Join AFSA on Friday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. ET as Rick Fischer, Senior Partner, Morrison Foerster, and Meghan Musselman, Partner, Hudson Cook, take a look at California’s new data privacy law. Following the example Europe set with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California passed its first-in-the-nation consumer data privacy law in late June. As companies prepare to comply in advance of the January 2020 effective date, this webinar will analyze the new law's requirements and detail how they compare with the requirements of GDPR.
The New California Privacy Law: What You Need to Know
Aug 13, 2018
Join AFSA on Friday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. ET as Rick Fischer, Senior Partner, Morrison Foerster, and Meghan Musselman, Partner, Hudson Cook, take a look at California’s new data privacy law. Following the example Europe set with General… Read the rest
“Millennial Effect” shaping auto industry’s future
Aug 10, 2018
Today’s “Millennial Effect” is influencing how people of all ages think about vehicle ownership. This generational phenomena is on course to alter the automotive and auto finance industry going forward. According … Read the rest
Situational Awareness & the Regulatory Landscape Webinar TODAY
Aug 08, 2018
Join us next TODAY at 2p.m. ET as LenderLive presents Situational Awareness and the Regulatory Landscape.
This program will take a look at the latest regulatory updates facing the auto finance industry and explore recent case law developments… Read the rest
AFSA Website Outage Tomorrow Night
Aug 08, 2018
AFSA Website Unavailable from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET Thursday, August 8
AFSA will be performing necessary maintenance tomorrow evening between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. ET. During this period, the AFSA website will be unavailable. After… Read the rest
MoneySKILL Middle School Version Enhanced
Aug 07, 2018
The AFSA Education Foundation continues to enhance its premier offering – MoneySKILL – recently focusing on the middle school version of the curriculum. Each of the twelve modules now includes more questions, increasing from… Read the rest
Treasury report is topical, timely for AFSA members
Aug 01, 2018
The Treasury Department issued a comprehensive report on Tuesday that provides policy recommendations relating to nonbank financial institutions, fintech and innovation. There are a few issues raised in the report that AFSA believes … Read the rest
AFSA Opposes MA H.4806
Jul 30, 2018
On Monday, AFSA sent a letter to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker opposing H.4806, a bill related to security breaches. As currently written, the bill would prohibit lenders to view consumer’s credit information in order to make… Read the rest
Economist: Robust U.S. vehicle sales continuing for 12 months or longer
Jul 25, 2018
Auto finance companies can expect new light vehicle U.S. sales to maintain its 17- million unit pace for the remainder of 2018 and relative strength heading into 2019, according to an industry forecast.
With positive “green light”… Read the rest
AFSA Supports Kraninger Nomination
Jul 19, 2018
AFSA sent a letter on July 17 to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs strongly supporting President Trump’s nomination of Kathy Kraninger for the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP)… Read the rest
AFSA Recognized for Making a Difference in the Lives of People with Down Syndrome
Jul 12, 2018
The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) last night was recognized by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) for AFSA’s five-year sponsorship of the annual “Caring with Congress” event.
Bill Himpler,