In this edition of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we chat with Lena Bourgeois, SVP & General Manager of Automotive & Insurance with Equifax about alternative data. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot but Lena gives us the download on what it is, what it can do for your business and most importantly, how it can increase credit access for consumers. We also touch on how bringing alternative data into your business processes can help you weather our current economic uncertainty.
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In this edition of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we chat with Lena Bourgeois, SVP & General Manager of Automotive & Insurance with Equifax about alternative data. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot but Lena gives us the download… Read the rest

Auto Finance Innovation: When To Build, When To Buy?
October 12, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Continuous digitization is a must in today’s world. But with limited resources, time and budgets, it can be tough to know what path to take. Should you build an… Read the rest
The featured Business Partner for the month of October is GOLDPoint Systems
GOLDPoint Systems offers one of the most complete Loan Management Software Systems in the Direct and Indirect market, covering the complete loan life cycle. Our … Read the rest
The Urban Institute has been doing yeorman’s work providing independent, fact-based analysis on the effects of consumer credit rate caps. Taken together with other independent, academic analysis of rate caps, there is a growing body of… Read the rest
It’s time! Register for the 2024 Vehicle Finance Conference & Expo today and enjoy Early Bird Pricing!
What can you expect?
Influential Speakers. Gain insights and inspiration from incredible speakers, including our keynote:… Read the rest
AFSA’s Industry Expertise allows Business Partners to provide thought leadership and best practices information directly with AFSA member companies. For more information about taking part, contact Dan Bucherer.
Audit-Ready Best Practices… Read the rest
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory reminding consumers that they have the right to see results from Credit Repair Organizations (CRO) before they pay and, more importantly, that they do not need to … Read the rest

The AFSA Annual Meeting is full of great general sessions and breakouts, too. Don’t miss out on two concurrent sets of breakouts Wednesday morning!
Wednesday, October 4th at 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Fraud in the Age of AI
The rapid… Read the rest
This week, the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled A Holistic Review of Regulators: Regulatory Overreach and Economic Consequences, which sought to explore the interaction and economic… Read the rest
A bipartisan group of Senators led by Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced the introduction of a new cannabis-related banking bill today, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation… Read the rest