Virginia C. “Ginger” Herring, President of Georgia-based 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, received AFSA’s Outstanding Independent Award on April 17 during AFSA’s 2019 Independents Conference & Exposition in Austin, Texas.
The Outstanding Independent Award is given to an individual who has contributed significantly to the success of the financial services industry and the AFSA Independents Section through active involvement and participation in the community and the association.
In 2009, Herring served on the Professional Development Committee and NICCM Board, which is now The EDGE. She served on the Independents Advisory Board from 2006-2011, and as Section Chair in 2012-2013. In 2014, Herring received the Distinguished Service Award, the association’s highest honor.
In 2017, she was named AFSA Chair, leading the association through some of the most turbulent times for the traditional installment lending and consumer credit industry. She worked closely with AFSA staff and elected representatives to protect access to credit and promote traditional installment lending as a critically important part of the American economy.
Herring continues to be a strong supporter of the AFSAPAC as a member of the Chairman’s Club and AFSA Education Foundation.
Virginia C. “Ginger” Herring, President of Georgia-based 1st Franklin Financial Corporation, received AFSA’s Outstanding Independent Award on April 17 during AFSA’s 2019 Independents Conference &… Read the rest
Join AFSA May 9, 2019 at 2 p.m. ET for PCI Compliance & Your Call Center presented by PayNearMe. Panelists will discuss the most common ways to accept payments in your call center and what your business needs to consider with each. Walk… Read the rest
Financial Literacy Month (April) is well underway and the AFSA Education Foundation continues to actively promote its premier personal finance education offering, MoneySKILL®. A free online course, MoneySKILL was designed … Read the rest
AFSA is presenting three top flight speakers at next week’s Independents Conference & Expo in Austin, Texas.
Headlining the conference’s Opening General Session next Wednesday morning will be Chris Stirewalt, Politics… Read the rest
AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler last Thursday met with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Kathy Kraninger. Himpler and Kraninger discussed a number of issues affecting consumer credit, including debt settlement… Read the rest
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday April 4th accepted an amicus brief in Thompson v. JPMorgan Chase filed by AFSA and its sister trades. The trade associations are asking that the court grant Chase’s petition for rehearing … Read the rest
This month, AFSA joined with other trades and member companies in meetings at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The associations and members met with FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, as well as advisors to Chairman … Read the rest
On April 3, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation passed S. 151, the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, by voice vote.
AFSA shares committee members’ concerns regarding… Read the rest
Join AFSA on Thursday, April 11, at 2 p.m. ET for Jurisdictional Challenges in Motor Vehicle Lending: What You Need to Know, presented by Wolters Kluwer.
With 50 states, five territories, one federal district and more than 3,000 counties and… Read the rest
The proposed safeguards rule from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was published in the Federal Register this morning.
“While AFSA supports the goal of the Safeguards Rule to promote data security, we believe that that the prescriptive
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