On June 15th, AFSA sent a Financial Services Floor Package HR 2543 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) detailing the association’s position on several proposed amendments to the bills within the legislative package that makes up HR 2543, the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act. AFSA and […]

AFSA’s State Government Affairs (SGA) recently published its most recent white paper covering vehicle data privacy. Vehicles have become more connected and complex in recent years, collecting a wide range of data, such as speed, location, and even cell phone information. This data can improve safety and efficiency, but also creates a privacy risk and […]

Join us on June 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Top of Wallet: Meeting Mobile Expectation, presented by ACI Worldwide. Nearly 40 percent of Millennials prefer to make their car payment through a mobile channel, almost double the rate from just one year ago,  according to the latest ACI Speedpay Pulse Study. Plus, more than half of Millennials are […]

Smart regulations, fair competition, and increased innovation have always benefitted American consumers. However, this week, Congress focused on four proposals that would create more roadblocks for consumers and small business seeking loans, while considering policies that would limit competition among financial institutions and stymie data innovation. AFSA strongly supports lending equality and efforts to prevent […]

Savings, Labor Productivity, and Household Debt  By Perc Pineda, Chief Economist & VP, Research | AFSA The personal savings rate has decreased to 4.4% in April – down from 12.6% a year earlier and 33.8% two years prior. The decrease in savings reflects spending among Americans that hasn’t slowed and the effect of inflation on […]

Join us on June 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Auto Finance Data Trends & How One Lender is Ahead of the Game, presented by Lightico In this program, we’ll take a look at the latest auto lending consumer survey data to see what consumers are experiencing and expecting from auto finance. We’ll be joined by an […]

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI), commemorating the emigration of the first Japanese to the U.S. in May of 1843 and to honor the memory of the many Chinese immigrants who built the transcontinental railroad, which was completed in May of 1869. AFSA marks AAPI Heritage Month because the history of […]

The featured AFSA Business Partner for June is Amsive. Consumers signal individuality in all kinds of ways. Today marketers must listen and act on those signals. At Amsive, we give you the tools to know more and the services to do more. We give you the data and insights to know who your customers and […]

Join us on June 2nd for Understanding the Newest Generation of Bill Payers, presented by PayNearMe. How do consumers ages 18-29 prefer to pay bills? What causes them to pay late? How does this differ from older generations? In this webinar, Steve Murphy, Director of Marketing with PayNearMe will dive into the results of their latest research […]

AFSA’s Human Resources Networking Group will host a crucial conversation for members in the month of June.  Over the past few years, AFSA members have described the increased difficulty in recruiting, training, and retaining the staff needed to manage businesses.  With soaring inflation, record low levels of unemployment, and pandemic-related changes in worker preferences, the […]