AFSA joined with other trade associations in asking the Supreme Court to take up a due process case. Ally Financial Inc. v. Alberta Haskins, et al. raises an important question – whether, in a class action, the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a court to exercise specific personal jurisdiction over the defendant […]

This week AFSA joined other trade groups in urging Congressional leaders to pass legislation that would streamline the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness process. The PPP provided millions of small businesses with much-needed economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. As small businesses face the challenges of re-opening, they are also dealing with the time-consuming […]

Register today for AFSA’s virtual conference, which opens Tuesday, October 6th and runs through Thursday, October 8th. Each day’s sessions run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, and feature compelling keynotes, informative and interactive breakout sessions, and live virtual networking in our AFSA Expo Hall. Join us at 4 p.m. each day for a unique online networking activity, including […]

AFSA President & CEO Bill Himpler is excited for the 2020 Annual Meeting & Independents Conference & Expo! REGISTER TODAY!

Join “lightning round” conversations on a range of topics that the consumer credit industry is facing. Each virtual roundtable is live and allows for video or audio discussions with presenters. Fair Lending & Modeling, presented by Zest Ai AI & Tech in Consumer Finance, presented by GoldPoint Communicating with your Customers Compliantly, presented by Solutions by Text Privacy […]

What should you be aware of and be planning for as markets begin to shift, and we begin to emerge in a post-pandemic world? PointPredictive’s Frank McKenna, Chief Fraud Strategist, defi’s Charles Sutherland, Chief Strategy Officer, and Earl Johnson, Director of Product Strategy, tackle the top fraud and risk trends you should be gearing up […]

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation this week approved S. 4159 – the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN Modernization Act), on a party-line vote, 14-12. Consumers currently are required to reasonably demonstrate that they can access documents electronically before receiving an electronic version. This is an outdated policy, and […]

Adding General Sessions to Compliment our Bullpen of Keynoters! Register today for AFSA’s virtual conference, which opens Tuesday, October 6th and runs through Thursday, October 8th. Each day’s sessions run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET, and feature compelling keynotes, informative and interactive breakout sessions, and live virtual networking in our AFSA Expo Hall. […]

Today, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) and a coalition of trade associations filed an amicus brief requesting that the Supreme Court clarify how businesses can communicate with their customers. In the case, Facebook v. Duguid, the joint trades urge the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision that expanded the Telephone Consumer Protection […]

The 2020 AFSA Annual Meeting & Independents Conference & Expo isn’t until October, but we need you to register soon! If you want to ensure you get all the great goodies and giveaways we have planned, register by Monday, September 14th! A Wine Tasting Kit from Voluptuary Vineyards, thanks to ACI, includes tastings of their five signature wines – […]