Herb Gordon Auto World, Inc., et al.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions

摘要

In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, the Maryland company and its seven dealerships from obscuring important cost information in fine or unreadable print, from advertising financed purchase or leasing terms that are not available to consumers, and from misrepresenting the terms of financing or leasing any vehicle, the existence of the amount of any balloon payment, or the existence, number or amount of payments for financed purchases. The consent order requires the respondents to make all the disclosures required by the Truth in Lending Act, Regulation Z, Consumer Leasing Act, and Regulation M, and to ensure that the disclosures are noticeable, readable, and comprehensible to an ordinary customer.