It doesn’t take a light-speed leap to see that Star Wars creator George Lucas based his saga a long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away on the consumer finance industry. After all, the currency he created was called credits. Republic credits. Imperial credits. The credits Watto wouldn’t accept on Tatooine. For nearly half […]

From Risk to Vehicle Recovery: Connected Intelligence Ecosystem Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET Auto lenders are navigating rising delinquencies, increased charge-offs, and greater pressure to recover assets faster while maintaining compliance. Yet many recovery programs remain fragmented across data providers, recovery vendors, and skip tracing services. This webinar introduces One Connected Ecosystem, showing […]

The CFPB’s Final Rule on Small Business Lending Data Collection has been released for public inspection, with publication expected on May 1. This rule implements Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which required the CFPB to collect information about owners of small business applying for credit in order to guide fair lending enforcement and related […]

As Financial Literacy Month wraps, the AFSA Education Foundation staff wants to thank the AFSA team and Member Companies across the country for their support of MoneySKILL through volunteerism efforts, financial donations, and the many other ways individuals and companies support the foundation. Some of the earned media and collaborative efforts this month include: AFSA […]

Last week AFSA’s National Title Solutions Forum (NTSF) submitted a comment letter regarding Louisiana HB 1086, which establishes a framework for mandatory electronic lien and title systems. Why it matters: While NTSF supports modernization and the transition to electronic processes, the letter raises concerns that aspects of the bill could create operational challenges if not clearly defined and implemented […]

AFSA joined more than fifty business associations and groups from a wide range of industries to support H.R. 8413, the SECURE Data Act, a comprehensive federal privacy bill that would establish a single national privacy standard. The House Energy and Commerce Committee created the Data Privacy working group to reset the discussion on comprehensive data privacy and took significant […]

The New York Court of Appeals (the highest court in New York) has ruled on a matter in which AFSA offered an amicus brief, agreeing with AFSA’s position on insurance requirements for leased and rental vehicles. The Graves Amendment is a federal law that shields vehicle leasing and rental companies from vicarious liability for damages caused by […]

From Risk to Vehicle Recovery: Connected Intelligence Ecosystem Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET Auto lenders are navigating rising delinquencies, increased charge-offs, and greater pressure to recover assets faster while maintaining compliance. Yet many recovery programs remain fragmented across data providers, recovery vendors, and skip tracing services. This webinar introduces One Connected Ecosystem, showing […]

AFSA’s State Government Affairs team submitted a comment letter opposing IL SB 2255, which seeks to regulate the use of “surveillance pricing.” This is broadly defined to include the use of consumer data in setting prices, but the bill’s sweeping and ambiguous language could unintentionally capture common and pro-consumer practices used throughout the financial services industry. AFSA raised […]

Auto loan delinquency rates are elevated, that is not in dispute. According to the New York Fed, roughly 5.2% of auto loan balances were 90+ days delinquent as of late 2025, above the long-run average and at levels not seen since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Policymakers, press, and consumer advocates have attempted to raise […]