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- How to use this material | SAF Online Resources
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- Challenges facing motor finance
- SAF training material overview
- How to use this material | SAF Online Resources
- 1. Finance Structures | SAF Online Resources
- Tri-partite Transactions | SAF Online Resources
- Tri-partite Question | SAF Online Resources
- Balloon Payment | SAF Online Resources
- Balloon Payment Schedule | SAF Online Resources
- Advance Rentals/Payments | SAF Online Resources
- Terminal Pause | SAF Online Resources
- Spread Rental | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 2. Hire Purchase | SAF Online Resources
- Definition | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- PCP versus HP Agreements | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- 3. Personal Contract Purchase | SAF Online Resources
- Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 4. Personal Loans | SAF Online Resources
- Personal Loans | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 5. Contract Hire | SAF Online Resources
- What is contract hire? | SAF Online Resources
- Contract Hire: Lessees and Lessors | SAF Online Resources
- The structure of Contract Hire agreements | SAF Online Resources
- During an agreement | SAF Online Resources
- The end of the agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- Personal Contract Hire | SAF Online Resources
- 6. Conditional Sale | SAF Online Resources
- Conditional Sale versus Hire Purchase | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 7. Credit Sale | SAF Online Resources
- Credit Sale | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Credit Sale: Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 8. Lease Purchase | SAF Online Resources
- Lease Purchase | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Lease Purchase: Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 9. Finance Lease | SAF Online Resources
- Question | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Finance Leases versus Contract Hire | SAF Online Resources
- Finance Lease: Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 10. Secured Loans | SAF Online Resources
- Users | SAF Online Resources
- Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Secured Loans: Common Profiles | SAF Online Resources
- Ending the Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 11. Interest Rates | SAF Online Resources
- What is a Fixed Rate? | SAF Online Resources
- Fixed interest payment structure | SAF Online Resources
- Variable Interest | SAF Online Resources
- Components of a Variable Rate | SAF Online Resources
- Variable Interest Payment Structure | SAF Online Resources
- Summary | SAF Online Resources
- 1 Changes to consumer credit regulation | SAF Online Resources
- The Consumer Credit Act | SAF Online Resources
- Aims and protections of the consumer credit regime | SAF Online Resources
- Customers who are protected | SAF Online Resources
- Legislation | SAF Online Resources
- Where legislation does not apply | SAF Online Resources
- 2 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and principles-based regulation | SAF Online Resources
- Changes to consumer credit regulation
- Responsibility for regulating consumer credit | SAF Online Resources
- Consumer Duty example – armed forces customers
- The FCA's “regulatory toolkit” | SAF Online Resources
- Another key principle of the FCA regime | SAF Online Resources
- Beyond PRIN | SAF Online Resources
- Requirements | SAF Online Resources
- How the FCA supervise firms and enforce the consumer credit regime | SAF Online Resources
- The FCA's day-to-day supervision of regulated firms | SAF Online Resources
- Classification of regulated firms | SAF Online Resources
- Enforcement action | SAF Online Resources
- 3 FCA permission and authorisation | SAF Online Resources
- What is authorisation, and what is an interim permission? | SAF Online Resources
- Applications for FCA authorisation | SAF Online Resources
- Appointed Representatives | SAF Online Resources
- "Full" or "Limited" Permission? | SAF Online Resources
- Approved Persons and Controlled Functions | SAF Online Resources
- Regulatory reporting requirements | SAF Online Resources
- Frequency of reporting | SAF Online Resources
- Certification regime
- Approved persons and new senior manager functions
- Meeting the FCA's Threshold Conditions | SAF Online Resources
- General insurance regulation | SAF Online Resources
- Guaranteed Asset Protection | SAF Online Resources
- Guaranteed Asset Protection | SAF Online Resources
- 4 Financial promotions and communications with customers | SAF Online Resources
- Definitions | SAF Online Resources
- The FCA's rules on financial promotions | SAF Online Resources
- Factors for firms to consider when preparing financial promotions and communications | SAF Online Resources
- Annual Percentage Rate | SAF Online Resources
- 5 Pre-contractual requirements including adequate explanations | SAF Online Resources
- Decisions regarding a finance package | SAF Online Resources
- Pre-contract information document | SAF Online Resources
- Pre-contractual explanation for regulated credit agreements | SAF Online Resources
- Documentation/Agreement | SAF Online Resources
- Know Your Customer | SAF Online Resources
- Know Your Customer | SAF Online Resources
- 6 Post-contract information and rights | SAF Online Resources
- Information which must be provided post-contract | SAF Online Resources
- Rights of withdrawal/cancellation | SAF Online Resources
- The right of withdrawal under the CCA | SAF Online Resources
- Early settlement | SAF Online Resources
- Voluntary terminations (the Halves Rule) | SAF Online Resources
- Arrears and default | SAF Online Resources
- Enforcing debts | SAF Online Resources
- Collections | SAF Online Resources
- Repossession restrictions (the Thirds Rule) | SAF Online Resources
- Repossession restrictions (the Thirds Rule) | SAF Online Resources
- Repossession restrictions (the Thirds Rule) | SAF Online Resources
- Repossession restrictions (the Thirds Rule) | SAF Online Resources
- 7 Responsible Lending | SAF Online Resources
- The FCA's rules on responsible lending | SAF Online Resources
- Factors which lenders should take into account when assessing a customer's ability to make repayments | SAF Online Resources
- Sources of information | SAF Online Resources
- Use of credit reference agencies | SAF Online Resources
- 8 Vulnerable customers and mental capacity | SAF Online Resources
- Mental capacity | SAF Online Resources
- The relevance of mental capacity to borrowing and lending decisions | SAF Online Resources
- Identifying mental capacity issues | SAF Online Resources
- The FCA’s key drivers of vulnerability
- Risks to firms | SAF Online Resources
- Managing mental capacity issues in showrooms | SAF Online Resources
- Vulnerability and CONC
- Do's and Don't's | SAF Online Resources
- Firms' responsibilities under CONC | SAF Online Resources
- Data protection implications | SAF Online Resources
- 9 Financial incentives | SAF Online Resources
- Commission and other fees received by a motor dealer | SAF Online Resources
- Risks posed to customers from incentive schemes | SAF Online Resources
- Managing the risks to consumers | SAF Online Resources
- Management information | SAF Online Resources
- Business quality monitoring | SAF Online Resources
- Controlling inappropriate behaviour | SAF Online Resources
- Governance arrangements | SAF Online Resources
- Appointed Representatives | SAF Online Resources
- 10 Unfair relationships and the Unfair Trading Regulations | SAF Online Resources
- What are unfair relationships? | SAF Online Resources
- The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations | SAF Online Resources
- How the Regulations affect the motor industry | SAF Online Resources
- The 31 Banned Practices | SAF Online Resources
- Impact in motor dealerships | SAF Online Resources
- 11 Distance Selling | SAF Online Resources
- What are the Consumer Contracts Regulations? | SAF Online Resources
- Distance selling, on-premise selling and off-premise selling | SAF Online Resources
- Providing clear information | SAF Online Resources
- Distance selling in dealerships | SAF Online Resources
- Ancillary contracts | SAF Online Resources
- Ordering time | SAF Online Resources
- 12 Asset registration | SAF Online Resources
- Asset registration and recording ownership | SAF Online Resources
- Industry best practice | SAF Online Resources
- 13 The General Data Protection Regulation | SAF Online Resources
- The Legislation | SAF Online Resources
- What is “data”? | SAF Online Resources
- The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) | SAF Online Resources
- GDRP Rights
- The Six Data Protection Principles | SAF Online Resources
- 14 Anti-money laundering | SAF Online Resources
- Definition | SAF Online Resources
- Objectives of the Money Laundering Regulations | SAF Online Resources
- Regulators | SAF Online Resources
- Responsibilities | SAF Online Resources
- Individual liability | SAF Online Resources
- Prevention | SAF Online Resources
- 15 The FLA Lending Code and dispute resolution | SAF Online Resources
- The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) | SAF Online Resources
- Conciliation and Arbitration | SAF Online Resources
- The FCA's complaint handling requirements and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) | SAF Online Resources
- SAF Competence Test | SAF Online Resources
- Toolbox | SAF Online Resources
- Glossary | SAF Online Resources
- The automotive finance market
- Benefits of automotive finance to customers
- Automotive finance products
- FCA review of motor finance
- Annual percentage rate and written examples
- The digital experience: Click to sign/e-Signatures
- What are distance sales?
- Distance credit and hire contracts
- Preventing Fraud
- How to use this material | SAF Online Resources
- Nigel Vines, Lexus/Toyotal Financial Services
- Ros Greener, AcornMoney/AutoeBid