AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team published its 2021 State Legislative Preview and 2020 Review white paper this week. The paper provides members with a comprehensive preview of state legislative and regulatory activity in 2021 and identifies and reviews the trends of the previous legislative session. The year 2020 was an unprecedented one and much of the nation is still feeling the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on day-to-day operations. Many companies had to move to quickly comply with various new regulations, legislation and orders from state governments. New restrictions on consumer protections, sales, in-person operations, reporting restrictions in several industries and more have all come in the past year.
While COVID-19 business restrictions and other related issues dominated policymaking for most of the year, many states also proposed and enacted other legislation relevant to financial institutions. Although legislative data from previous sessions are not a perfect indicator of what can be expected in upcoming sessions, this information can still provide important context for future priorities. The paper is organized by issue sections for members’ convenience.
This paper, along with SGA’s other white papers, can be found on the SGA resources section of AFSA’s website.
AFSA Releases 2020 Review, 2021 Preview Whitepaper
Jan 07, 2021
AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team published its 2021 State Legislative Preview and 2020 Review white paper this week. The paper provides members with a comprehensive preview of state legislative and regulatory activity in 2021… Read the rest
AFSA Submits Comments on Role of Supervisory Guidance
Jan 06, 2021
The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) submitted comments in support of several federal banking agencies’ notice of proposed rulemaking on the role of supervisory guidance. Supervisory guidance is issued by agencies in… Read the rest
AFSA Statement on CFPB Taskforce Report
Jan 05, 2021
Earlier today (January 5, 2020), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law released a report with recommendations on how to improve consumer protection in the financial marketplace. You can… Read the rest
Registration Open for 2021 Vehicle Finance Conference
Jan 05, 2021
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
The 2021 Vehicle Finance Conference will be held online from February 23 through February 25.
Each day will feature three hours of fast-paced and informative keynotes and industry roundtables, along with … Read the rest
AFSA Submits Comment Letter to OCC on Fair Access to Financial Services Proposed Rule
Jan 04, 2021
On January 4, 2021, AFSA submitted a comment letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding its proposed rule on Fair Access to Financial Services. This proposal reiterates that banks operating under the OCC’s governance… Read the rest
January Business Partner Spotlight: GOLDPoint Systems
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Happy New Year!
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LISTEN | Closing 2020 with AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler
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In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we close out the year with AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler. We discuss many of the successes the association has seen in 2020 and outline some goals to work for in 2021. Bill also highlights… Read the rest
Focus on Innovation with Keynoter Peter Diamandis, sponsored by FIS
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AFSA Outlines 2021 Federal Priorities
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