Salvage, rebuilt, and flood brands mean different things on a Florida title, and dealers owe different disclosures about each. This article explains how the brands differ and what usually decides a dispute over one.
DetailsUnder 49 U.S.C. § 32710, a buyer harmed by an intentional odometer violation can recover the greater of three times actual damages or $10,000, plus costs and attorney’s fees. This article explains how the formula works, what counts as actual damages, and what usually decides the amount.
DetailsA digital odometer rollback leaves no scratched wheels, only a dashboard number that disagrees with the vehicle’s records. This article explains how mileage gets rewritten, what evidence exposes it, and what federal and Florida law provide.
DetailsThe public enforcement record for Westlake Financial Services: the 2015 CFPB debt collection consent order and the 2022 Justice Department servicemember lending settlement, the statutes involved, and how the same laws protect buyers in Florida, Vermont, D.C., Michigan, and Texas.
DetailsThe public enforcement record for Santander Consumer USA: the 2020 multistate attorney general settlement over subprime underwriting and the 2020 CFPB credit reporting consent order, the statutes involved, and how the same laws protect buyers in Florida, Vermont, D.C., Michigan, and Texas.
DetailsThe public enforcement record for Exeter Finance LLC: the 2019 Massachusetts and Delaware settlements over subprime loan underwriting and debt collection, the statutes involved, and how the same laws protect buyers in Florida, Vermont, D.C., Michigan, and Texas.
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