AVENEL, N.J. –

Since last spring, the Justice Department has leveraged the regulatory teeth contained within the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to reach a record settlement with Santander Consumer USA and to bring a lawsuit against a Michigan credit union. The developments both involved the SCRA and vehicle repossessions involved with members of the military and their families.

To help repossession agents, finance companies and dealerships that hold their own paper, two legal experts from BuckleySandler are participating in a free webinar aimed at providing assistance so other industry participants aren’t caught up in the growing number of legal cases alleging violations of the SCRA.

The session, orchestrated by RepoPulse.com, is set for Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT. Scheduled to review the SCRA and offer strategy recommendations during the webinar are BuckleySandler partner Valerie Hletko and associate Sasha Leonhardt.

“The SCRA is clearly in the crosshairs of state and federal regulators, so it is incredibly important for repossession agents and auto lenders to be up-to-date on the law and how it applies when repossessing vehicles,” event organizers said.

To register for this free session, go to this website.