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The American Financial Services Association is the national trade association for the consumer credit industry, protecting access to credit and consumer choice.

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In the latest episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, we sit down with the elected presidents of the @AFSAEducationFN EDGE and Leadership Development Programs.

Our guests, Roman Roberts and Jasmine Carter with Republic Finance and Bobby McLendon from Security Finance discuss the professional and personal impacts of the EDGE program at Mercer University and the Executive Leadership Program at UNC Chapel Hill. In this conversation, we talk early experiences with money and the critical role MoneySkill plays in classrooms around the country.

Listen to the full podcast here: https://t.co/PMtsZEjkCV

Learn more about the AFSA Education Foundation programs at https://t.co/Ongah6jvH9 and MoneySKILL at https://t.co/6KJedvnBJt

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Registration open for the 2026 AFSA Annual Meeting. New research: rate caps reduce credit access for high-risk borrowers rather than lowering costs. Private payrolls up 122K in May, strongest since January 2025.

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AFSA Webinar | Why AI Implementations Fail, and How Asset Finance Lenders Can Get It Right on 6/18 at 2p ET presented by @FISGlobal.

This session cuts through the hype to provide a practical roadmap for turning AI from stalled pilots into measurable business value. Hear how a proven method has helped asset finance lenders reach 96% automation in as little as 6 weeks.

Register today: https://t.co/i2VZKF7Kmn

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CFPB enforcement has slowed but regulations still stand and states are stepping in. 32% of American workers cutting spending, halting savings, and tapping retirement accounts to get by.

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Big student loan changes hit July 1: new repayment plan, borrowing caps, end of full cost-of-attendance loans. Harvard study says cash and debit users subsidize $30B a year in credit card rewards for high-end cardholders.

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Welcome to New Member Monday! Each week we welcome our new members at AFSA. This week, AFSA is pleased to welcome Resurgent Capital Services.

All of our members play a crucial role at AFSA, furthering our mission to provide access and protections to credit. We are excited to have Resurgent Capital Services as a member, and for their support of AFSA’s important role in strengthening consumer finance.

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Welcome to New Member Monday! Each week we welcome our new members at AFSA. This week, AFSA is pleased to welcome @sgproducts.

All of our members play a crucial role at AFSA, furthering our mission to provide access and protections to credit. We are excited to have Safe-Guard Products International as a member, and for their support of AFSA’s important role in strengthening consumer finance.

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More Fed officials open to raising rates if inflation sticks. CFPB reassigning 450 employees to DC and ending remote work. New report says almost half of U.S. households couldn't cover necessities in 2024.

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U.S. banks up 3.6% in Q1 profits to $80.5B. UN advancing a new framework beyond GDP. Analysis warns even moderate AI labor disruption could be historic, but says there's still time to prepare.

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House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act 396-13. CFPB investigating community lenders tied to a federal program Trump wants to cut. New AI fraud defenses neutralizing threats without adding customer friction.

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This Memorial Day, AFSA pauses to honor the men and women who gave their all so that we can fulfill their legacy of freedom and in a country worthy of their sacrifice.

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Trump swears in Warsh as Fed chair today. CFPB may finalize Reg X servicing changes and a GSE streamlined refi pathway by year-end. BNPL usage past 50% of Americans, $70B in transactions last year.

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At our last session of the Independents Conference & Expo, RSM joins us with an exclusive presentation on its financial performance survey. Here, we learn more on the current growth trends with digital transformation and automation that will hardwire companies for success. Sponsored by RSM.

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🔐Hack into our session, Policy Briefing: Federal, State & the Midterms, sponsored by defi SOLUTIONS. AFSA’s federal and state government affairs team analyzes issues, legislation, and the regulatory environment affecting consumer finance landscape.

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As our final day arrives, we’re recharging our batteries at breakfast to take on the final day of the 2026 Independents Conference and Expo, sponsored by GOLDPoint Systems! We’re looking forward to decoding every last byte of information.

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Before logging off for the day, attendees are sharing refreshments with Exhibitors and luckily, the puppies decided to stick around! Sponsored by defi SOLUTIONS, Lumos Insurance, and IM Group.  

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🔥 We’re not putting a firewall up on the day yet. At the final session, Approaching AI with Governance and Compliance in Focus, this panel shares their thoughts on how with appropriate awareness, AI will withstand scrutiny from our existing work cultures.

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🔍 Decoding risk models to see through credit inflation at our session, Credit Score Mirage: Looking Past the Numbers to Real Risk spox: @ACI_Worldwide. Here, we talk about lending leaders and how they bring justice to true creditworthiness.

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At our session, Analytics in Action: The New Rules of Collections and Recovery, sponsored by @Equifax, we’re preventing a haywire through hardwiring. Our panel is exploring technology fueled methods to recover more and lose less.

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