LAS VEGAS — The buy-here, pay-here dealership industry
continues to be a market segment eyed by U.S. Department of Justice
investigators.

Just last week, various online reports mentioned a
high-ranking Justice Department official discussing BHPH dealers during regulatory panel
discussion at George Mason University. And the Attorney General's 2011 annual
report to Congress pursuant to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Amendments of
1976 highlighted one of 31 investigations the department is pursuing.

The report said, "One reverse redlining investigation, which
the division is conducting jointly with a state attorney general, to determine
whether a ‘buy-here, pay-here' car dealership targeted African-American used
auto purchasers with abusive lending practices."

To help BHPH dealers stay out of regulatory trouble, the
National Alliance of Buy-Here, Pay-Here Dealers is offering a series of panel
discussions and special presentations that likely will touch on investigations
by the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau and more. Experts from Hudson Cook and other legal service
operators are scheduled to appear.

These special events are all part of NABD's Dealer Academy
and National Conference, which run from May 19-23 at the Wynn in Las Vegas.

While early bird discounts have expired, it's not too late
to register for one or both of the events. The complete agenda and registration
information can be found at bhphinfo.com.

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