AFSA’s State Government Affairs team published it’s March white paper focusing on debt collection. With debt collection top of mind for millions of Americans, states and consumer activists are increasingly prioritizing the issue. The white paper provides an overview of recent debt collection legislation and legislative trends and examines regulatory developments in states like New York and California. The white paper also takes a deep dive into growing debt collection areas such as call restrictions, debt validation requirements, and debt buyer regulations.
This paper, along with SGA’s other white papers, can be found on the SGA resources section of AFSA’s website.
AFSA’s State Government Affairs team published it’s March white paper focusing on debt collection. With debt collection top of mind for millions of Americans, states and consumer activists are increasingly prioritizing … Read the rest
AFSA joined a coalition of other organizations opposing a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed rule imposing a nationwide ban on almost all noncompete clauses. If finalized, the rule would nullify millions of such contracts. Courts,… Read the rest

AFSA is pleased to announce that Nevada Secretary of State, Hon. Cisco Aguilar will speak at the 2023 Independents Conference & Expo!
Aguilar was elected in 2022, confirming his rising star in state and national politics, while bringing… Read the rest
Join us on March 16th at 2:00 p.m. ET for How Economic Uncertainty is Impacting Consumer Bill Pay Behavior, presented by PayNearMe.
The current economic climate has made it difficult for lenders to understand and predict consumer payment… Read the rest
AFSA is celebrating Women’s History Month with a special Extra Credit Podcast series, Industry Icons, featuring outstanding female leaders in the consumer credit industry. Our first episode features Tanya Sanders, Head of Wells… Read the rest
The Featured Business Partner for the month of March is defi SOLUTIONS.
defi SOLUTIONS partners with banks, credit unions, captives, and finance companies of all types and sizes to help lenders transform their operations. defi provides … Read the rest
For Black History Month AFSA is celebrating the efforts and accomplishments of AFSA member company colleagues working in the consumer credit and financial services industries.

Danielle McLean
Vice President & Chief Financial… Read the rest
In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast Dan chats with Olivia Moseley, Distrct Manager with Heights Finance and the Year 1 President of AFSAEF’s The EDGE program.
Olivia shares how valuable the program was to her and highlights… Read the rest
The Outstanding Employee Awards are presented annually at AFSA’s Independents Conference & Exposition to individuals who have shown excellence in individual performance, management skills, and customer relations, under their … Read the rest
For Black History Month AFSA is celebrating the efforts and accomplishments of AFSA member company colleagues working in the consumer credit and financial services industries.

Shunda Robinson
Senior Vice President,
GM Financial… Read the rest