The featured Business Partner for the month of May is Fortegra. Learn more at fortegra.com. What are some key initiatives for your clients in 2022 that you are planning to support?  Fortegra client partnerships are exceptionally strong and invaluable. In 2022, we will continue to focus on supporting our clients in their offering of our […]

Join us on April 28, 2022 for Transcend the Traditional: The Future of Payments, sponsored by REPAY. The future of payments is here and there is no time to waste. Omni-channel bill pay options are necessary in today’s environment, but what’s next? Learn about emerging networks and the newest payment modalities, including cryptocurrency and the […]

In a press release, the CFPB has announced that “it is invoking a largely unused legal provision to examine nonbank financial companies that pose risks to consumers.” Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB has broad supervision authority, including: All nonbank entities in the mortgage, private student loan, and payday loan industries, regardless of size; Large […]

Are you joining us in La Quinta next week? All attendees are welcome to join AFSA’s D&I Working Group to hear from Dr. Thela Thatch about an a key business issue – recruitment. Dr. Thatch is a consultant with Rework Work. Their team has worked with Fortune 500 companies to recruit top diverse talent and […]

The great Darren Woodson stops by the Extra Credit Podcast in advance of his appearance at the 2022 Independents Conference & Expo. He’ll speak to attendees during the Champions Club session on Thursday, May 5th, sponsored by GoldPOINT Systems. If you’re on the fence on attending, this brief conversation will have you booking flights faster than […]

If there is only one economic-study panel you will ever attend, this is the one you’ve been waiting for! Prof. Tom Miller will release his year-long Illinois rate cap study and AFSA Chief Economist Perc Pineda will provide updated data on consumer credit trends shaping the national economy and your businesses. Join us in La […]

On April 8, AFSA submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding proposed updates to its Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings. In our letter, we express concern that the Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings will be implemented without stakeholder input. While the rule is exempt from the notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements of […]

Join us at the 2022 Independents Conference & Expo to hear from Tom Bevan, co-founder and publisher of RealClearPolitics, for up to the minute polling and political analysis headed into the pivotal federal and state ’22 midterm elections. Bevan cuts through the noise and brings context to yet another important election since the last one […]

Last week, AFSA responded to a Request for Information (RFI) from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) concerning fees. Before addressing the substance of the issue, the letter takes issue with the Bureau’s investigation of fees in the first place. “First the Bureau lacks the statutory authority to regulate rates,” Celia Winslow, Senior Vice President […]

Join us on April 28, 2022 for Transcend the Traditional: The Future of Payments, sponsored by REPAY. The future of payments is here and there is no time to waste. Omni-channel bill pay options are necessary in today’s environment, but what’s next? Learn about emerging networks and the newest payment modalities, including cryptocurrency and the […]