November’s Featured Business Partner is FICO. FICO is the world’s leading provider of analytics software, solutions & services that transform the way organizations understand their customers & optimize business processes around them. We asked them a few questions about the value of AFSA membership and some of the opportunities or challenges they face in 2021 – stay tuned for their answers coming soon. Learn more at fico.com.
November’s Featured Business Partner Is FICO
Nov 08, 2021
November’s Featured Business Partner is FICO. FICO is the world’s leading provider of analytics software, solutions & services that transform the way organizations understand their customers & optimize business processes
Drotman Appointed AFSA Chair
Nov 05, 2021
During its AFSA’s Annual Meeting, Jim Drotman, Executive Vice President, U.S., Canada and International with Ford Motor Credit Company, was appointed Chair of the association’s Board of Directors. Drotman succeeds Tom Hudgins, President… Read the rest
Paper Covers Privacy Legislation
Nov 04, 2021
On Monday, AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team published their November white paper covering consumer privacy legislation. Consumer privacy has risen to be one of the most crucial legislative issues in the country. In 2018, California… Read the rest
CFPB Names New Chiefs for Supervision and Enforcement Positions
Nov 03, 2021
Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau named two new leaders in the supervision and enforcement departments of the Bureau.
Lorelei Salas will join the CFPB as Assistant Director for Supervision Policy and will also serve as … Read the rest
LISTEN | Managing Risk Under the Umbrella of Uncertainty
Nov 02, 2021
In this episode of the Extra Credit Podcast, we chat with Solomon Semere, Senior Director, Credit and Marketing Strategy and Craig Stockum, Sales Director both with LexisNexis Risk Solutions about the uncertain risk environment in which… Read the rest
D&I Working Group Webinar w/ Social Innovation Leader, Brittany Young
Nov 01, 2021
Please join AFSA’s Diversity & Inclusion Working Group webinar on November 10 at 3:00 p.m. ET to hear from Brittany Young about how to help build better communities and empower people.
Brittany is a Baltimore native with a diverse technical… Read the rest
Chopra Testifies Before House, Senate Panels
Nov 01, 2021
Last week, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra testified before the Senate Banking and House Financial Services Committees in separate oversight hearings. The discussions spanned a variety of topics, including… Read the rest
2021 Investors Conference Registration Open
Nov 01, 2021
The AFSA Credit Summit for Fixed Income Investors is back for 2021 and coming right to your home or office.
Join finance industry executives, debt issuers, and investors virtually on Tuesday, December 7 for a fast-paced, single day conference… Read the rest
FTC Issues New Safeguards Rule
Oct 29, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued its final Safeguards Rule, as AFSA mentioned was likely at our Annual Meeting this past week.
The Safeguards Rule was mandated by Congress under the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
- The first rule
New Decision in the Hunstein Case: Our Work Continues
Oct 28, 2021
On October 28, 2021, we received a new decision in the Hunstein case. Unfortunately, the decision portends more work ahead for industry.
As a brief recap, the Hunstein case involves an individual claim against a debt collector. The allegation… Read the rest