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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 Report Shows Substantial Decline in Credit Applications in March
According to a report issued last week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), consumer credit applications considerably declined in March, likely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of applications is measured by lenders’ inquiries when...
Senators Brown and Booker Push Banks to Suspend Overdraft Fees
United States Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) recently wrote a letter to 15 bank CEOs, urging them to temporarily ban burdensome overdraft fees for customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We urge you to cease charging overdraft and...
New Coronavirus Relief Package Signed Into Law
Last week, in the latest effort to provide relief to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act, which was subsequently signed into law the...