Petition for Rulemaking of Andrew Gonzalez
Summary
The Federal Trade Commission has received a petition for rulemaking (File No. R607002) from Andrew Gonzalez requesting that the Commission promulgate a new rule or amend existing regulations to mandate disclosures regarding indirect auto lending. The petition has been placed on the public record for a 30-day comment period. The Commission will not consider the petition's merits until after the comment period closes and may grant or deny the petition in whole or in part.
“This petition requests to promulgate a new rule or amend existing regulations to mandate disclosures regarding indirect auto lending.”
What changed
The FTC published a notice of receipt for Andrew Gonzalez's petition for rulemaking under File No. R607002, requesting disclosure requirements for indirect auto lending pursuant to section 18(a)(1)(B) of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(1)(B)). The petition is published for public comment purposes only and does not represent Commission action or initiation of any rulemaking proceeding. Any person may submit comments supporting or opposing the petition through regulations.gov by May 21, 2026.
Affected parties—including indirect auto lenders, auto dealers, and financial institutions—should monitor this petition. If the FTC grants the petition and proceeds to rulemaking, a disclosure rule for indirect auto lending could impose new compliance obligations across the auto finance industry. Parties with interests in indirect auto lending disclosures should consider submitting comments to the public record before May 21, 2026.
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Proposed Rule
Petition for Rulemaking of Andrew Gonzalez
A Proposed Rule by the Federal Trade Commission on 04/21/2026
This document has a comment period that ends in 30 days.
(05/21/2026) View Comment InstructionsPDF
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- Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-07772 (91 FR 21274) Document Headings ###### Federal Trade Commission
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- [File No. R607002]
AGENCY:
Federal Trade Commission.
ACTION:
Receipt of petition; request for comment.
SUMMARY:
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) received a petition for rulemaking from Andrew Gonzalez and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
DATES:
Comments must identify the petition docket number and be filed by May 21, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
You may view the petition, identified by docket number FTC-2026-0397, and submit written comments concerning its merits by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit sensitive or confidential information. You may read background documents or comments received at https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Secretary (phone: 202-326-2514, email: ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov), Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pursuant to section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 57a(1)(B), and FTC Rule 1.31(f), 16 CFR 1.31(f), notice is hereby given that the above-captioned petition has been filed with the Secretary of the Commission and has been placed on the public record for a period of 30 days. Any person may submit comments in support of or in opposition to the petition. All timely and responsive comments submitted in connection with this petition will become part of the public record.
This petition requests to promulgate a new rule or amend existing regulations to mandate disclosures regarding indirect auto lending. The Commission will not consider the petition's merits until after the comment period closes. It may grant or deny the petition in whole or in part, and it may deem the petition insufficient to warrant commencement of a rulemaking proceeding. The purpose of this document is to facilitate public comment on the petition to aid the Commission in determining what, if any, action to take regarding the request contained in the petition. This document is not intended to start, stop, cancel, or otherwise affect rulemaking proceedings in any way.
Because your comment will be placed on the publicly accessible website at https://www.regulations.gov, you are solely responsible for making sure your comment does not include any sensitive or confidential information. In particular, your comment should not include any sensitive personal information, such as your or anyone else's Social Security number; date of birth; driver's license number or other state identification number, or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. You are also solely responsible for making sure your comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as medical records or other individually identifiable health information. In addition, your comment should not include any “trade secret or any commercial or financial information which . . . is privileged or ( printed page 21275) confidential”—as provided by section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2).
(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 46; 15 U.S.C. 57a; 5 U.S.C. 601 note)
April J. Tabor,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-07772 Filed 4-20-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6750-01-P
Published Document: 2026-07772 (91 FR 21274)
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