Episode 3: October 16th, 2018: Danielle Fagre Arlowe, Senior Vice President, AFSA: In this podcast, Danielle Fagre Arlowe shares how she and her team stay on top of issues in 50 states and how proposed legislation or regulation could affect AFSA’s member companies.
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 Traditional… Read 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 June… Read 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 & Increase… Read the rest
SGA report previews pros and cons of battleground gubernatorial races
Sep 26, 2018
AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team this week published its White Paper on the 2018 Gubernatorial Elections Preview, examining the races in states that will hold elections.
In 36 states with elections, Republican governors… Read the rest
Looking Ahead: Perspectives from the BCFP’s Office of Innovation
Sep 24, 2018
Paul Watkins, Director of the Office of Innovation at the Bureau for Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP), is the luncheon speaker Oct. 24 at AFSA’s upcoming Annual Meeting.
Watkins will shed light on the Bureau’s plans in the… Read the rest
Webinar to Look at Income Verification
Sep 20, 2018
Join AFSA on Tuesday, October 2 at 2 p.m. ET for Verify to Clarify – Know More About Your Customers to Help Grow & Increase your Portfolio Profitability, presented by Equifax.
Verifying income and employment is an essential … Read the rest