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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
Slight Majority of Americans Have More Emergency Savings Than Credit Card Debt
A recent Bankrate survey found that just 53 percent of Americans have more emergency savings than credit card debt, a number which is slightly down from 54 percent last year but still a significant improvement from 44 percent in 2019 and 49 percent in 2020. The survey...
District Court Upholds OCC’s Valid When Made Rule
Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled against a challenge to the OCC’s “valid when made” rule that was brought by California, Illinois, and New York after the rule was finalized in 2020. The rule clarifies that...
Experian Announces Plans to Launch Buy Now Pay Later Bureau
Experian recently announced plans to launch ‘The Buy Now Pay Later Bureau,’ a specialty bureau created to promote responsible and inclusive lending, which the company says it hopes will bring more transparency to the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. Launching later...