The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) yesterday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority tLeader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asking that the Senate explore several measures that would help consumers and the U.S. economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Join us on June 18th at 2:00 p.m. as we pick up where last month’s strategy discussion with Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke left off.

The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) on last week (May 20) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in regard to the HEROES Act that passed the House. AFSA is pleased to see that the legislation expands the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) which is helping small businesses in this time of uncertainty. It notes, however, that the PPP should be extended to ensure financial services companies can take advantage of the program. The Act also prohibits another Operation Choke Point, which forced many of our members to sever banking relationships they had held for years.

The American Financial Services Association and its members has long supported our nation’s military veterans, current servicemembers, and their families. It seems that with every passing year, the intent of Memorial Day becomes less apparent and important. And this year, with the pandemic, social distancing, and few of the usual events for us to gather as a nation to mark the solemnity of the day, it seems even more important to recall why Memorial Day is commemorated.

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The American Financial Services Association, the U.S. trade association for the consumer credit industry, has long supported increased options for consumers to access credit, including banks.

Join us on TOMORROW at 2:00 p.m. ET for Navigating Media and Consumer Engagement as We Emerge From the Pandemic presented by AFSA. The webinar will be conducted by Turbine Labs, which the association partners with to produce AFSA Daily Connect and communications intelligence.

Recently, the Huffington Post published a story on the question of whether the Federal Reserve should expand one of its financing facilities, TALF, to include additional auto asset-backed securities (ABS) and consumer installment loan ABS. That story included many dishonest characterizations and insinuations about the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), its members, and its political action committee (AFSAPAC).