The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) issued its advance estimate of real GDP growth for the second quarter of 2025 on July 30^th. The BEA reported real GDP increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 3 percent in Q2, a sharp turnaround… Read the rest

On July 21, 2025, AFSA submitted comments to the CFPB regarding the consumer complaint portal.  In particular, this request was focused on the onboarding form that companies use to access the complaint portal, but we took the opportunity … Read the rest

On July 18, AFSA submitted comments on an information collection notice from the Department of Defense relating to the Military Lending Act.

AFSA has been active on Military Lending Act issues for several years. We have followed the twists… Read the rest

On July 18, 2025, AFSA submitted a comment letter to the CFPB regarding the compliance dates for the section 1071 rule on small business lending data collection. This rule has been subject to litigation, and the CFPB decided it was prudent to… Read the rest

On July 18, 2025, AFSA submitted a comment letter regarding the CFPB’s plan to make changes to how it uses money collected from fines imposed on financial institutions. Previously, the money collected in fines was placed in the Civil Penalty… Read the rest

In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, host Dan Bucherer chats with Stephen McDaniel, CEO of F&I Sentinel, about a critical question: why do so many F&I product refund solutions fail?

Stephen and Dan explore the complexities… Read the rest