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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
A Third of Americans Have More Debt than Emergency Savings
Bankrate’s 2025 Emergency Savings Report found that 33 percent of U.S. adults have more credit card debt than emergency savings, which is down from 36 percent in both 2024 and 2023. However, the number remains notably higher than the polling between 2011 and 2022,...
Congressional Resolutions Aim to Overturn CFPB’s Overdraft Rule
Representative French Hill (R-Ark.), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions last week aiming to overturn the Consumer Financial...
Russell Vought Takes Over as CFPB Acting Director, Closes Office for the Week, and Announces Plans to Cut off Funding; Trump Nominates Jonathan McKernan as Director
Last week, President Trump appointed Russell Vought as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after he was confirmed by the Senate a day prior to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Less than 36 hours after his appointment to the...