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The 2009 Tentative Schedule of Events


11th Annual AFSA State Government Affairs Forum
& NACCA Annual Meeting Tentative Agenda
September 22-24, 2009
Miami, Florida

The Miami Beach Hotel
4833 Collins Avenue
Miami, Florida
(305) 532 - 3600

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Date Time & Location General Topic & Description
Tuesday,
Sept. 22

Scheduled time & location
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Pool Deck West (weather back-up Oceanview Room)
REGISTRATION & EARLY ARRIVAL RECEPTION
     
Wednesday,
Sept. 23

Scheduled time & location
  AFSA Industry-only Day
  7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Mediterranean West
Registration
  7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Mediterranean West
Breakfast
  8:30 a.m.

Mediterranean Center
Welcome & Opening Remarks

Chris Stinebert President & CEO, American Financial Services Association

  8:35 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. SAFE Act Implementation
What 2010 means for the future of state licensing

Jim Beavers Director, SAFE Act Office, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Bill Matchneer Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Affairs and Manufactured Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Moderator: Chris Stinebert President & CEO, American Financial Services Association

  9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The Future of the Credit Card Industry
How the CARD Act and Related Regulations Will Affect Consumer Credit for the Next 1-5 Years

Karl F. Kaufmann Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Richard Santoro Vice President, Government Affairs, MasterCard Worldwide

  10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

  10:15 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. The Future of Dealer/Financial Institution Relations

Heather DeSandre Director, F&I Client Service, Auto Finance, J.D. Power & Associates

Andrew D. Koblenz Vice President & General Counsel, National Automobile Dealers Association

Alex Kurkin Partner, Kurkin Brandes, LLP

Moderator: Simon Keymer Founder and Chief Executive, Keymer Inc.

  11:25 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Good Faith and Fair Dealing Examining the rapidly developing area of lending industry duties in the legislative and judicial arena

Brett J. Ashton Of Counsel, Kreig Devault LLP

Craig Varga Partner, Varga Berger Ledsky Hayes & Casey

  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Mediterranean East
Economic Update Lunch A discussion of the Economy presented by Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and Co-Founder of Moody's Economy.com

  1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Mediterranean Center
State Attorney General Enforcement of TILA and Other Laws
The pendulum swings toward expanded state power

James R. Sheeran General Counsel, Tidewater Finance Company

Jack Norris Special Counsel for Multistate Litigation, Florida Office of the Attorney General

Matt Shors Counsel, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP

Moderator: Danielle Fagre Arlowe Sr. Vice President, State Government Affairs, American Financial Services Association

  2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Learning from Our Critics
A candid conversation with the President of the Center for Responsible Lending

Michael Calhoun President, Center for Responsible Lending

Moderator: Jeff Cash Vice President of Industry Relations, Wells Fargo and Chair, AFSA State Government Affairs Committee

  After program ends Open time for work and dinner on your own
Thursday,
Sept. 24

Scheduled time & location
  Joint AFSA/NACCA Program Day
  7:30 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.

Miramar North
State Association Executives Breakfast Meeting
(State Association Execs Only)
  7:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Mediterranean West
Registration
  7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Mediterranean West
Breakfast
  8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.

Mediterranean Center
Welcome & Opening Remarks

Jeff Cash Vice President of Industry Relations, Wells Fargo and Chair, AFSA State Government Affairs Committee

Susan Hancock Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Financial Institutions, Virginia State Corporation Commission and President, NACCA

  8:35 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. New Developments in State and Federal Law

Robert A. Cook Managing Partner, Hudson Cook, LLP

  9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break

  10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Financing a Car in 2010 and Beyond
How the industry has changed and where it goes from here

Frank Armstrong President, World Omni Financial Corp. and Executive Vice President, JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

George Halloran Auto Finance Program Manager, BenchMark Consulting International

Moderator: Joe Mulberry Assistant Commissioner, Wyoming Division of Banking

  11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Current Topics in Credit Counseling and Debt Settlement Organizations

Susan C. Keating President and CEO, National Foundation for Credit Counseling

Moderator: Chris DiPietro Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Financial Services Association

  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Mediterranean East
Political Update Lunch
A discussion of current campaign news and events presented by John Mercurio, executive editor of The Hotline, Washington's premier daily online source on American politics

  1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Mediterranean Center
The Consumer Financial Protection Agency and Regulatory Reform

Wright Andrews Partner, Butera & Andrews

Rick Fischer Partner, Morrison & Foerster

Moderator: April Park SVP & General Counsel, CitiFinancial, Inc.

  3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break

  3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. HOT TOPICS Increased State AG power, internet lending / jurisdiction, expansion of NMLSR, usury laws, foreclosure mediation, state licensing and examination trends: just a few of the topics that will be discussed in this fast-paced "town hall" style session

Host: Will Lund Superintendent, Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection

  4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Miramar North
NACCA-AFSA Liaison Committee Meeting
(Committee Members Only)
 
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Vista Room

Meet your Regulator / Meet the Industry

    *Scheduled times and topics subject to change
 

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