As Financial Literacy Month wraps, the AFSA Education Foundation staff wants to thank the AFSA team and Member Companies across the country for their support of MoneySKILL through volunteerism efforts, financial donations, and the many… Read the rest

Last week AFSA’s National Title Solutions Forum (NTSF) submitted a comment letter regarding Louisiana HB 1086, which establishes a framework for mandatory electronic lien and title systems.

Why it matters: While NTSF supports modernization… Read the rest

AFSA joined more than fifty business associations and groups from a wide range of industries to support H.R. 8413, the SECURE Data Act, a comprehensive federal privacy bill that would establish a single national privacy standard. The … Read the rest

The New York Court of Appeals (the highest court in New York) has ruled on a matter in which AFSA offered an amicus brief, agreeing with AFSA’s position on insurance requirements for leased and rental vehicles.

The Graves Amendment is a federal… Read the rest

From Risk to Vehicle Recovery: Connected Intelligence Ecosystem
Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Auto lenders are navigating rising delinquencies, increased charge-offs, and greater pressure to recover assets faster while maintaining… Read the rest

AFSA’s State Government Affairs team submitted a comment letter opposing IL SB 2255, which seeks to regulate the use of “surveillance pricing.”

This is broadly defined to include the use of consumer data in setting prices, but the bill’s… Read the rest

Auto loan delinquency rates are elevated, that is not in dispute. According to the New York Fed, roughly 5.2% of auto loan balances were 90+ days delinquent as of late 2025, above the long-run average and at levels not seen since the aftermath… Read the rest

BUSINESS PARTNER WEBINAR
Lowering the Personal and Professional Risks of Online Data Exposure
April 16, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET

Eighty-four percent of bank directors, CEOs and senior executives responding to Bank Director’s 2025 Risk Survey… Read the rest

AFSA’s latest State Government Affairs white paper analyzes convenience fees.

As convenience fees rise, consumers increasingly use online, mobile, and other electronic payment methods, distinguishing these fees from surcharges … Read the rest

Two new reports speak to the growing scale and complexity of auto finance fraud. Point Predictive’s annual Auto Fraud Lending Trends reports that auto lending fraud exposure reached $10.4 billion in 2025. That is up from $9.2 billion in… Read the rest