Dealer vs. Dealer: M5 Wins $1.2 Million Judgment
Tariq Kamal2025-12-03T17:18:16-08:00California’s M5 Automotive is owed more than $1 million by the owners of Kastner Honda following a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Read more at Automotive News
Billionaire Drops $22,000 Suit Against Subaru Dealership
Tariq Kamal2025-12-03T17:10:48-08:00Timothy Mellon has withdrawn his lawsuit against Reynolds Subaru of Lyme, Conn., over an alleged failed repair and missing title. Read more at New Haven Register
Data From 700Credit Breach Allegedly Available to Highest Bidder
Tariq Kamal2025-12-02T17:35:01-08:00DataBreach.io reports records stolen from 700Credit in an October cyberattack are being offered for sale on the dark web with an asking price of $8.4 million. Read more at Dealer Agent News
How to Report a Fraudster
Tariq Kamal2025-11-19T11:35:00-08:00Lt. Darren Schlosser of the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center offers a step-by-step guide to reporting in-progress fraud situations and past scams to attendees of the Auto Finance Summit. Read more at Automotive News
Video: F&I Compliance Blind Spots
Tariq Kamal2025-11-11T17:43:01-08:00Mosaic Compliance Services’ Jim Ganther joins Adam Marburger for the latest episode of “Training Camp” to help dealers identify and resolve the blind spots that can do harm to F&I customers — and profitability. Watch at CBT News
Suspended Michigan Dealership Denies Selling Used Units as New
Tariq Kamal2025-11-05T14:45:15-08:00The MDS has suspended LaFontaine Chevrolet Buick GMC of St. Clair's license after accusing the dealership of selling loaner units as new in violation of state law. Read more at Fox 2 Detroit
Trump Donor Sues Connecticut Dealer
Tariq Kamal2025-11-11T17:41:09-08:00The MAGA megadonor and used car enthusiast who helped the U.S. government fund military paychecks has three outstanding claims against a Connecticut Subaru dealership. Read more at CT Insider
Where’s Your Moral Compass?
Tariq Kamal2025-11-11T17:46:30-08:00ACE’s Gil Van Over returns from a road trip with tales of forged signatures, kinked incomes and exaggerated job titles, all of which qualify as bank fraud and should have been stamped out years ago. Read more at F&I and Showroom
CFPB May Reduce Auto Finance Oversight
Tariq Kamal2025-11-11T17:39:07-08:00Why would the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau voluntarily give up supervision of some auto finance sources? Automotive News’s John Huetter reports. Read more at Automotive News
D’Amato Gets 7 Years for $1.3M Dealership Billing Scam
Tariq Kamal2025-10-14T17:29:46-07:00Martin D’Amato has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stealing $1.3 million from the New Jersey dealership where he served as internet director. Read more at Asbury Park Press