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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
CFPB Issues Warning to Medical Debt Collectors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has started crafting a bill that would bar the reporting of medical debt on consumer credit reports, part of a broader push by the agency against medical debt. The CFPB has warned medical debt collectors in a recent...
Senate Democrats Ask CFPB to Enact Stricter Guardrails for BNPL Providers
Several Senate Democrats wrote a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) urging the agency to establish stricter guidelines for buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders and arguing that consumer harm will arise if action isn’t taken. They requested the CFPB...
California Enacts Package of Consumer Protection Bills
Last week, California enacted a package of consumer protection laws, including three bills aimed at restricting debt collection practices surrounding civil actions for money judgments, commercial debt collection, and medical debt reporting. These laws reflect the...