In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, AFSA Senior Vice President speaks with Dr. Tom Durkin about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Taskforce Report on Federal Consumer Finance Law. The report provides a number of key insights into the important role that all consumer finance products play in American lives. AFSA wrote […]

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) wrote to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in support of allowing consumers to access their financial records and be able to share that data securely. In response to the CFPB’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which provides for consumer access […]

Join industry experts Ben Ellencweig, Thomas Furcher and Philipp Lühr from McKinsey & Company for a presentation of their latest perspective on automotive retail disruptions and how those will shape vehicle financing going forward including changing car buyer preferences, new forms of vehicle financing (i.e., subscriptions) and key implications from rising online sales.     Sponsored by

Last week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it is pausing the publication of the recently finalized Fair Access Rule. The Biden Administration has asked all federal agencies to pause rulemakings that are not yet finalized, published in the Federal Register, or in effect and to review those rulemakings. While […]

New Date and Location Forthcoming We understand the important role that in-person AFSA Meetings play for our Members and Business Partners. Our intent had been to hold an in-person 2021 Independents Conference between April 6  and 8, 2021 in Miami Beach, FL. Unfortunately, Loews Miami Beach was unable to accommodate our expected attendance at this meeting. If you have held those […]

In early January the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its Taskforce on Federal Consumer Financial Law Report. As AFSA noted, it’s the first time the federal government has done a thorough report on the consumer financial services industry since the 1970s. The report is long; it’s two volumes add up to about 900 pages and […]

ACT NOW – Join AFSA by February 15, 2021 and receive two complimentary registrations to the upcoming Vehicle Finance Conference – A $1350 value! Is your company part of our Business Partner network? Are you maximizing your reach in the consumer finance space? AFSA is your connection to the $300 billion consumer credit marketplace, including consumer […]

Join Poyner Spruill Diversity Adviser Cheslie Kryst, JD, MBA, at the 2021 AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference for her insights on diversity and inclusion, particularly in the financial-services arena, as well as the quickly evolving social justice movement in the United States. Kryst’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with auto-finance professionals. Cheslie Kryst […]

AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler interviewed Mr. Chopra during the 2020 AFSA Annual Meeting. You can view that conversation here. President Joe Biden announced his intention to nominate Federal Trade Commissioner Rohit Chopra to serve as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And late on Inauguration Day, President Biden announced that Dave Uejio, […]

Not only is the 2021 Vehicle Finance chock full of great speakers and sessions, but attendees can look forward to getting lots of great goodies from our sponsors. Interested? We thought so. Register by February 1st to ensure that you get all of the conference goodies in time for the conference on February 23-25! Here’s […]