Today, Peter Welch announced plans to retire at the end of 2020 as President and CEO of the National Auto Dealers Association. Bill Himpler, President and CEO of the American Financial Services Association released the following statement:
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Peter for more than seven years. Peter has a passion for the auto industry, and that passion translated into a very good and successful partnership with our shared industries and the work the American Financial Services Association undertook with NADA. Peter is a tireless advocate for dealers and the important role vehicle finance and consumer credit play in the automotive industry. Together, our associations have worked through a period of innovative disruption and change, and I look forward to working with him during this period where we work together to emerge from this time of economic disruption and jumpstart the American economy. AFSA wishes Peter all the best for his future endeavors."
Today, Peter Welch announced plans to retire at the end of 2020 as President and CEO of the National Auto Dealers Association. Bill Himpler, President and CEO of the American Financial Services Association released the following statement:… Read the rest
With uncertainty around the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and promised extra scrutiny by the Administration, some businesses are considering returning PPP funds they received. While… Read the rest
On May 7 the American Financial Services Association sent a letter to the town of Springfield, Missouri, regarding its new ordinance imposing fees, permits, etc. on “short-term loan establishments.”
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This disruptive time has just about everyone adapting to a new normal. The current economic downturn has forced companies everywhere to find new ways to keep their business running, reduce operational expense and comply with social distancing… Read the rest
On May 7th, AFSA SVP Danielle Fagre Arlowe testified before the New Jersey Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee hearing on AB 3908, a bill which would make a number of changes to how credit reporting and consumer communication… Read the rest
The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) this week submitted a comment letter to Eric Rosengren, the President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The letter expressed the troubling fact that – despite … Read the rest
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As part of its Business Partner Webinar Series last week, AFSA hosted Equifax for Reporting Automotive Loan Payments During COVID-19 Pandemic. Drew Rosedale, Data Contributor Services Leader and Jenn Reid, VP Strategy & Marketing… Read the rest
Join us on May 13th at 2:00 p.m. ET for Virtual Auto Retailing in Today’s Marketplace: Outlook & Strategies for Lenders, presented by DealerTrack.
Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke sets the discussion with an … Read the rest
AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team today published a COVID-19 state policy update white paper, the second of two papers covering state responses to the coronavirus outbreak. The white paper provides a snapshot of key state… Read the rest
