On behalf of the American Financial Services Association team, I am saddened to report the passing of AFSA Member and friend to everyone he met, Tim Harrelson. Tim’s career in the financial services industry spanned more than four decades, at just about every level. His engagement with AFSA was also wide and deep, from serving […]

Join us on October 1 for Adapting to Lending’s New Normal with Speed and Agility, presented by Zest AI. Lenders are preparing for the next wave of fallout from the pandemic and associated market volatility. Many expect to face higher defaults and losses, but uncertainty remains on how exactly continued economic woes will affect lending […]

We’re getting close to the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Independents Conference & Expo! Keep an eye on your mailbox – all attendees will be receiving a copy of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray’s new book, Watchdog, about consumer protection and the role and importance of the CFPB. Before joining the Consumer Bureau, Rich served as Ohio’s Attorney […]

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Education Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a comprehensive collection of digital financial education resources and activities titled, MoneySKILL® Learning Activities Per Module. This resource is designed to supplement the delivery of the foundation’s online personal finance course, MoneySKILL, with a variety of vetted, high-quality, digital personal […]

Join us after Wednesday’s sessions on October 7th at 4:00 p.m. ET, for a live wine tasting from the founder and winemaker of Voluptuary Winery! Crack open the wines shipped to you and sip along with your colleagues!* Kevin Luther is the founder and winemaker of Voluptuary Winery, an urban micro-winery based in the Sacramento, Calif., area. […]

AFSA joined with other trade associations in asking the Supreme Court to take up a due process case. Ally Financial Inc. v. Alberta Haskins, et al. raises an important question – whether, in a class action, the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over the defendant […]

This week AFSA joined other trade groups in urging Congressional leaders to pass legislation that would streamline the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness process. The PPP provided millions of small businesses with much-needed economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. As small businesses face the challenges of re-opening, they are also dealing with the time-consuming […]

Register today for AFSA’s virtual conference, which opens Tuesday, October 6th and runs through Thursday, October 8th. Each day’s sessions run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, and feature compelling keynotes, informative and interactive breakout sessions, and live virtual networking in our AFSA Expo Hall. Join us at 4 p.m. each day for a unique online networking activity, including […]

AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler is excited for the 2020 Annual Meeting & Independents Conference & Expo! REGISTER TODAY!

Join “lightning round” conversations on a range of topics that the consumer credit industry is facing. Each virtual roundtable is live and allows for video or audio discussions with presenters. Fair Lending & Modeling, presented by Zest Ai AI & Tech in Consumer Finance, presented by GoldPoint Communicating with your Customers Compliantly, presented by Solutions by Text Privacy […]