AFSA staff and other trade associations met with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week and last week to discuss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
The group of trades met with staff from the FCC’s Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau who are writing the TCPA rules. As well as meeting with staff from offices of several FCC Commissioners and have scheduled meeting with staff from the Chairman Ajit Pai’s office tomorrow, Feb. 22. There are five FCC Commissioners, including the chairman.
AFSA learned that TCPA will most likely not be on the agenda for the Commissioners’ March meeting. A draft of the rule has not been circulated to the commissioners. AFSA emphasized the need for a definition of “autodialer” that is limited to dedicated equipment that calls random or sequential numbers. AFSA also discussed revocation and the reassigned numbers database.
Additionally, the FCC released a proposed rule on the Truth-in-Caller ID Act for comment. In the proposed rule, the FCC is seeking comment on modifications to the current Truth-in-Caller ID rules that largely track the language of the recent statutory amendments.
The FCC Commissioners’ also invite comment on what other changes to the Truth-in- Caller ID rules they can make to better prevent inaccurate or misleading caller ID information from harming consumers.
AFSA staff and other trade associations met with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week and last week to discuss the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
The group of trades met with staff from the FCC’s Consumer… Read the rest
Stephen Moore, author, economist and former Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member, headlines the second annual AFSA Law and Compliance Symposium, March 5-7 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Moore today is the Distinguished Visiting Fellow,… Read the rest
A high-ranking executive of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will address AFSA’s second annual Law and Compliance Symposium on March 5, the first day of the conference. John McNamara, the CFPB’s Assistant Director… Read the rest
The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) held its annual Installment Lenders Summit and Congressional Fly-in this week as 22 executives from 16 companies visited Congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
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John McNamara, Assistant Director of Consumer Lending, Reporting, and Collections Markets with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will address attendees at the 2019 Law & Compliance Symposium, March 5-7 in Ft. Lauderdale,… Read the rest
Join AFSA on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. ET for the webinar, “Optimize your acquisition strategy and elevate profits,” presented by Experian. The capabilities of today’s technologies, backed by real-time data updates make it possible… Read the rest
AFSA this week submitted three comment letters to federal agencies.The first letter is in response to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) request for comment on the agency’s process for approving new state chartered… Read the rest
AFSA’s State Government Affairs department this month published its Municipal Zoning Restrictions white paper. AFSA’s white paper takes an in-depth look at recent activity by municipalities seeking to regulate small loan… Read the rest
AFSA met with Jelena McWilliams, the Chairman of the FDIC, this week. AFSA raised several key issues with the Chairman, including: the lingering effects of Operation Choke Point, how the Military Lending Act (MLA) limits the availability… Read the rest
Among the many panels of subject matter experts at the recent AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference tackling the latest technology topics facing the industry, the subject of Blockchain drew a standing room only crowd of execs looking for information… Read the rest
