Our Resources
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
Growth in Consumer Credit Use Slows as Balances Continue to Decline
Recent data released by the Federal Reserve show that as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued its trend of limited consumer purchases and declining credit card balances, U.S. consumer credit growth has slowed more than economists anticipated. A Bloomberg survey of...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on Tribal Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Consultation
Earlier this week, U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened a hearing on “From Languages to Homelands: Advancing Tribal Self Governance and Cultural Sovereignty for Future Generations.” Testifying at the committee...
Waters Pushes Biden to Reverse Trump’s Financial Services Deregulation
Last week, House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging his administration to reverse deregulatory actions in the financial services sector undertaken by the Trump administration, and...