The
American Financial Services Association claimed the bill would cut off legitimate credit to disadvantaged neighborhoods.
The Mortgage Bankers Association joined in with a brief filed jointly by the
American Financial Services Association, the Consumer Mortgage Coalition and the Independent Community Bankers of America.
"We've had our iMIS system for years," says Angie Farinas, director of finance and administration for the
American Financial Services Association, Washington, D.C.
The industry spin on this draconian legislation is that it would crack down on what it calls a growing trend of "bankruptcies of convenience." The
American Financial Services Association (AFSA) argues that debtors routinely file for bankruptcy to escape debts even when they have the means to make payments.
"Creditors of all types are alarmed by what's happening with personal bankruptcy filings and would like to see changes to address it," said Lynne Strang, director of communications for the
American Financial Services Association, a Washington trade group.
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Bill Himpler, senior vice president, federal affairs, for the
American Financial Services Association (AFSA), Washington, D.C., agreed.
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American Financial Services Association (AFSA).
The Lucas County Common Pleas Court granted the motion for summary judgment in favor of the
American Financial Services Association (AFSA), Washington, D.C., which had been joined by Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro, who sought to defend the state "covered loan" law that was passed in February 2002 and became effective in May 2002.
ACCORDING TO LOTSTEIN BUCKMAN, ON JULY 25, Judge Peggy Foley Jones of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas denied a request by the
American Financial Services Association (AFSA) for a temporary injunction blocking the implementation of a "predatory lending" ordinance passed by the Cleveland City Council in April.
