FORT WORTH, Texas -

Ignite Consulting Partners is counting down the days until May 17, which marks the beginning of its in-person compliance training event.

After the pandemic forced the firm to cancel last year’s Compliance Unleashed, Ignite Consulting Partners is preparing to host its three-day training session for independent dealerships and finance companies.

“We’ve missed our ‘in-person’ relationships a great deal,” said Steve Levine, chief legal and compliance officer at Ignite Consulting Partners. “We find that folks can often be intimidated by compliance subject matter, but that face-to-face interaction helps ease their minds and allows us to learn more about our clients to customize solutions that fit their specific operations.”

With plenty of new federal lawmakers now in place and new leaders coming at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, Levine said much regulatory ground will be covered during the event, which will be at the Embassy Suites North in Dallas.

“Our curriculum runs the full spectrum, we’ll look in-depth about some of the new regulatory challenges ahead, what we can learn from past regulator activity and provide a whole range of ideas that will allow dealers and finance companies to build their defenses and avoid lawsuits,” Levine said.

“In addition, we have classes on collections, credit furnishing and dispute handling, human resources, advertising and more,” he went on to say.

Along with other members of the Ignite Consulting Partners team, including Richard and Robbie Hudson and Randy Henrick, Compliance Unleashed also is set to have appearances by Brent Carmichael of NCM Associates and David Brotherton of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association.

While Texas was one of the first states to lift many pandemic-connected restrictions, Levine emphasized that Ignite Consulting Partners is committed to orchestrating an event that can be safe and rewarding as possible for attendees.

“We wouldn’t be having an in-person event if we didn’t think it would be a safe event,” Levine said. “We’re working with the hotel to make sure there is plenty of room and that all local safety protocols will be followed. We’ll certainly try to address any specific needs or concerns of our attendees.  We feel that the vaccine rollout will be in full swing well before the event and that, coupled with the practices that will be followed, will allow for a secure experience.”

To register for Compliance Unleashed, go to this website.