In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we talk with Simon Keymer, who has worked with AFSA’s state government affairs team for the last several years. This is the last of our recordings from AFSA’s Annual meeting. We talk about what he’s working on with SGA and the trouble he sees with Referendums. He also speaks about what he’s learned in his career and shares some best practices.
LISTEN | AFSA Extra Credit Podcast with Simon Keymer
Nov 21, 2019
In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we talk with Simon Keymer, who has worked with AFSA’s state government affairs team for the last several years. This is the last of our recordings from AFSA’s Annual meeting. We … Read the rest
NCLC’s Flawed Debt Collection Report
Nov 19, 2019
Listen to the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast EXTRA for AFSA Senior Vice President Danielle Fagre Arlowe's take on the NCLC Report.
Last week, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) released a report provocatively titled No Fresh Start in … Read the rest
AFSA Extra Credit Podcast EXTRA | Danielle Fagre Arlowe on Misguided NCLC Report
Nov 19, 2019
In this EXTRA, AFSA Senior Vice President Danielle Fagre Arlowe talks about the recent report from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). We point out some of the areas where the report falls short and talk about AFSA's response. You … Read the rest
Is China in the Driver’s Seat? | AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference & Expo
Nov 18, 2019
Ongoing trade negotiations, slowing economic growth and complex internal political challenges keep the world’s largest developing consumer marketplace center stage. How do China's internal and external challenges impact… Read the rest
AFSA Members, Staff Featured in 2019 Women in Auto Finance
Nov 14, 2019
Earlier this fall, the Auto Finance Journal named its “2019 Women in Auto Finance.” In all, 13 women were honored, several of them AFSA members; Celia Winslow, AFSA’s Vice President of Legal & Regulatory Affairs
More Efficiency, Less Risk: new facets to auto loan portfolio management
Nov 13, 2019
Join us on Wednesday December 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET for More Efficiency, Less Risk: new facets to auto loan portfolio management, presented by Experian.
With automotive retailing constantly evolving, portfolio management – often left… Read the rest
The Rest of the Story on the WSJ’s Debt Consolidation Article
Nov 11, 2019
Over the weekend, The Wall Street Journal published a story entitled “More Borrowers Are Going Underwater on Car Loans.” The story dramatizes the experiences of a handful of consumers who have refinanced their auto loan or rolled… Read the rest
Himpler Op-Ed Appears in Military Times
Nov 08, 2019
The Military Times this morning published an op-ed from AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler entitled On consumer credit and unintended consequences. The piece pushes back on an early op-ed arguing in favor of rate cap legislation. … Read the rest
AFSA Members Stand with Neighbors Hit by Hardship
Nov 07, 2019
As California’s fire fighters continue to contain the state’s wildfires, residents in Northern and Southern California have begun to return to those areas that have been deemed safe to pick up the pieces and rebuild what was … Read the rest