Join us on Tuesday, November 6 at 2 p.m. ET as ACI Worldwide presents Text Talk: Customer Engagement & Payments Go Mobile.

Four consumer credit industry executives were honored with the 2018 American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Distinguished Service Award (DSA) during AFSA’s 102nd Annual Meeting this week in Marina del Rey, Calif.

AFSA and the Consumer Mortgage Coalition submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The FCC asked for comment on a recent 9th Circuit panel decision in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC interpreting the definition of an “autodialer.”

The Pew Charitable Trusts released a report on installment loans entitled State Laws Put Installment Loan Borrowers at Risk: How outdated policies discourage safer lending. It is important to note that this title is misleading to readers and negates a generally positive report on installment lending and the important role it plays in the lives of millions of Americans.

Join us on Tuesday, November 6 at 2 p.m. ET as ACI Worldwide presents Text Talk: Customer Engagement & Payments Go Mobile.

Episode 3: October 16th, 2018: Danielle Fagre Arlowe, Senior Vice President, AFSA: In this podcast, Danielle Fagre Arlowe shares how she and her team stay on top of issues in 50 states and how proposed legislation or regulation could affect AFSA’s member companies.

Join us on Tuesday, November 13 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Speedpay® Pulse: Consumer Research Reveals Preference for Traditional Payment Options, presented by Speedpay.

The following article is part of AFSA's Business Partner Webinar Series. You can learn more during PayNearMe's webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. ET entitled Top Five Lending Trends for 2019. Registration is open now.

AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) team this week published its white paper on the California Consumer Privacy Act. The paper takes an in-depth look at California's new privacy law, which was signed by Governor Brown this June and becomes effective in January 2020. The law is similar to the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and has significant effects on the financial services community. The paper is also available under the State Resources section of AFSA’s website.On September 7, AFSA presented a webinar on the new privacy law, featuring Rick Fischer with Morrison Foerster and Meghan Musselman of Hudson Cook. Members can view a recording, download slides and review extensive Q&A’s from the presented in the Webinar Resource Center.

On Oct. 1, AFSA wrote to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asking that it clarify that indirect finance companies qualify for a 20 percent deduction the way direct lenders do.