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A Digital Financial Literacy Program
Too many consumers mismanage their budgets, make uninformed investment decisions, and fail to properly plan for the future. NAFSA is committed to empowering people with the skills they need to change this trend and thrive financially. NAFSA’s Financial Literacy Program offers an assortment of digital modules covering a wide variety of financial topics, including building emergency savings, mortgage education, and retirement planning.
Tribal Online Lending Best Practices
NAFSA has developed Best Practices for the exclusive use of all NAFSA Members as it relates to their Tribal Online Lending businesses. We believe these Best Practices will help ensure consumer protection, quality service, and positive customer and industry interactions during the life of the loans made by tribal lending entities who are NAFSA members. Our Best Practices apply to all stages of the loan, including marketing, origination, servicing, collecting, and ongoing data privacy.
The Latest Financial News
Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing for Fed Nominee Michael Barr
On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for three of President Biden’s nominees for various positions. In addition to Michael Barr, chosen to be the Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ Vice Chairman for Supervision, the Committee heard...
Two CEOs Say Fed’s Rising Interest Rates Make Lending Below 36% Cap More Difficult
During earnings calls last week, the CEOs of two lending platforms said that the Federal Reserve’s rising interest rates may make it more difficult to lend to some borrowers who otherwise may have been able to access credit through their platforms. Both platforms,...
Bipartisan Group of 24 Senators Urge Congressional Leadership to Move SAFE Act
Last week, a bipartisan group of two dozen Senators sent a letter to Congressional leadership asking for the SAFE Act—a cannabis banking reform bill—to be included in the final America COMPETES Act of 2022 currently being negotiated between the House and Senate. The...