In this edition of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, Dan chats with Melinda Zabritski, Senior Director for Experian’s automotive financial services team. She swings by to give listeners a look into what we can glean from  Experian’s… Read the rest

Join us TOMORROW April 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Voluntary Protection Products – Lender Best Practices to Address the Compliance Risk presented by F&I Sentinel.

Over the last several years, scrutiny placed on lenders in connection with … Read the rest

This week, AFSA submitted a comment letter to House Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Ranking Member Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Transparency … Read the rest

The AFSA Education Foundation is finishing Financial Literacy Month with a bang by releasing impressive research findings from an impact evaluation done in collaboration with Professor of Economics Dr. Carly Urban from Montana State University.… Read the rest

The AFSA Extra Credit Podcast Industry Icon series continues, featuring outstanding female leaders in the consumer credit industry. This episode features Ginger Herring, President & CEO of 1st Franklin Financial. She chats with Danielle… Read the rest

There was no gambling or bluffing needed at the 2023 Independents Conference & Expo; we had a full house and a full schedule of informative speakers and great networking opportunities.

The conference is a crucial resource for the consumer… Read the rest

Today, AFSA joined a coalition letter commenting on the FTC’s proposed rule to ban noncompete agreements. AFSA, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 280 other organizations express concerns regarding the proposed rule. The letter… Read the rest

AFSA signed onto a joint trade letter urging the House Financial Services Committee to introduce legislation aimed at curbing the threat credit repair scams pose to consumers and credit markets.

As several state and federal regulators have… Read the rest

In this edition of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we tackle the soon-to-be-effective FTC Safeguards Rule. Dailey Wilson, Attorney with Hudson Cook gives us the 35,000 foot view of the rule, some of the nitty gritty that companies will have … Read the rest

Service members, their families, the vehicle finance industry, and enthusiasts for statutory interpretation won in the 4^th Circuit today. A panel of judges voted 2-1 to affirm a district court opinion in Davidson v. United Auto Credit Corporation.… Read the rest