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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
Sens. Hawley and Sanders Introduce Bill to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates
Earlier this week, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced a bill that would cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent, the average of which is currently 20 percent. This bill comes after President Donald Trump campaigned in 2024 to...
Rohit Chopra Out at CFPB After Firing; Treasury Secretary Bessent Designated Acting Director
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump fired Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra in the most recent example of Biden administration holdovers being forced out of their positions. The move was widely expected, as President Trump was...
Survey Finds Only 41% of Americans Could Pay $1000 Expense Using Savings
A recent Bankrate survey found that only 41 percent of Americans could use savings to pay for an emergency expense of $1000 or more, which is down from 44 percent last year. This number breaks up three years of progress since the lowest level at 39 percent in a survey...