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 […]

Last week, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of committee by a vote of 58-1.  AFSA has long worked with both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to ensure that harmful legislation is kept out of the NDAA. Because the legislation must pass annually, Members of […]

AFSA sent a letter to Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Chair Steve Womack (R-AR) encouraging him to include language in the committee’s appropriations bill. The language would prevent the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from finalizing or implementing the “Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule.” The letter noted that the FTC’s proposed rule would […]

Join Yotam Haroosh, Director of Consumer Lending, Lightico, to gain insights into how to effectively streamline your originations processes to boost efficiency and accelerate time to funding. In this webinar, we’ll cover the latest technology solutions, best practices, and expert insights into optimizing your workflow. With real-life examples and interactive demonstrations, Lightico will provide you with all […]

“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”  –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  Juneteenth is a commemoration of the ideals of equality, justice, and freedom, which we strive to perfect for all. In America’s history there have been many moments of success and many moments of failure […]

This week, Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), appeared before both the Senate Banking and the House Financial Services Committees to deliver the CFPB’s semi-annual report to Congress. In the hearings Director Chopra was questioned on a number of actions that the CFPB has taken under his leadership. The “Junk Fee” […]

Last week the 11th Circuit Court released its decision in Milgram v. Chase, for which AFSA submitted an amicus brief. The court ruled in in Chase’s favor. The plaintiff, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), argued that credit reporting agencies are required to investigate legal disputes in addition to verifying factual accuracy […]

This episode of the Extra Credit Podcast is Part Two of our conversation with, Philip Bohi, VP of Compliance Education and Dr. Adam Gailey, Principal in the Financial Economics Practice at Charles Rivers Associates, on getting your Fair Lending house in order. In the last episode, Dr. Gailey and Philip discussed the things that you can […]