The featured Business Partner for the month of November is Hudson Cook.

This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), a groundbreaking law that transformed financial access for women in the United States by prohibiting discrimination in lending practices. Enacted in 1974,… Read the rest

Yesterday, AFSA responded to a request for information from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve.

The agencies are interested in learning more… Read the rest

AFSA is saddened to learn of the death of long-time law Committee Vice Chairman Alvin O. Wiese on October 11 at the age of 95.

A graduate of the University of Southern California Law School, Al was admitted to the bar in 1954 and dedicated his life… Read the rest

A bipartisan group of Representatives recently led by Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) sent a letter to FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, urging the withdrawal of the proposed rule governing parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan… Read the rest

Yesterday, Representatives Wiley Nickel (D-NC) and Young Kim (R-CA) introduced the bipartisan “Ending Credit Repair Scams Act” (HR 9991). This bipartisan legislation would protect financially distressed consumers from shady credit… Read the rest

AFSA recently joined the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) and America’s Credit Unions (ACU) in filing an amicus brief in support of the argument that the CFPB’s recent changes to the Supervision and Examination Manual go far beyond policing… Read the rest

The New York Times reached out recently for AFSA’s perspective regarding the recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau supervisory review of auto financing practices. We were happy to share some thoughts for the Times’ story (subscription… Read the rest

AFSA has launched a fundraising effort to support short- and long-term recovery efforts in communities across the southeast U.S. affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, virtually raffling off one fully paid registration for the 2025… Read the rest

AFSA’s State Government Affairs team has released its October white paper, which is focused on “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) services.

The rise of online shopping has fueled the popularity of BNPL services, which allow consumers… Read the rest