The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on March 10 is hosting a day long event entitled, “Evolutions in Consumer Debt Relief.” The event will explore options for consumers facing unmanageable unsecured debt and limited credit options. AFSA’s Senior Vice President Danielle Fagre Arlowe will appear on the panel, “Debt Relief Options Through Creditors.” The event will be livestreamed on the CFPB website. Registration and more information is available here.
Fagre Arlowe to Speak at CFPB Event
Mar 05, 2020
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on March 10 is hosting a day long event entitled, “Evolutions in Consumer Debt Relief.” The event will explore options for consumers facing unmanageable unsecured debt and limited … Read the rest
LISTEN | Dr. Barbara O’Neill on the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast
Mar 05, 2020
In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we're speaking with Dr. Barbara O’Neill, the owner and CEO of Money Talk, which offers financial literacy materials and seminars. She also serves as a consultant for the AFSA Education … Read the rest
AFSA Meets with FCC on Call-blocking
Mar 04, 2020
This week, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) and other industry trade associations met with staff from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discuss the ongoing issue of illegal robocalls. AFSA supports the … Read the rest
AFSA Highlights Key Issues to Congressional Committee
Mar 02, 2020
Last week, the American Financial Services Association submitted its top three issue priorities to the House Appropriations Committee per its request.
- The Federal Communications Commission should draft a Telephone Consumer Protection
The Five Secrets to Successful Omni-Channel Collections in Auto Finance
Mar 02, 2020
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AFSA Asks FCC, “Can You Hear Us Now?”
Feb 28, 2020
This week, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) submitted a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its report on call blocking. AFSA wholeheartedly supports the FCC’s effort to stop illegal… Read the rest
Pentagon Gives the Troops a Win
Feb 27, 2020
The American Financial Services Association confirmed that the Department of Defense will publish in the Federal Register tomorrow a repeal of Question and Answer #2 of its 2017 Interpretive Rule for the Military Lending Act (MLA). The interpretive… Read the rest
RELEASE | DOD Grants Joint NADA/AFSA Petition to Withdraw Q&A 2 from 2017 MLA Interpretive Rule
Feb 27, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
NADA
Jared Allen, Vice President, Communications
o. 703.734.3957 m. 202.412.3881
jallen@nada.org
AFSA
Ed McFadden, Vice President, Communications
o. 202.776.7308 m. 202.402.5036
emcfadden@afsamail.org… Read the rest
Anthony Robles: Underdog to Undefeated
Feb 25, 2020
Born with one leg, 2011 NCAA Champion Anthony Robles became an unstoppable force in college wrestling. Now, Robles shares his strategy for success – harnessing a limitless belief in self and the motivation to accomplish what others… Read the rest
Polls Shouldn’t Drive Public Policy
Feb 24, 2020
The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) responded to the American Financial Services Association’s recent op-ed with one of their own. The CRL does not dispute the facts we laid out earlier this week related to the organization’s… Read the rest