The Loan Is Booked. The Profit Isn’t. Servicing Is Eating Originations: What Lenders Are Missing After the Loan Is Booked August 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET Auto lending has traditionally focused on winning at origination, but the next competitive advantage may come from managing the portfolio after the loan is booked. This session explores […]

A recent Washington Examiner op-ed calls AFSA “a strident voice opposing greater consumer choice in debt relief” and suggests our motives are suspect because our members are lenders. We’ll take the compliment on “strident.” The rest deserves a response. Start with what the op-ed gets right, almost by accident: responsible debt relief can be an essential tool […]

August 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET Consumer lenders closely monitor the cost of accepting payments, often focusing on transaction fees and processor invoices. But what if those costs represent only a small fraction of what it actually takes to get paid? New research from PayNearMe introducing the Payment Experience Gap found that transaction fees […]