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The American Financial Services Association (AFSA) named Andrew Stuart as chair of the trade group's Vehicle Finance Division Advisory Board.

Tags: AFSA, AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference, American Financial Services Association, VW Credit

The head of at least one key financial services association doesn’t expect the auto finance segment to be severely impacted by the downgrade of U.S. debt, but the impact on consumer confidence remains a question.

Tags: AFSA, American Financial Services Association, credit, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Standard and Poor's, WALL STREET

To help industry executives anticipate and deal with changes in the vehicle finance marketplace, the American Financial Services Association’s (AFSA) said its 15th Annual Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition will focus on evolving with the changing market.

Tags: AFSA, NADA

While the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery, many challenges remain for the vehicle finance industry. In response, the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) has assembled a powerful lineup for its 14th Annual Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition, which will be held Feb. 10-12 at Walt Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Tags: AFSA, finance, NADA

Veteran journalist Chris Wallace will give the keynote address at the American Financial Services Association (AFSA)’s 14th Vehicle Finance Conference and Exposition, scheduled for Feb. 10-12, 2010, at Walt Disney’s Yacht Club Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Tags: AFSA, finance

The American Financial Services Association Education Foundation (AFSAEF) introduced two new resources to help borrowers take steps to protect their finances.

Tags: AFSA, consumer financial habits

Hudson Cook LLP, a provider of legal compliance services for the financial services industry, announced that the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) awarded its 2009 Distinguished Service Award to the firm’s founding partners, Tom Hudson and Robert Cook.

Tags: AFSA, Hudson Cook LLP

President Barack Obama addressed Wall Street’s financial firms Monday to promote his agenda for financial regulatory reform, which includes expanding the authority of the Federal Reserve and creating the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). But at least one association representing the financial services industry is balking at his proposals.

Tags: AFSA, financial reform, financial regulation, Obama administration

At yesterday's hearing on financial regulatory reform, Chris Stinebert, president and CEO of the American Financial Services Association (AFSA), told the House Committee on Financial Service that the proposal to create a consumer financial protection agency would impose a new tax on consumers at a time when they are least able to afford it.

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A legislative proposal heard this week by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue new rules that would have significant ramifications for the auto finance industry, says the chief federal government affairs official for the American Financial Services Association (AFSA).

Tags: AFSA, annual percentage rate, finance, interest rates

The American Financial Services Association presented a letter today to the U.S. Treasury Department and the Obama administration’s Auto Task Force that provided recommendations for increasing participation in TALF.

Tags: AFSA, FLOORPLAN FINANCING, TALF