Premier Partners provide the American Financial Services Association with significant support to ensure the success of not only the association, but the entire consumer-finance industry. We asked the Fortegra team, AFSA’s April 2021 Premier Partner, to provide insight into the industry and their AFSA membership. What are your financial services clients telling you are their biggest challenges […]

When it comes to federal or state policymakers imposing cruel and unfair interest rate caps on consumer credit loans, it’s no joke. Consumers – particularly those most in need of small dollar loans – are harmed. They are forced to turn to the very unsavory lenders policymakers and consumer “watch dogs” claim to be focusing […]

Join AFSA’s Public Policy leaders at our 2021 Independents Conference & Expo for their session, “Politics & Policy: The Fed and State Download.” Danielle & Celia will drill down on what’s happening in Washington and in state capitals around the nation.   REGISTER TODAY

Join three-time All-American wrestler Anthony Robles, AFSA’s 2021 Independents Conference & Expo Champions Club speaker. Robles won the 2010-11 NCAA wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with only one leg. A graduate of Arizona State University, he was also awarded the 2011 NCAA “Best Wrestler of the National Tournament Award,” and is in the […]

Last year, during a time when the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) saw its delivery times, and other efficiency metrics collapse, policymakers in Washington kept pushing the idea of having the USPS offer small dollar loans and perhaps even bank accounts to consumers and the under-banked. Given the challenges of doing its core functions well, its […]

AFSA is pleased to announce L. Jean Noonan, former head of the FTC’s enforcement division and longtime leader in the consumer credit industry, as a keynote speaker at the 2021 Independents Conference & Expo. Noonan is a partner at Hudson Cookwhere she advises clients on consumer financial services, fair lending, marketing, financial privacy, and consumer protection matters. She is a former […]

The American Rescue Plan (ARP), which was signed by President Biden on March 11, has two additional tax credits that may me of interest to AFSA members. Employee Retention Credit The ARP includes an extension of the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) through December 31, 2021. Originated in the CARES Act, the ERTC encourages businesses […]

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) and its members who work to serve consumers in Illinois, are deeply disappointed with the governor’s decision to sign legislation that will hinder tens of thousands of Illinois consumers from accessing the credit they need during this time of economic disruption. The 36% rate cap that policymakers and consumer advocates have claimed will protect consumers in Illinois will actually harm […]

Don’t get caught in the manual processes of 2020, it’s time to digitize. Featuring real-life examples to show the end to end car buying experience from the perspectives of the lender, borrower, and dealer. Learn what it means to digitize in the auto finance sector, and how it can be achieved. During this presentation, Shim […]

WASHINGTON, DC, March 22, 2021 – The American Financial Services Association has announced the installation of Sandra Broderick, Head of Operations, Santander Consumer USA, as the 2021 AFSA Vehicle Finance Division Chair. Broderick is the Head of Operations at Santander Consumer USA, and is responsible for aligning scope, priorities and approach across U.S. operating units […]