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AFSA Submits TCPA Comment to FCC

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AFSA and the Consumer Mortgage Coalition submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The FCC asked for comment on a recent 9th Circuit panel decision in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC interpreting the definition of an “autodialer.”

In Marks, the 9th Circuit decided that the definition of “autodialer” is broad and includes equipment that makes automatic calls from lists of recipients. The letter explained why the associations disagree with the court’s analysis in Marks.

The FCC is currently drafting new proposed rules interpreting the TCPA, after the rules it wrote in 2015 were struck down (in part) by the DC Circuit Court. The proposed rules are expected to be released late this year or early next year.

AFSA Submits TCPA Comment to FCC
Oct 22, 2018

AFSA and the Consumer Mortgage Coalition submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The FCC asked for comment on a recent 9th Circuit panel decision in Marks v. CrunchRead the rest

Pew Report Confirms Benefits of Installment Lending
Oct 18, 2018

The Pew Charitable Trusts released a report on installment loans entitled State Laws Put Installment Loan Borrowers at Risk: How outdated policies discourage safer lending. It is important to note that this title is misleading to readers… Read the rest

AFSA Webinar to Cover Digital Customer Engagement
Oct 18, 2018

Join us on Tuesday, November 6 at 2 p.m. ET as ACI Worldwide presents Text Talk: Customer Engagement & Payments Go Mobile.

Mobile devices have indisputably taken a central role in our lives, with consumers now happily paying for almost… Read the rest

Speedpay® Pulse Reveals Key Auto Finance Borrower Trends
Oct 12, 2018

The below article is part of AFSA's Business Partner webinar program. Speedpay will feature it's webinar on Tuesday, November 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET, entitled Speedpay® Pulse: Consumer Research Reveals Preference for TraditionalRead the rest

Top Five Lending Trends for 2019
Oct 09, 2018

The following article is part of AFSA's Business Partner Webinar Series. You can learn more during PayNearMe's webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. ET entitled Top Five Lending Trends for 2019. Registration is open now.


Next year… Read the rest

SGA Whitepaper Covers CA Privacy Act
Oct 03, 2018

AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team this week published its white paper on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The paper takes an in-depth look at California's new privacy law, which was signed by Governor Brown this JuneRead the rest

AFSA Members Should Qualify for Tax Deduction
Oct 01, 2018

On Oct. 1, AFSA wrote to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asking that it clarify that indirect finance companies qualify for a 20 percent deduction the way direct lenders do.

The IRS issued proposed rules establishing regulations to implement… Read the rest

Connecticut Announces No Action Position on Collection of Race Data Following AFSA Letter
Sep 28, 2018

On September 28, the Connecticut Department of Banking issued a memo announcing a no action position regarding Section 97 of HB 5490/Public Act 18-173, which amended state law to require sales finance companies to collect and maintain records… Read the rest

Why finance companies are using verification tools at record levels
Sep 27, 2018

The following article is part of AFSA's Business Partner Webinar Series. You can learn more during Equifax's webinar on Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. ET entitled Verify to Clarify – Know More About Your Customers to Help Grow & IncreaseRead the rest

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