BUSINESS PARTNER WEBINAR IMPLEMENTATION BEST PRACTICES: HOW TO OPERATIONALIZE PRICING ANALYTICS IN AUTO FINANCE SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 AT 2:00 P.M. EST End the spreadsheet torment and do away with the lengthy manual rate updates! If you are planning to implement a pricing analytics solution in the near future, this webinar is for you. Join an […]

With conflicting economic data, from strong quarterly corporate financial reports in several important U.S. business sectors to jobs and inflation data that at times defies expectations, the role of the Federal Reserve remains in focus. This is one reason the confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate for current chair of the White House Council of […]

In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, Dan chats with Brian Johnson, Vice President of Revenue Operations with DataScan on audits, how to manage risk and the importance of embracing real-time data. The upshot? If you’re waiting for the next audit to manage risk, you’re already behind. Dan and Brian look at inventory […]

“Industry Expertise” is sponsored content produced by AFSA’s Business Partners’ to provide thought leadership and best practices for AFSA member companies. For more information about this sponsored content opportunity, contact Dan Bucherer.   As a trusted leader in tech-enabled solutions for finance and insurance products (F&I) in the automotive finance industry, F&I Sentinel actively monitors evolving […]

Join us on September 4, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. EST for an exclusive webinar exploring the forces redefining the captive finance industry. With growing pressure from digital-first disruptors, changing customer behaviors, and the shift to EVs and hybrids, the very foundations of auto finance are being challenged. This session will unpack the five major trends […]

This week, the CFPB proposed a rule to revise its supervisory authority over nonbank entities. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFPB has authority to supervise companies it decides pose “risk” to consumers. However, the CFPB has never defined what “risk” is. The previous administration issued a rulemaking allowing it to make such designations public and used this […]

This week, AFSA sent comments regarding the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The CDFI provides funding to certain eligible financial institutions.  The funding process requires funding recipients to report “material events,” including events that cause the recipient to lose funding eligibility. For our comment letter, we noted that the CDFI has included in its […]

“Industry Expertise” is sponsored content produced by AFSA’s Business Partners’ to provide thought leadership and best practices for AFSA member companies. For more information about this sponsored content opportunity, contact Dan Bucherer. NETSOL Welcomes Two Automotive Finance Powerhouses NETSOL Technologies (Nasdaq: NTWK) recently announced the appointments of two distinguished industry leaders to the company. Ian Smith, […]

Today, AFSA’s State Government Affairs team submitted a comment letter to the Puerto Rico Senate urging opposition to the interchange bill, SB 675. The bill aims to artificially limit interchange fees by excluding gratuities and sales tax from the fee calculation. AFSA warns this could disrupt the electronic payment system and force financial institutions to provide services for free. […]

In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, host Dan Bucherer chats with Joe Farley, Chief of Sales with DRN MVTRAC SCM & Damion English, Former Member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Damion and Joe share their expertise on the importance of up-to-the-second information and double down on the idea that the information […]