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About Ignite Consulting Partners
 

Your Trusted Partner in Compliance for the Automotive and Financial Sectors

Ignite Consulting Partners was founded on a mission to demystify compliance and make it accessible for businesses in the automotive and financial industries. Our team comprises seasoned professionals with backgrounds in law, automotive finance, regulatory compliance, and risk management. We understand the unique challenges you face and are dedicated to helping you meet regulatory demands confidently.

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At Ignite, we take a proactive and customized approach to compliance. We understand that a “one-size-fits-all” solution is often ineffective in the highly regulated world of finance and auto sales. That’s why we provide tailored services that address your specific requirements. From developing policies that align with industry regulations to delivering in-depth training, our goal is to make compliance work for you, not against you.

Core Values:

  • Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards, ensuring that every solution we deliver is honest and transparent.

  • Expertise: Our team stays ahead of regulatory changes, bringing you the latest in compliance insights and strategies.

  • Partnership: We believe in working collaboratively with our clients, understanding your business deeply, and tailoring solutions to your goals.

  • Sustainability: Compliance should support your long-term success. We help integrate practices that are not only compliant but also sustainable for your business.

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OUR TEAM

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Steve Levine

is an auto finance lawyer with 30 years of experience helping and protecting car dealers and finance companies. He is an owner and chief legal and compliance officer of Ignite Consulting Partners, which offers compliance, operational and best practices guidance and training

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Richard Hudson

is a Managing Partner at Ignite Consulting, providing compliance consulting to data furnishers who want to be Metro 2 compliant.   Richard has over a decade of experience with Metro 2 reporting and e-OSCAR. In addition to Metro 2 compliance, Ignite also provides consulting services for data furnishers on how to handle consumer disputes and has analyzed thousands of dispute letters on behalf of data furnishers.

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Randy Henrick

is an auto dealer compliance attorney who provides compliance consulting services to dealers directly at Ignite Consulting Partners. Randy served for 12 years as DealerTrack’s lead regulatory and compliance attorney and wrote all DealerTrack’s Compliance Guides while there. Randy audits deal jackets, writes, and reviews compliance policies, acts as an expert witness in litigation, and does training for dealers on auto finance compliance and procedures

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Joe Allen

has almost 15 years in the BHPH industry.  He held many roles over that time, from a training specialist to an account manager for 71/2 years at Autostar Solutions and then Dealer Socket.  Being the point person for clients, he helped cultivate and maintain relationships with existing customers.  Joe speaks "dealer", and currently manages the Training Unleashed Product and the e-Oscar service department.

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Laura Farris

Laura Farris brings 30+ years of auto finance focused experience.  Laura began her automotive finance career with Ford Motor Credit Company, enjoying an 18-year run working with dealerships in operations and underwriting. She then moved into the consumer credit compliance arena, eventually becoming the Chief Compliance Officer of TMX Finance.

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