On Monday, AFSA submitted a letter to the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The letter was submitted in advance of the hearing to determine the 2020 fiscal year budget for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and urges the subcommittee to assist the FCC in adopting regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) as soon as possible.
AFSA Submits Letter to FSGG re: TCPA
May 07, 2019
On Monday, AFSA submitted a letter to the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The letter was submitted in advance of the hearing to determine the 2020 fiscal year budget for the … Read the rest
In Win for Industry, CA Court of Appeals Designates Lobel Opinion as Non-Publishable
May 03, 2019
The California Court of Appeals on Wednesday, submitted an unpublished opinion on the rehearing of Ron Miller Enterprises v. Lobel Financial Corporation, Inc. While Lobel Finance did not succeed in it's case, the fact that this opinion… Read the rest
TCPA Hearing Focuses on Illegal Robocalls
May 02, 2019
On Tuesday, the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled, “Legislating to Stop the Onslaught of Annoying Robocalls.” Attached is a letter that several trade associations… Read the rest
Ferry Announces Retirement from AFSA
May 02, 2019
Jack Ferry, Vice President of Communications for AFSA since 2015, announced to the staff this week that he will be retiring effective May 31, 2019.
Ferry has been involved with AFSA as a member starting in the 1990s when he worked for Chrysler… Read the rest
Subcommittees Hold Key Hearings on Small-Dollar, Auto Lending
May 01, 2019
Two House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) subcommittees held hearings of interest this week for AFSA members.
On Tuesday, the Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee conducted a hearing, “Ending the Debt… Read the rest
Cash Mandates Subject of SGA’s latest Whitepaper
May 01, 2019
AFSA's State Government Affairs white paper for May focuses on state and local cash mandates. The rise of consumer use of payment cards and applications instead of cash has inspired many businesses to go completely cashless. In response,… Read the rest
AFSA Submits CFPB RFI Letter on Credit Card Market
Apr 30, 2019
AFSA this week responded to a request for information (RFI) from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the credit card market. The bureau is seeking information as part of its mandate to “conduct a review…of… Read the rest
New York Creates Mini-CFPB
Apr 29, 2019
The Acting Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) this week announced the department is creating a new Consumer Protection and Financial Enforcement Division. The new division combines the previously … Read the rest
Riley Key, financial services attorney, tackles legal pitfalls in latest AFSA Today podcast
Apr 26, 2019
Riley Key, Attorney with Bradley Arant Boult Cummings: Riley focuses on counseling clients in the financial services world. He discusses those issues, social media, and more in this episode. Riley recently spoke at AFSA's Law and Compliance… Read the rest
AFSA Webinar Series: PCI Compliance & Your Call Center
Apr 25, 2019
Join AFSA on Thursday May 9, 2019 at 2 p.m. ET for the next installment of our popular webinar series with PCI Compliance & Your Call Centerpresented by PayNearMe.
Webinar panelists will discuss the most common ways to accept payments… Read the rest