In this episode of the Extra Credit Podcast we speak with Paul Hale, Senior Vice President of Security Finance Corp. and President of the 2019 AFSAEF Leadership Development Program at UNC. We pull off to the side of AFSA’s Annual Meeting in Nashville to talk about his concern about debt settlement companies and how they are negatively effecting customers. He also speaks about what he’s learned in his career and shares some best practices.
LISTEN | Extra Credit Podcast – Paul Hale, SVP, Security Finance
Nov 05, 2019
In this episode of the Extra Credit Podcast we speak with Paul Hale, Senior Vice President of Security Finance Corp. and President of the 2019 AFSAEF Leadership Development Program at UNC. We pull off to the side of AFSA’s Annual Meeting… Read the rest
CFPB Hosting Symposium on 1071 Implementation
Nov 04, 2019
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Wednesday will host a symposium on Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act and “will provide a public forum for the Bureau and the public to hear various perspectives on the small business… Read the rest
AFSA Educates In-House Counsel on the TCPA
Nov 01, 2019
The American Financial Services Association participated in a session at the Association for Corporate Counsel’s annual meeting this week. The session, Call Me Maybe? The Financial Services’ Perspective on the Telephone… Read the rest
WATCH | AFSA CEO Update, October 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019
In this edition of the AFSA CEO Update, Bill Himpler speaks about the key issues we learned about at the AFSA Annual Meeting and about how the association is responding back in Washington.
Don’t Confuse Innovative Service with Irresponsible Payday Practices
Oct 31, 2019
Bloomberg recently highlighted the online “payday lending” marketplace. While Bloomberg portrayed the type of loans as “installment loans,” they are a business model that leverages today’s online consumer… Read the rest
AFSA Comments on Texas Finance Code
Oct 30, 2019
AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team this week sent a comment letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in response to an opinion request from a state representative regarding the Texas Finance code. In the request, the representative… Read the rest
AFSA Supports NHTSA Drive to Modernize
Oct 29, 2019
The American Financial Services Association yesterday submitted a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) voicing its strong support for a final rule allowing state adoption of electronic odometer… Read the rest
AFSA Announces New Board Leadership
Oct 24, 2019
The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) yesterday announced that its Board of Directors elected a new chairman, chair-elect and vice chairman-treasurer for the next 12 months. The appointments were made at the close of the 2019… Read the rest
LISTEN | Episode 2: Rex Ellison, President & CEO, Republic Finance & AFSAEF Chair
Oct 23, 2019
In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we speak to Rex Ellison, President & CEO of Republic Finance and Chairman of the AFSA Education Foundation.
Rex shares with us some best practices for building a successful traditional… Read the rest
AFSA Comments on HUD Disparate Impact Proposed Rule
Oct 23, 2019
AFSA last week commented on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule amending its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standards. Specifically, HUDs proposed rule changes… Read the rest