AFSA is pleased to announce that Jelena McWilliams is confirmed as a featured speaker for AFSA’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from October 24 through October 27. Ms. McWilliams was sworn in as the 21st Chairman of the FDIC on June 5, 2018. Prior to her FDIC post, she served as Executive Vice President, Chief […]

Consumers have been trained by the big tech companies to expect instant 24/7 everything, including loan approvals. AI-driven lending, by using more data and smarter math, delivers consistent and fast credit decisions even when the human underwriters go home. In this webinar, we’ll talk with a lending leader who sees AI as a consistency and […]

AFSA is proud to confirm Carl M. Cannon, the dean of Washington political journalists, as a keynote speaker at its Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.  Cannon will share his almost 40 years of political insights and experiences with AFSA attendees, as he discusses today’s political landscape and the 2022 midterm elections. Currently Washington Bureau Chief […]

The credit report is one of the most important pieces of financial information available to consumers nationwide. It is the key to unlocking more lending options for a new home or car and even enhanced rental opportunities. The beauty of the credit reporting system is that a specific consumer’s success it entirely in their own […]

AFSA’s State Government Affairs September White Paper covers municipal debt collection laws. In addition to state and federal laws governing debt collection, at least five municipalities have gone beyond the federal and state restrictions with local laws governing debt collection: the District of Columbia; Chicago, Buffalo, New York City, and Yonkers, New York. The white […]

September’s Featured Business Partner is DataScan. We asked them a few questions about the value of AFSA membership and some of the opportunities or challenges they face in 2021. Learn more at onedatascan.com. What are your financial services clients telling you are their biggest challenges and opportunities for 2021? As an industry-leading provider in floorplan […]

  AFSA is pleased to announce that Olympic Gold Medalist and 3-Time Olympian Dominique Dawes is confirmed as a featured speaker for AFSA’s Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., from October 24 through October 27. Affectionately known as “Awesome Dawesome,” Dawes was a ten-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, a three-time Olympian, and a […]

AFSA Business Partner, FICO, has launched its virtual annual FICO Mastermind Event — dedicated to the vehicle-finance industry. By registering attendees can access FICO Mastermind’s streamed, prerecorded sessions anywhere in the world. Register and get three weeks of ideas and perspectives from more than 50 excellent speakers, sharing their knowledge and expertise on a wide […]

AFSA wrote to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on August 24 regarding its proposed rule amending its interpretation of the Fair Housing Act’s disparate impact standard. AFSA’s letter emphasized that that the association and its members abhor discrimination. “Illegal discrimination has no place in this country, and we strongly support its prohibitions under […]

AFSA is pleased to announce Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) as a keynote speaker at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Senator Scott began his political career in the Charleston County Council followed by the South Carolina House of Representatives, the United States House of Representatives, and currently the United States Senate. He joined the Senate in 2013 […]