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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
Brown to Introduce Legislation Capping Interest Rates at 36%
Earlier this week, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) told Reuters that he is prioritizing legislation that would place a national 36 percent APR cap on loans. This announcement comes in addition to his efforts to repeal a rule from the...
House Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry: Use Technology to Serve Unbanked and Underbanked Americans
The House Financial Services Committee recently held a virtual hearing entitled “Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness, Diversity, and Accountability of Depository Institutions,” where Representative Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), Ranking...
Banks Planning to Issue Credit Cards to People Without Credit Scores
Major U.S. banks like JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and U.S. Bancorp are planning to start sharing data on customers’ accounts in an effort to provide credit to Americans without credit scores. This includes considering checking or savings accounts balances over time, as...