On Nov. 8, 2012, AFR and the National Association of Consumer Advocates co-hosted this free webinar on abusive auto finance practices. The agenda included:

• Common auto financing rip-offs.
• Authority of the CFPB and the FTC.
• Convincing the CFPB, the FTC, and state Attorney Generals to act.

Presenters were:

• Chris Kukla, Senior Counsel for Government Affairs at the Center for Responsible Lending;
• Rosemary Shahan, founder of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety (CARS);
• Ellen Taverna, Legislative Director at the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA); and
• John W. Van Alst, attorney at the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and director of its Working Cars for Working Families project.

Webinar materials:

• Auto Dealer Regulation Since Dodd-Frank (Kukla)
• Common Auto Lending Abuses (Shahan)
• What’s Happening and What Can We Do to Stop It? (Taverna)
• The Changing Landscape of Consumer Protection for Car Buyers (Van Alst)