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.

Join us on Thursday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Counseling Solutions as Another Early Intervention Tool, presented by Money Management International.

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).

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.