Kraninger was serving as an associate director in the Office of Management and Budget. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, she can serve as the BCFP director for a five-year term. The Dodd-Frank Act specifies that the BCFP’s director is only removable by the president “for cause,” although this provision has been subject to various court challenges.

We’ve seen a number of developments in debt collection this year. Technology is changing the way debt is collected. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has made progress in its debt collection rulemaking. The courts have weighed in with new interpretations of old law. This webinar will highlight the top ten debt collection issues and offer best practice suggestions.

AFSA this year has provided its members the opportunity to learn about the concept of a FinTech sandbox from speakers at both the state and federal levels.

The latest edition of the AFSA Today podcast features Ann Carmichael, Vice President of Congressional Affairs at AFSA. Ann analyzes, among other topics, changes in leadership at the important House Financial Services Committee on both sides of the aisle and how that could shape both the future legislative agenda affecting the consumer credit industry and the direction of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. AFSA’s December podcast will feature Philip Bohi, Vice President of Compliance Education at AFSA, discussing the role of compliance in the consumer credit industry and how it impacts AFSA members and their customers.

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at AFSA.

Join us at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 13 for Top Ten Debt Collection Lessons from 2018, presented by AFSA.

Join AFSA on Tuesday December 4 at 2 pm. ET for Optimize your Acquisition Strategy and Elevate Profits, presented by Clarity, a division of Experian.

Bestselling author and motivational speaker Erik Qualman will deliver the keynote address at the 2019 AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference and Expo From January 22-24 at the Hilton San Francisco!

This week the AFSA Education Foundation celebrated National Philanthropy Day. This is a special day set aside each year to recognize the great contributions of philanthropy – and those people active in the philanthropic community – to the enrichment of our lives, our community and our world.

AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team this week published its series of post-election white papers, which provide relevant election results in state governor races, attorney general races, and state legislatures. In the midterms there were elections for 36 governor’s seats, 30 AG offices, 42 state Senates, and 45 state Houses. Across all levels, Democrats made significant gains. Democrats were able to gain 7 governor’s seats, 4 AG offices, and 6 legislative chambers.