AFIP Announces Increase in Certification Course Wholesale Price
Colleyvile, Texas – The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals (AFIP) announced that the wholesale price of its Basic, Senior and Master certification courses will increase to $695, plus shipping and handling, beginning February 2, 2014. Courses ordered on or before February 1 will be charged at the current rate of $595, plus shipping and handling. The retail price, $915, remains the same.
The wholesale price is available to AFIP industry members, who may pass the savings on to their dealer clients. The course includes the CARLAW F&I Legal Desk Book, an online syllabus and training modules with interactive quizzes, and access to a specialized state law database developed for AFIP by Hudson Cook, LLP’s CounselorLibrary. Special sections on contract covenants and ethics are provided by Reynolds and Reynolds and the Institute for Ethical Behavior, respectively. The cost of the course includes proctored testing at one of over 300 PSI centers nationally or at the dealership.
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