

While dealers must be in full compliance with the Red Flag Rule by November 1, 2008, somewhere in the middle of this, we need to sell some cars. In response to the pending legislation, AFIP has released The F&I Manager’s Guide to the Red Flag . . .