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).

On May 15, AFSA submitted a letter to the FCC requesting that the agency begin a rulemaking as soon as possible to ensure that all robocall blocking services include transparency and effective redress options for both consumers and callers.

Join us on May 20 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.

As the American economy begins to slowly reopen, the American Financial Services Association is pleased to announce another way to help members manage their business and defray some of the day-to-day costs of supporting the communities they serve.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) in the past 48 hours has updated their guidelines for both the review and return of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in two FAQs.

On May 12, House Democrats released a new stimulus proposal, dubbed the HEROES Act. The three-trillion-dollar bill may be voted on and passed largely along party lines this Friday. It is not expected to be taken up by the Senate.

Join Cox Automotive Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke today at 2:00 p.m. ET as he sets the discussion with an Auto Retailing State of the Union.

Today, Peter Welch announced plans to retire at the end of 2020 as President and CEO of the National Auto Dealers Association. Bill Himpler, President and CEO of the American Financial Services Association released the following statement:

With uncertainty around the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and promised extra scrutiny by the Administration, some businesses are considering returning PPP funds they received. While AFSA does not offer legal advice, a recent decision out of a U.S. District Court in Michigan may shed some light on whether it’s necessary to return PPP funding.