APCO Holdings, LLC’s EasyCare brand, a provider of F&I products for RV dealerships in the U.S., is partnering with the Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) to offer certification courses designed to give RV dealership professionals the knowledge to maintain complex compliance requirements during purchase transactions. EasyCare’s training team is certified to present the AFIP certification course to F&I managers, sales managers and other dealership staff.
“RV dealers are facing increased regulatory scrutiny, just as we are seeing in automotive, making it all the more critical that dealerships start training personnel,” said Jeremiah Shelton, VP of training and development at APCO Holdings. “AFIP is the only non-profit training organization that offers a comprehensive program designed to keep dealerships protected from large fines and reputational damage.”
EasyCare’s first RV AFIP Certification course will be offered September 26-27 in Philadelphia. Topics covered in the two-day class range from the FTC Safeguards Rule, Truth in Lending Act, Credit Practices Rule, Equal Credit Opportunity Act to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Dodd Frank Act and Do-Not-Contact Rules. Attendees will take a proctored exam at the conclusion of the course to become AFIP certified – a professional designation that they can add after their name to demonstrate their knowledge.
“Compliance has traditionally been viewed as a responsibility of the F&I manager, but the scope of today’s regulations impact nearly every role in the dealership,” said Erica Cooper, senior manager of training operations, APCO Holdings. “As a result, we have been seeing more dealership principals, sales, legal and marketing personnel attend our courses. AFIP is the only compliance resource that delivers all of the information that dealers need to know to keep their RV dealerships protected while building customer trust and transparency into the purchase process.”
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