Our 2023 Annual Meeting is just around the corner at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, from Oct. 1-4! What better way to start your fall off than a thought-provoking, engaging conference in the Best State as rated by U.S. News and World Report. Located in the heart of Salt Lake City, […]

The American Financial Services Association supports efforts for passage of a bipartisan federal data privacy law, via United for Privacy, a coalition of almost 30 trade groups that supports federal privacy legislation. Clarity is needed from Washington as the rapidly growing landscape of state-level privacy laws creates a fragmented patchwork of rules and regulations that […]

The AFSA Extra Credit Podcast Industry Icon series continues, featuring outstanding female leaders in the consumer credit industry. This episode features Suzi Straffon, Director, Finance Company Markets with Allied Solutions Suzi has had a successful career because of her tenacity and importance she places on learning, particularly from her mentors.  She chats with Danielle Fagre Arlowe, […]

Today, AFSA, with several other trade associations, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA). The brief argues in favor of CFSA, noting that the CFPB’s funding structure, which is free from congressional oversight and budgetary process, is unconstitutional. The […]

This spring, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a proposed Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices.  While the Statement is meant to produce “clearer and simpler guidance,” it instead sows more confusion.  AFSA submitted a letter on the policy outlining some key objections to the Statement:  It is inconsistent with […]

Last week, AFSA’s SGA team published it’s July white paper looking at retail bad debt. Under retail bad statutes, the financial institution is entitled to a tax credit or deduction for the amount of the sales tax remitted but unpaid by the consumer on accounts considered uncollectable. Allowing financial institutions to claim refunds for sales […]

The featued Business Partner for the month of July is Hudson Cook. Established in 1997, Hudson Cook, LLP focuses its practice on laws related to financial services, banking and information privacy. In addition to the regulatory compliance practice we assist with government supervision and enforcement, and consumer litigation. Our attorneys understand the complex financial services, […]

AFSA member companies are generally very good at marketing their own products and services. What about your company? Are you telling prospective hires and current employees why they should work with you? Terri Horn, Managing Director with People Strategies joins us again to share her findings and best practices on creating and developing your company’s […]

Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, the cloud-native technology platform at the heart of the world’s most progressive auto and equipment finance companies, has published a new paper on SaaS and cloud services. Cloud Services: Finding Success with SaaS discusses the different deployment models available, the factors technology teams should consider when making deployment decisions, and […]

AFSA conferences are full of great sessions, but we have plenty of networking opportunities for attendees, too. You can start your Annual Meeting week with the welcome reception on Monday, build some momentum on Tuesday morning running and taking in the beauty of Salt Lake City with colleagues, and cap the day with cocktails and […]