Free and fair elections are one of the hallmarks of American democracy. They do, however, create some legislative and regulatory uncertainty. Join us at the 2020 Independents Conference & Expo where AFSA experts Danielle Fagre Arlowe, Ann Harter and Celia Winslow discuss what's happening on Capitol Hill and around the nation.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on March 10 is hosting a day long event entitled, “Evolutions in Consumer Debt Relief.” The event will explore options for consumers facing unmanageable unsecured debt and limited credit options. AFSA’s Senior Vice President Danielle Fagre Arlowe will appear on the panel, “Debt Relief Options Through Creditors.” The event will be livestreamed on the CFPB website. Registration and more information is available here.

This week, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) and other industry trade associations met with staff from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discuss the ongoing issue of illegal robocalls. AFSA supports the FCC’s efforts to stop illegal robocalls as outlined in AFSA’s recent comment letter to the FCC (hyperlink Feb. 27, 2020 comment letter to FCC).

Last week, the American Financial Services Association submitted its top three issue priorities to the House Appropriations Committee per its request.

Join us on March 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET for The Five Secrets to Successful Omni-Channel Collections in Auto Finance, presented by FICO.

This week, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) submitted a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on its report on call blocking. AFSA wholeheartedly supports the FCC’s effort to stop illegal robocalls, which scammers and fraudsters use to prey on American citizens. The proposed efforts, however, are blocking legitimate phone calls and the FCC must take appropriate action to ensure these calls get through to consumers.

The American Financial Services Association confirmed that the Department of Defense will publish in the Federal Register tomorrow a repeal of Question and Answer #2 of its 2017 Interpretive Rule for the Military Lending Act (MLA). The interpretive rule states that financing GAP waiver or other credit products as part of a vehicle-finance transaction with active duty military members or their dependents subjects the transaction to the MLA. You can read our joint statement with the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) on this announcement here.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has granted a joint petition filed by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) to withdraw Question and Answer (Q&A) 2 from a December 2017 Interpretive Rule that sought to define the scope of the motor vehicle financing exclusion to the Military Lending Act (MLA).

Born with one leg, 2011 NCAA Champion Anthony Robles became an unstoppable force in college wrestling. Now, Robles shares his strategy for success — harnessing a limitless belief in self and the motivation to accomplish what others wouldn't have thought possible.