Join us on October 6, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET for How to Delight Your Dealer and Fund Indirect Loans Faster, presented by Lightico. Auto financial services companies are eager to fund deals faster and increase applications. Increasingly, technological capabilities exist to make that possible. In this webinar with Yotam Haroosh, Director of Consumer Lending […]

A bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter today expressing their support for industrial loan company (ILC) charters to Martin J. Gruenberg, acting chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Led by Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), the group highlighted how ILCs are an integral and necessary part of the […]

On September 12 AFSA submitted a comment letter on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule. The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) also joined the letter. The Rule designates a variety of vehicle dealer business practices as unlawful under the FTC’s authority to prohibit deceptive and unfair acts or practices. The […]

The AFSA Fixed Income Investor Summit returns virtually for 2022. Join finance industry executives, debt issuers, and investors virtually on Wednesday, December 14 for a fast-paced, single-day conference featuring industry updates, 1:1 meetings, and networking opportunities. Speakers will discuss the latest economic conditions that directly affect fixed income investors. You can expect: An efficient one-day schedule of fast-flowing […]

By a vote of 8 to 4, judges in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the plaintiff in Hunstein v. Preferred Collection and Management Servs., Inc., failed to allege a concrete harm that would provide Article III standing to pursue claims in federal court, and accordingly ordered the district court’s judgment be vacated […]

Join the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast and the Federal Government Affairs team in a policy discussion and a look at the mid-term elections. Michael Grimes walks through the legislation Congress must pass before heading out for the October recess, including a continuing resolution to fund the government and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Ann […]

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in Davidson v. UACC for October 26 at 9:30 am ET. The case addresses whether financing Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) brought a vehicle contract under the Military Lending Act (MLA). The arguments will be streamed online. Based on the court’s past […]

AFSA is pleased to announce that Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will address the 2022 AFSA Annual Meeting held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL from October 23-26. Director Chopra was confirmed as the third director of the CFPB in October 2021. He previously served as Commissioner of the Federal […]

The featured AFSA Business Partner for September is Allied Solutions. We asked them a few questions about the value of AFSA membership and some of the opportunities or challenges they face in 2022. Learn more at alliedsolutions.net. What are some key initiatives for your clients in 2022 that you are planning to support? These past […]

Join Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO & Chief Strategist for Quill Intelligence LLC, and Steve Riccuitto, Chief Economist of Mizuho Securities USA at the 2022 AFSA Annual Meeting for a lively examination of the U.S. and global economies, trends to watch in 2023 and how those trends will affect consumer credit. How have consumers and the […]