This edition of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast is a bit of a teaser for our D&I session at the 2022 AFSA Annual Meeting where Anthony Pacilio, Vice President of Neurodiverse Solutions at CAI will talk about Neurodiversity. We wanted to prime the engine before we get to Palm Beach, so in this podcast we chat a bit about what neurodiversity is and how this untapped pool of individuals can help benefit your organization.

We also talk with our very own Edwin Portugal, Manager of State Policy & Regulatory Affairs here at AFSA. Edwin has been a steadfast and passionate advocate of the neurodiverse community and will share his experience as a member of that community.

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In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, Dan speaks with Ann Harter and Michael Grimes from the Federal Government Affairs team on what's left for Congress to check off the to-do list before November's midterm elections. We also take a look at what to expect after election day.

Don't forget to follow AFSA on Twitter at AFSA underscore DC and on Linkedin – just search for the American Financial Services Association. You can also follow AFSA's SGA Team on Twitter at AFSA_SGA. The blog at afsaonline.org is also a great resource for the most up-to-date news.

If you've got questions or you'd like to suggest a guest, please shoot us an email at [email protected] or tweet at us.

We've got an special series of episodes for you here on the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast. Over the next three episodes or so, I'll be joined by my colleague Philip Bohi, AFSA's VP of Compliance Education to discuss our recent purchases of new vehicles.

We thought, given our work with the vehicle finance industry and our undeniable gift to talk a lot, we'd go over our experiences and some of the things consumers should keep in mind as they head to the dealership.

We've divided our conversation into three parts: in this episode, we'll talk about the prep work you should take care of before heading to the dealership. In our next episode, we'll cover the process at the dealership. Finally, we'll chat about what to expect after you drive off the lot. As we talk we'll include elements of our own experiences.

So we hope you enjoy this first episode on the prep work of buying a new car.

In this episode of the Extra Credit Podcast, we chat with Leigh Fatzinger, CEO with Turbine Labs, a company whose job it is to drink from the firehose of information and distill it down into a fine artesian spring water.

AFSA partners with Turbine Labs to provide the daily News You Need as well as provide additional media and sentiment intelligence.

Leigh and I chatted about what he and Turbine are seeing in the media landscape, some pain points of common issues and the trouble society continues to have with misinformation.

If you want to learn more about Turbine, visit turbinelabs.com. If you fill out the information form and mention you learned about Turbine on the Extra Credit Podcast, you'll get a free book on managing information overload.

AFSA hopes you've enjoyed this edition of the Extra Credit Podcast. Don't forget to follow AFSA on Twitter at AFSA underscore DC and on Linkedin – just search for the American Financial Services Association. You can also follow AFSA's SGA Team on Twitter at AFSA_SGA. The blog at afsaonline.org is also a great resource for the most up-to-date news.

If you've got questions or you'd like to suggest a guest, please shoot us an email at [email protected] or tweet at us.

In this episode of the Extra Credit Podcast, we chat with Avani Desai, CEO of Schellman, a company that specializes in IT security, compliance, assessments, and certifications. Avani spoke at our Vehicle Finance Conference earlier this year and we wanted to bring her back to share some more information with our members. We talk about key cybersecurity items you and your company need to be thinking about, what to do if you are the victim of a hack and what you can personally do to help protect yourself.

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We're pleased to be able to bring it to you. Special thanks to Nick and the team at Cherokee Media for allowing us to share the conversation.

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In this episode of the Extra Credit Podcast, we chat with Celia Winslow and Michael Grimes from AFSA's Federal Government Affairs team on what's going on at the CFPB, on Capital Hill and around the District.

Don't forget to follow AFSA on Twitter at AFSA underscore DC and on Linkedin – just search for the American Financial Services Association. You can also follow AFSA's SGA Team on Twitter at AFSA_SGA. The blog at afsaonline.org is also a great resource for the most up-to-date news.

If you've got questions or you'd like to suggest a guest, please shoot us an email at [email protected] or tweet at us.

In the first episode of 2022, we continue our 50-state series, where we'll be asking questions of financial services regulators around the country. We'll make our way through all 50 states getting to know the regulators that are part of our industry. Here, Danielle Fagre Arlowe, Senior Vice President and head of the State Government Affairs team at AFSA speaks with Neal Monaghan, Chief Examiner at the Colorado State Attorney General's Office.