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Events

2027 Vehicle Finance Conference & Expo

Feb 14 - Feb 17, 2027
JW Marriott Bonnet Creek | Orlando, FL

2027 Independents Conference & Expo

May 23 - May 27, 2027
JW Marriott Nashville | Nashville, TN

2027 EDGE (AFSA Education Foundation Event)

Jun 20 - Jun 25, 2027
Grand Hyatt Buckhead and Mercer University | Atlanta, GA

Blog

🚨THIS THURSDAY | AFSA Webinar | How Specialty Finance Leaders Can Use Tax Technology to Make Executive-Level Decisions
Nov 03, 2026

THURSDAY, November 5 at 2:00 p.m. ET As organizations face mounting data demands and regulatory complexity, tax technology is becoming a critical tool for transforming tax functions into strategic business decisions. Join RSM for this exciting webinar, as we explore how specialty finance organizations can leverage tax technology to improve data visibility, streamline processes and […]

🚨THIS THURSDAY | AFSA Webinar | The Customer Portal Decision: Build In-House or Implement a Purpose-Built Portal?
Oct 20, 2026

October 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. ET A Decision Framework for Consumer Lenders This webinar gives consumer lenders a practical decision framework for comparing building an internal customer portal vs. using an external vendor with a purpose-built platform. It evaluates both options against customer expectations, implementation requirements, operating responsibilities, risk, and the three- to five-year […]

NYC AI Statement
Oct 15, 2026

AFSA’s State Government Affairs team has closely monitored the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) since the agency began pursuing an ambitious expansion of the city’s debt collection rules. Under the Mamdani administration, DCWP has intensified its consumer-protection efforts. On October 1, DCWP and the NYC Commission on Human Rights issued […]

Consumer Lending by the Numbers

13.7 MILLION consumers hold a traditional installment loan
Consumers
13.7
million
consumers hold a traditional installment loan
82 MILLION consumers in the PRIME VALUE or better risk tier
Credit Card
6.5
million
consumers in the prime or better risk tier
$1,500 average installment agreement amount
Handshake
$1,500
average installment agreement amount
2.3 MILLION new auto loans each month
Car
2.3
million
new auto loans each month

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Coronavirus

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Resources for Consumers

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